2nd International
Citrus Biotechnology
Symposium
Program
DEFINITIVE PROGRAM
Program .pdf
| 30 NOVEMBER | 1 DECEMBER | 2 DECEMBER | 3 DECEMBER | |
| 2 DECEMBER, WEDNESDAY - Aula Magna, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Catania | |
| 9.00 | Keynote LectureBiological and Health Protective Effects of some Flavonoids M. de Lorgeril |
| Session 5 "In vitro culture applied to breeding and propagation" Chair: Luis Navarro - Rodrigo Rocha Latado |
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| 9.30 | The Mandarin Triploid Breeding Program in Spain L. Navarro, P. Aleza, J. Cuenca, J. Juárez, J.A. Pina, G. Pensabene-Bellavia, M. Hernández, C. Ortega, A. Navarro, V. Ortega. |
| 9.50 | In vitro anther culture and in situ parthenogenesis in sweet oranges J.C. Cardoso, A.P. Martinelli, R.R. Latado |
| 10.05 | Autotetraploid Citrus Rootstock Plants Obtained by In Vitro Culture in Medium Containing Colchicine R.R. Latado, A. Silva Junior, M. Cristofani-Yaly, A. Tulmann Neto |
| 10.20 | Colchicine Induced Polyploidy in Grapefruit Cultivars M. Usman, B. Fatima |
| 10.35 | In vitro culture: A Potential Tool in Citrus Propagation and Crop Improvement M. Usman, B. Fatima |
| 10.50 | Coffee break |
| Session 6 "Molecular biology of plant and fruit growth and ripening" Chair: Eliezer E. Goldschmidt – Lorenzo Zacarías |
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| 11.10 | New Insights into the Regulation of Carotenoid Diversity in Citrus Fruits L. Zacarías, B. Alquezar, M.J. Rodrigo |
| 11.30 | Maturation in Fruits of Clementine: Biochemical and Molecular Analysis G. Distefano, G. Las Casas, M. Caruso, O. Simsek, P. Rapisarda, S. La Malfa, A. Gentile, E. Tribulato |
| 11.45 | Pathway of Chlorophyll Breakdown in Citrus Fruit Peel, as Compared with Senescing Arabidopsis Leaves and Other Plant Systems Y. Eyal, T. Azoulay Shemer, E.E. Goldschmidt |
| 12.00 | Conversion of (2S)-Naringin in the Immature Grapefruit, Sour Orange and Pummelo to an Equilibrium Mixture of (2S) and (2R) Diastereomers at Ripeness. Determination by Chiral HPLC S. Caccamese, G.B. Barrano | 12.15 | Analysis of Citrus sinensis L. (Osbeck) flesh proteome at maturity time C. Licciardello, V. Muccilli, D. Fontanini, M.P. Russo, V. Cunsolo, R. Saletti, G. Reforgiato Recupero, S. Foti |
| 13.00 | Lunch and poster vision |
| Session 7 "Fruit quality, health and nutrition including studies on volatiles, flavour, and nutraceutical compounds" Chair: Chunxian Chen – Ron Porat |
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| 14.30 | Anthocyanins: the "Secret" of Sicilian Blood Oranges C. Licciardello, M.P. Russo, J. Bernardi, E. Butelli, M.L. Chiusano, C. Martin, A. Marocco, G. Reforgiato Recupero |
| 14.50 | Mining and Digital Expression Profiling of Furanocoumarin Biosynthesis Genes in Citrus C. Chen, F.G. Gmitter Jr. |
| 15.05 | Breeding Mandarins to Meet Consumer Demand: Aromatic Profiles in Selected Hybrids F.G. Gmitter Jr., A. Plotto, L. Baldwin, K. Goodner, F. Valim, T. Miyazaki, P. Kerbiriou |
| 15.20 | Sensory and Aroma Profiling of Fresh and Stored 'Or' Mandarins Z. Tietel, E. Lewinsohn, E. Bar, E. Fallik, R. Porat |
| 15.35 | Breeding Furanocoumarin-free Grapefruit Hybrids for Greater Consumer Appeal F.G. Gmitter Jr., C. Chen, P. Cancalon, P. Ling, J. Grosser |
| 15.50 | Towards Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Fruits: From Cloning and Functional Analysis of the Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi L.) Light Signal Transduction CpCOP11 Gene to Increasing the Pro-Vitamin-A and Health-Promoting-Carotenoids Content of Grapefruits. S. El-Rakshy, C. Johnson |
| 16.05 | XII ISC Congress presentation (Valencia, Spain, 2012) L. Navarro |
| 16.30 | Symposium conclusion |
| 17.00 | Shuttle to the hotel |
| 20.00 | Farewell dinner |
| 30 NOVEMBER | 1 DECEMBER | 2 DECEMBER | 3 DECEMBER | |
