Agenda - 17^th International Symposium on Processing Tomato

Symposium sessions will take place all day on Monday, 10 and Tuesday, 11 June and in the morning of Wednesday, 12 June. This provisional program is subject to changes pending confirmation by all speakers

Monday 10 June

Morning

CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT OPENING CEREMONY

JOINT WITH CONGRESS: THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Moderator: Jason Fritsch, WPTC President

• 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)
• Artificial Intelligence: imagine the future, science and innovations, Willem Jan Knibbe (Wageningen Data Competence Center)
• Roundtable discussion with all speakers

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 pericarpYan 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 irrgation strategies in processing tomato, Carlos Campillo Torres

Afternoon

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
• Exploring dynamic management of Nitrogen (N) strategies to enhance N use efficiency and quality in processing tomato, Vito Aurelio Cerasola
• 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

ALTERNARIA WORKSHOP
Moderator: Luca Sandei & Sofia Stilwell

• Invited speaker: The toxicology of Alternaria toxins, , 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

Tuesday 11 June

Morning

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

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

Afternoon

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

POSTER SESSION (30 POSTERS)

Wednesday 12 June

Morning

FUNTOMP SESSION
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
• Enhancing Lycopene Analysis in Microwave-vacuum Dried Tomato Snack Bars by NIR Spectra and Hyperspectral Imaging, Ozan Tas
• 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 Kurt

CONGRESS & SYMPOSUM JOINT CLOSING CEREMONY

LIST OF POSTERS

CROP PRODUCTION

• Image-based production prediction analysis, José María Vadillo
• 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
• Life Waste4Green: new zero residue formulations based on botanical extracts, Juan Ignacio Gutierrez
• 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
• Effect of heat waves in processing tomato yields, Carlos Campillo Torres
• Effect of different plant density and deficit irrigation in grafted processing tomato, Juan Ignacio Macua
• LIFE ALGAR BBE MicroALGae with ARomatic plants as Biostimulants with Biocide Effect, Lorena Jazara
• 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, Sándor Takács
• 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 tecnology, 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

• Assessment of Antioxidant Capacity in Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Components of Spanish Tomato Paste: Exploring the Efficacy of Front-Face Total Fluorescence, José Riballo
• 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, Greta Straetmans
• 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
• Combined Effect of UV-C Light and Mild Heat 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, Maria Soledad Hernandez