2nd International

Citrus Biotechnology

Symposium

Program

DEFINITIVE PROGRAM
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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
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
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
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