1) Role of effector proteins in pathogenicity of postharvest pathogensSamir Droby, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion, Israel
2) Spray-Induced Gene Silencing: a Powerful Innovative Strategy for Crop Protection.
Hailing Jin, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, United States
3) Insights into fruit defense mechanisms against the main post-harvest pathogens of apples and oranges
Rosario Torres, IRTA, XaRTA-Postharvest, Edifici Fruitcentre, E-25003 Lleida, Spain 4) Regulating mechanisms of ROS in fruit resistance and fungal pathogenicity
Shiping Tian, Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
5) Electrolized water for the control of postharvest decay of fruits and vegetables
Antonio Ippolito, Department of Soil, Plant, and Food Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
6) Integration of postharvest fungicides and fruit sanitation treatments to optimize decay control and address food safety concerns presented by Jim E. Adaskaveg, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA.
7) Spacial and compositional diversity in the microbiota of harvested fruits: what can it tell us about biological control of postharvest diseases
Michael Wisniewski, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV, US
8) Innovative management strategies for Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp. on nuts
Davide Spadaro, DISAFA and AGROINNOVA, University of Torino, Torino, Italy9) Morphological and molecular characterization of pathogens causing post-harvest fungal rots of important kiwifruit cultivars in China
Li Li, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430074, China, Wuhan, CHINA
10) Transcriptome analysis of cultivated and wild sweetpotato reveals differences in NB-LRR resistance gene repertoire
Camilo H. Parada Rojas and Lina Maria Quesada, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
11) Effects of UV photocatalytic ethylene removal on interactions between Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) fruit
Alexander Fletcher and Matthew J. Dickinson, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UNITED KINGDOM
12) Aureobasidium pullulans suppression of green mould (Penicillium digitatum) development in mandarin var. 'Kinnow' through multiple modes of action
Nimal Adikaram1, Dinesh Singh2 and Lalith Jayasinghe1, (1)National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, SRI LANKA, (2)ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, INDIA
13) Food safety issues in postharvest pathology"
Lise Korsten, Dept. Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
14) Preventive rather than reactive approaches to food safety
Eric Brown, Food and Drug Administration, United States
15) Interactions of human pathogens with plants in the postharvest environment
Maria Brandl, USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-PSM, Albany, CA, United States
16) Collateral benefits of preventive controls for FSMA implementation in postharvest decay management
Trevor Suslow, Dept. Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, United States
17) The production of mycotoxins as an adaptation to the post-harvest environment
Rolf Geisen, Max Rubner-Institut, Institut für Sicherheit und Qualität bei Obst und Gemüse, Karlsruhe, Germany
