COST Action 924 Working Group Meeting

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COST Action 924 Working Group Meeting The Use of
UVas a Postharvest Treatment Status and
Prospects9-11 November, 2005 Antalya, Turkey

Contact Dr. Mustafa Erkan Department of
Horticulture Faculty of Agriculture Akdeniz
University 07059 Antalya, Turkey Phone 90 242
3102428 Fax [phone] E-Mail
erkan_at_akdeniz.edu.tr
Venue Sea Life Resort Hotel SPA Konyaalti
Sahil Seridi 07070 Antalya/Turkey Phone 90 242
2292800 Fax [phone] http//www.sealif
eresorthotel.com E-mail resvr_at_sealiferesorthotel.
com
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COST Action 924 Workgroup Meeting The Use of
UVas a Postharvest Treatment Status and
Prospects 9-11 November, 2005 Antalya,
Turkey Program Wednesday 9th November Arrival
of delegates and speakers 1900 Get together
at hotel Thursday 10th November 0830-1000 Regi
stration 1000-1015 Welcome 1015-1030 Coffee
break
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Thursday 10th November 1030-1220 Session
1 Moderator C. Stevens 1030-1100 S.
Ben-Yehoshua (ISRAEL) Status and prospects of
postharvest UV application o citrus and other
fruits 1100-1120 F. Artes (SPAIN) UV-C
treatments for improving microbial quality in
whole and minimally processed vegetables
1120-1140 M. Therese Charles
(CANADA) Physiological basis of UV-C induced
resistance to Botrytis cinerea in postharvest
tomato fruit 1140-1200 G. Dhallewin
(ITALY) Oxidative enzymes and PAL activity in
Ficus carica and citrus fruit following UV-C
treatments alone or with hot water fruit quality
and resistance considerations 1200-1220 I.
Karasahin (TURKEY) Combination effects of UV-C
irradiation and heat treatment on postharvest
quality of peppers and eggplants 1220-1330 L
UNCH
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Thursday 10th November 1330-1520 Session
2 Moderator G. Dhallewin 1330-1400 C.
Stevens (USA) Low dose UV-C
light as a new approach to control decay and
improve the quality of harvested fruits and
vegetables with possible commercial applications
1400-1420 D. Marquenie (BELGIUM) UV-C as
postharvest treatment in small fruits ready for
commercial application? 1420-1440 P. Kinay
(TURKEY) Studies on effect of UV-C light on
postharvest penicillium decays of Satsuma
mandarins 1440-1500 A. Allende (SPAIN) UV
as a postharvest treatment of fresh-cut products
1500-1520 G. Gonzalez-Aguilar (MEXICO) UV-C
irradiation activates defense mechanism of mango
fruit 1520-1550 Coffee break
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Thursday 10th November 1550-1740 Session
3 Moderator F. Artes 1550-1620 F. Nigro
(ITALY) Ultraviolet C light, a tool to reduce
storage decay and investigate the expression of
resistance genes in harvested fruits
1620-1640 M. Erkan (TURKEY) Increasing
antioxidant activity of berry fruits with UV-C
irradiation 1640-1700 E.A. Barka
(FRANCE) Preservation of fruits and vegetables
by Photo-Biological therapy Mechanisms of
UV-C irradiation (254 nm) on the ripening
and senescence processes 1700-1720 V. Rodov
(ISRAEL) Enhancing the accumulation
phytonutrients in plant tissues by visible and
ultraviolet light 1720-1740 O. Lamikanra
(USA) Extending the shelf life of cut produce
with ultraviolet light 1900 Dinner
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Friday 11th November 0900-1030 Session
4 Moderator F. Nigro 0900-0930 M.
Lagunas-Solar (USA) Application of pulsed UV in
food and agriculture 0930-0950 A.Demirci
(USA) Pulsed UV light as an emerging food
processing technology 0950-1010 V. Gomez
(BELGIUM) Intense light pulses for
decontamination of fruit and vegetable produces
1010-1030 G. Shama (ENGLAND) The
engineering challenges in delivering low UV doses
to fresh produce 1030-1100 Coffee break
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1100-1230 Session 5 Moderator S.
Ben-Yehoshua 1100-1230 Round table
discussion 1230-1245 Closing the
meeting 1245-1400 Lunch 1400-1900 City
tour