Agenda - 17^th International Symposium on Processing Tomato

REGISTRATION

CONGRESS & SYMPOSIUM JOINT OPENING CEREMONY (in congress hall)

Session 1: Congress & Symposium Joint Session (in congress hall)- THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Moderator: Jason Fritsch (President of WPTC)

• Emerging Trends in Agriculture, Ryan Avery (Bayer Vegetable Seeds)
• Reimagining our food systems: accelerating transformation to better sustain our planet and its people, Magdalena Psuja (TetraPak)

Coffee break

Session 2: Irrigation Management
Moderators: Matthew Stewart & Lajos Helyes

• Experimental and modelling approaches to explore the genetic-induced and water deficit-induced variations in the architectural traits (anatomy and conductivity) of the vasculature in tomato fruit pedicel and pericarp, Yan Zhao
• Processing tomatoes under deficit Irrigation in Southern Italy: yield and water use efficiency, Michele Rinaldi
• Tertiary Treated Wastewater used for Irrigation of Processing Tomatoes, Michele Rinaldi
• Comparative analysis of satellite and on-site sensor-based irrigation recommendations on processing tomato yield, Jorge Blanco
• Use of irridesk automatic irrigation system to management deficit irrigation strategies in processing tomato, Carlos Campillo Torres

Lunch break

Session 3: Automation and precision farming, and resilient crop management
Moderator: Zoltan Pek & Carlos Campillo

• First results of mechanical direct sowing of processing tomato on biodegradable mulch film, Domenico Ronga
• Vegetation indices to monitor water and chlorophyll content of tomato leaves, Sándor Takács
• Agricultural ICT platform "CropScope" achieved water saving and yield increasing, Norika Oki
• Potential for High-Throughput Phenotyping of Industrial Tomatoes for Post-Harvest Quality Assessment: Insights from Linen and Champagne use cases in France, Alexis Comar
• The long-term sustainability of the California processing tomato production; some disturbing observations and potential solutions, Andrew Watson

Coffee break

Session 4: Alternaria workshop
Moderators: Luca Sandei & Sofia Stilwell

• Invited speaker: Toxicity of Alternaria mycotoxins: an overview of current knowledge, Thierry Gauthier
• Alternaria toxins: risk prevention and control for the tomato food chain, Léna Dole
• Alternaria toxins in processed tomato products: diffusion ability and behavior during industrial processing, Luca Sandei
• Discussion

Session 5: PESTS, PLANT DISEASES AND RESISTANCE BREEDING
Moderator: Brenna Aegerter & Patrick Smith

• Oxyfluorfen: an Excellent Tool for Tomato Volunteer Plants Reduction in Processing Tomatoes, Cosme Argerich
• Evaluation of Trichoderma atroviride to Combat Soil-Borne Pathogens in Processing Tomatoes Patrick Smith
• Fusarium oxysporum associated with yield decline in Australian processing tomatoes, Hanyue Feng
• Ralstonia solanacearum control: monitoring and containment measures to prevent its spread in Northern Italy tomato processing industry Luca Sandei

Coffee break

Session 6: PESTS, PLANT DISEASES AND RESISTANCE BREEDING
Moderator: Zach Bagley & Cosme Argerich

• Evaluation of fungicides and a fumigant for management of Fusarium diseases in the Central Valley of California, Brenna Aegerter
• Host resistance in commercial tomato cultivars to manage Phytophthora infestans David Perla
• Survival and fungal colonization of the tomato pathogen Athelia rolfsii (syn. Sclerotium rolfsii) in response to organic soil health practices, Kelley Paugh
• Phelipanche – a California re-emergence: Processing tomato industry efforts in the development of contain, control and long term management strategies Zach Bagley

Lunch break

Session 7: ANALYSIS AND PRODUCTS
Moderator: David Page & Virginia Fernandez Ruiz

• Predicting carotenoid concentrations in growing and ripening tomato fruits under varied irrigation and light conditions: results from coupled confocal microscopy and image analysis, Dario Constantinescu
• Mid-infrared spectroscopy, a routine tool for improving the quality of processed tomato products, Matthieu Clerc-Pithon
• Recent approaches in the HPLC determinations of bioactive compounds from tomatoes Daood Hussein
• Application of Rapid Methods for sensory analysis in tomato products innovation: the case of Salmorejo, Virginia Fernandez Ruiz
• Viscosity of tomato-based product can be influence by structural modification of constitutive particles as well as biochemical modification of pectins, David Page
• Spray drying of sugar-reduced tomato juice to produce clean-label tomato powder for diabetics, Robert Thierry Malomar
• Lycopene as innovative food ingredient according to EU Novel Food Regulation, Montaña Cámara

Coffee break

CONGRESS & SYMPOSIUM JOINT POSTER SESSION

CROP PRODUCTION

• Image-based production prediction analysis, Carlos Campillo Torres
• The long-term sustainability of the California processing tomato production; some disturbing observations and potential solutions, Andrew Watson
• Processing tomatoes under deficit Irrigation in Southern Italy: yield and water use efficiency, Michele Rinaldi
• Alternaria species associated with symptomatic leaves and fruits of processing tomatoes in Australia, Hanyue Feng
• Pythium species isolated from irrigation water in a processing tomato field in Australia, Hanyue Feng
• Tertiary Treated Wastewater used for Irrigation of Processing Tomatoes, Michele Rinaldi
• Life Waste4Green: new zero residue formulations based on botanical extracts, Antonio Sanchez
• Evaluation of the potential of different microbial treatments in processing tomatoes under abiotic water stress, Antonio Sanchez
• Use of precision irrigation for water efficient management in a processing tomato commercial farm, Carlos Campillo Torres
• Use of irridesk automatic irrigation system to management deficit irrigation strategies in processing tomato, Carlos Campillo Torres
• Effect of heat waves in processing tomato yields, Carlos Campillo Torres
• Effect of different plant density and deficit irrigation in grafted processing tomato, Carlos Campillo Torres
• LIFE ALGAR BBE MicroALGae with ARomatic plants as Biostimulants with Biocide Effect, Jose Luis Llerena
• Comparative analysis of satellite and on-site sensor-based irrigation recommendations on processing tomato yield, Jorge Blanco
• Influence of soil variability on tomato production: Insights from ECa-based soil zoning and satellite imagery, Jorge Blanco
• Study on soil herbicides for weed control in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.), Mariyan Yanev
• Adaptive Responses of Tomato Plants to Varying Irrigation Levels: Insights into Root Development Efficiency, Oussama M'hamdi
• Prediction of tomato quality traits utilizing machine learning models, Oussama M'hamdi
• Regulated deficit irrigation to overcome climate change effects enhancing processing tomato fruit quality, Domenico Ronga
• Ripening process evaluation of tomatoes treated with different concentrations of 1-MCP ripening inhibitor, Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi
• Insights from utilizing Water Retainer® in the growth and yield of processing tomato seedlings, Zoltán Pék
• Distance from hedges slightly influences the antioxidant status of open field tomato genotypes, Zoltán Pék
• Mitigation of high temperature stress by foliar application of chitosan in tomato seedlings, Zoltán Pék
• Effect of Water Retrainer® during seedling period on bioactive components of processing tomato, Zoltán Pék
• Smart processing tomato cultivation: precision irrigation system using DSS and LoRaWAN technology, Luigi Tedone
• Characterization of a New Type of Resistance Breaking TSWV Strain Isolated from Tomato in Hungary, Gábor Palotás
• Experimental Evaluation of Processing Tomato Grown in Agrivoltaic Systems Under Mediterranean Climates in California, Shamim Ahamed

PROCESSING & MARKETS

• Research on phase-change materials for the design of a solar thermal energy storage system for the tomato industry, Ruben Sanchez
• How the QUANTM Electric Pump Can Reduce Operational Costs, Anna-Marie Kuypers
• Study for the development of probiotics fermented milk products with fresh pulp or concentrated pulp with prior enzymatic hydrolysis, M. José Riballo
• Quality characteristics of typical canned cherry tomatoes obtained with direct mechanical sowing of tomato plants on biodegradable mulch film, Luca Sandei
• Valorization of tomato pomace to use it as a substrate in the fermentation, Ayse Sultan Akgun
• Combined Effect of Ultraviolet (UV-C) and Heat Treatment on the Lycopene Content of a Functional Tomato Juice , Rose Daphnee Tchonkouang
• Tomato Pomace: From a Waste to Novel Food Ingredients, Nidal Shaban
• Tomatoes as a pilot of pedagogical knowledge construction in Master programs, Jelier Andres Melo

Session 8: Functionalized tomato products (FunTomP project)
Moderator: Mecit Oztop & Montaña Cámara

• Production of a cellulosic fiber from tomato wastes, Murad Bal
• Effect of high-pressure homogenization on the quality attributes of a protein enriched tomato leather, Elif Gokcen Ates
• Effects of microwave pasteurization on a functional tomato sauce enriched with pea protein and olive powder, Mecit Oztop
• The effect of pea protein and RuBisCO on the physicochemical properties of spray-dried tomato powder, Neriman Ezgi Cifte
• Enhancing Lycopene Analysis in Microwave-vacuum Dried Tomato Snack Bars by NIR Spectra and Hyperspectral Imaging, Ozan Tas

Coffee break

Session 8: Functionalized tomato products (FunTomP project)
Moderator: Mecit Oztop & Montaña Cámara

• Improving the Quality of Tomato Products by Using Microwave-Vacuum Drying in a Snack Bar Manufacturing System, Rasim Gul
• Valorization of tomato pomace to use it as a substrate in the fermentation, Ayse Sultan Akgun

Congress & Symposium Joint Closing Ceremony (in congress hall)

Lunch