THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEMPERATE ZONE FRUITS IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS

26 – 28 MARCH 2013
THE IMPERIAL MAE PING HOTEL, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND

Second Announcement 

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM    

25 March 2013

15:00 – 18:00     EARLY REGISTRATION AND POSTER PREPARATION

26 March 2013

08:00 – 09:00      REGISTRATION

09:00 – 10:00      OPENING CEREMONY – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL

                  –       Welcome Address
                          His Serene Highness Prince Bhisadej Rajani
                          President of the Royal Project Foundation
                  –       Address from FAO
                          Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director-General
                          FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
                  –      Address from HSST
                          Ananta Dalodom
                          President of the Horticultural Science Society of Thailand
                  –      Address from ISHS
                         Representative of the International Society of Horticultural Science
                  –      Report from the Organizing Committee
                         Suwit Chaikiattiyos, Deputy Director-General
                         Department of Agriculture
                  –      Opening Address
                         Dumrong Jirasutus, Director-General
                         Department of Agriculture

 10:00 – 10:30    BREAK

 10:30 – 11:15    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

                         World Production and Marketing on Temperate Zone Fruits in the Tropics and Subtropics
                         H. Konuma (Japan)

SESSION I          INVITED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL

11:15 – 11:45     Temperate Zone Fruits in Royal Project: from 'peach for poppy' to 'Global GAP'
                         S. Rojanasoonthon (Thailand)

11:45 – 12:15     Overview of Temperate Fruits in North Eastern Himalaya: Situation and Challenges
                         S. Mitra (India)

12:15 – 13:00     LUNCH

SESSION II         INVITED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL

13:00 – 13:30     Cultural Practices on Temperate Fruits Growing In Tropical and Subtropical Zones
                         R. Nissen (Australia)

13:30 – 14:00     Korean Citrus Industry
                         K. Kim (Korea)

14:00 – 14:30     Progress and Potential of Low Chill Peach Breeding
                         D.H. Byrne (USA)

14:30 – 15:00    The Study of the Adaptability and Growth of the Armenian Fruit Tree Varieties in Thailand
                         H. Hovhannisyan (Armenian)

15:00 – 15:15     BREAK

SESSION III        CONTRIBUTED PAPERS- IMPERIAL GRAND HALL PRODUCTION

                  Chairperson:          Narong Chomchalow
                  Secretary:            Oratai Wongmeita

15:15 – 15:35     Role of Carbohydrate and Nitrogen on Auxin Response in Kiwifruit Shoot Cutting
                         A. Pichakum (Thailand)

15:35 – 15:55     Effect of Bioregulators and Hand Thinning on Yield and Quality of Kiwifruit in New Crop for the Himalayas
                         K.K. Jindal and J.S. Chandel (India)

15:55 – 16:15    Temperate Zone Fruits Production in Indonesia
                        D. Efendi (Indonesia)

16:15 – 16:35    Examination of Time of Heating in Forcing Culture of Lower-chilling Peach Selection HKH×FLP3
                         K. Beppu, S. Yamamoto and I. Kataoka (Japan)

16:35 – 16:55     Influence of Pre-harvest Application of Ethephon on Ripening of Pear
                         W.S. Dhillon, Kulbhushan, S.K. Jawanda and P.P.S. Gill (India)

16:55 – 17:15     Effects of Different Arbuscular Michorrizal Fungi Species on Plantlet Development and Photosynthesis in D. kaki Seedlings
                          M. İncesu, B. Çimen, T. Yeşiloğlu, İ. Ortaş, B. Yılmazand and Ç. Akpınar (Turkey)

17:15 – 18:00      POSTER SESSION

19:00                  WELCOME RECEPTION

27 March 2013

08:00 – 09:00     POSTER SESSION

SESSION IV         INVITED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL

09:00 – 09:30     Breeding of Peach and nectarine for tropical and sub-tropical zone
                         J. Quan (China)

09:30 – 10:00     Postharvest Handling of Temperate Fruit in the Highland of Northern Thailand
                         D. Boonyakiat (Thailand)

10:00 – 10:15     BREAK

SESSION V    CONTRIBUTED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL
                    BIOTECHNOLOGY BREEDING AND PHYSIOLOGY

                   Chairperson:           David H. Byrne
                   Secretary:            Yokthip Sudaree

10:15 – 10:35     Selection of Low-Chill Kiwifruit Adapting to Warm Climate by Utilizing Actinidia rufa Native to Southwestern Part of Japan
                         I. Kataoka, H. Matsumoto, A. Kawano, K. BeppuM. Ohtani and K.Suezawa (Japan)

10:35 – 10:55     Sex expression in Diospyros lotus
                         R. Tao, H. Morimura, K. Kajita, S. Boonanunt, T. Akagi, and H. Yamane (Japan)

10:55 – 11:15     Extraction of Genomic DNA from Polysaccharide and Phenolic-Rich Leaves of Pomegranate Genotypes in Subtropics
                         W.S. Dhillon and D. Raina (India)

11:15 – 11:35    An Investigation of Chilling Requirement of Some Scab Resistant Apple Varieties in Po Valley
                         G.A. Finetto (Italy)

11:35 – 11:55    Assessment of Morphological and Physiological Responses of Peach Rootstocks under Drought and Aluminum Stress
                        S. Kongsri, U. Boonprakob and D.H. Byrne (Thailand)

11:55 – 13:00      LUNCH

SESSION VI      CONTRIBUTED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL
                       BIOTECHNOLOGY BREEDING AND PHYSIOLOGY (CONT.)

                  Chairperson:        Songpol Somsri
                  Secretary:            Uthaiwan Sapkaew

13:00 – 13:20   Chilling Requirements of Cherries Grown Under Subtropical Conditions of Adana
                        A.B. Kuden, S. Comlekcioglu, A. Kuden, B. Imrak, A. Sarier and S. Bayazit (Turkey)

13:20 – 13:40   Studies on Shading System in Sweet Cherries (Prunus avium L.) to Prevent Double Fruit Formation under Subtropical Climatic Conditions
                       B. Imrak, A. Sarier, A. Kuden, A.B. Kuden, S. Comlekcioglu and M. Tutuncu (Turkey)

13:40 – 14:00  Effects of Different Salinity Levels on Seedlings of Diospyros kaki L. and Diospyros virginiana L.
                       B. Çimen, T. Yeşiloğlu, M. İncesuand and B. Yılmaz (Turkey)

14:00 – 14:20   KODA, an Oxylipin, Enhanced Dormancy Breaking Effects of Cyanamide on Peach (Prunus persica) Buds
                       H. Yamane, M. Yokoyama and R. Tao (Japan)

14:20 – 14:35   BREAK

SESSION VII        CONTRIBUTED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL
                          BIOTECHNOLOGY BREEDING AND PHYSIOLOGY (CONT.)

                  Chairperson:         Unaroj Boonprakob
                  Secretary:            Arunee Jaithung

14:35 – 14:55    Pear Dormancy: Effect of Rootstock under Different Chilling Accumulation Conditions
                        R.S. Louzada, F.G. Herter, J.F.M. Pereira and S.P. Galarca (Brazil)

 14:55 – 15:15   Photosynthetic Responses of Yaghuoti Grapevine Cultivar to Diurnal Gradual Heat Stress and Salicylic Acid Spray
                         S. Eshghi, M.J. Karami and E. Tafazoli (Iran)

15:15 – 15:35    Physiological Changes under Drought Conditions of Peach Rootstocks Grown in Northern Thailand
                        A. Pichakum, S. Boonanunt, K. Krisanapook and U. Boonprakob (Thailand)

15:35 – 15:55    Studies on the Machanism of Seedless cv. and Seedlessness in ‘Kyoho’ (Vitis vinifera L. x  Vitis labruscana Bailey) Grapes Induces by Streptomycin
                         C. Thanarut and Y.S. Yang (Thailand)

SESSION VIII   CONTRIBUTED PAPERS – IMPERIAL GRAND HALL
                  PLANT PROTECTION POSTHARVESTAND PROCESSING

                  Chairperson:         Sisir Mitra
                  Secretary:           Warangkana Makkumrai

15:55 – 16:15    Relationships between Peach Tree and Rust Disease in Thailand
                        P. Sikhandakasmita, U. Boonprakob and R. Pongpisutta (Thailand)

16:15 – 16:35    Harvest Maturity and Storage Temperature of New Variety “Taichung  No.2” Low Chilling Requirement Pear in Taiwan
                        S.F. Roan, T.B. Haung and C.T. Kuo (Taiwan)

16:35 – 16:55    Color Quality Evaluation by Nondestructive Method of Thai Kiwifruit Production
                         T. Taticharoen, A. Pichakum and R. Rittiron (Thailand)

16:55 – 17:15     Novel Processing Options for Remediating Alkyl-Methoxypyrazines in the Juice and Wine of Temperate Zone Fruits
                         G. Pickering, D. Inglis, A. Botezatu, A-L Beh and E. Humes (Canada)

SESSION IX        VALEDICTION- IMPERIAL GRAND HALL

17:15 – 17:30     CONCLUDING REMARKS
                         Narong Chomchalow
                         The Chairman of Scientific Committee

17:30                CLOSING REMARKS
                        Suwit Chaikiattiyos, Deputy Director-General
                        Department of Agriculture

28 March 2013: STUDY TOUR

08:00                Depart the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel

10:00 – 12.00    Visit the Inthanon Royal Agricultural Station at Ban Khun Klang, Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai

12:30 – 13.30    LUNCH

14.15 – 16.00    Visit the Royal Agricultural Research Center at Ban Khun Wang, Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai,

18:00               Arrive at the Imperial Mae Ping Hotel