Agenda - 18th International Symposium on Processing Tomato
Monday, June 8
08:30 to 10:00 - Joint opening session with congress
10:30 to 12:30 - Session 1: Innovation in Tomato Processing and Product Quality
Moderators: Luca Sandei & Montaña Cámara
- Keynote: Assessment of nutritional and functional labels on tomato products according to international standards: WHO Nutrient Profile Model, FDA and EFSA nutrient claims - Montaña Cámara
- Tomato breeding to improve processing tomato nutritional quality - Jessica Cooperstone
- Systems - Wide approaches to improve tomato processing quality and nutritional value - Bhimu Patil
- Impact of farming practices on nutrient density of processing tomatoes HM 58841 in Northern California - Xueqi Li
- Variation in health-promoting compounds in tomato products: Implications for processing, packaging, and pricing strategies - Manisha Patil
- Green technology extraction of glycoalkaloids and polyphenols from unripe green tomatoes "industrial wastes" - Luca Sandei
- Discussions
1:30 to 3:30 - Session 2: Breeding the Next Generation of Processing Tomatoes
Moderators: David Francis & Patrick Smith
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Keynote: The history and future of public plant breeding in the world processing tomato industry - David Francis
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Dissecting the genetic basis of forked inflorescence architecture in tomato - Shai Torgeman
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Toward a high - anthocyanin purple processing tomato - Eric Ward
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Genetic dissection and marker - Assisted introgression of resistance to resistance - breaking tomato spotted wilt virus in processing tomatoes - Reza Shekasteband
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Leveraging ethylene - modulated tolerance, Frl resistance gene traits, and endogenous resistance in wild germplasm to mitigate Fusarium stem rot and decline - associated losses in California processing tomato - Myles Collinson
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Evaluation of recent updates in rootstock technology for processing tomatoes - Patrick Smith
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Discussions
4:00 to 6:00 - ROUNDTABLE INDUSTRY – RESEARCH
Moderators: Zach Bagley & Matt Stewart
Tuesday, June 9
08:30 to 10:30 - Session 3: Broomrape: An Emerging Global Challenge
Moderators: Brad Hanson & Sofia Stilwell
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Keynote: Collaborative research and outreach efforts to address the resurgence of broomrape in California processing tomato- Brad Hanson
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Advancing Global Processing Tomato Resilience through the Lark Multiplex Genome Editing Platform - Yao Luo
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Progress and challenges in developing farm equipment phytosanitation methods using quaternary ammonium compounds to prevent the spread of branched broomrape and other pathogens in California processing tomatoes - Katherine Ashley
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Whole - Genome Sequencing of California's Branched Broomrape Uncovers Receptor Targets and Novel Chemicals for Parasitic Weed Control - Marco Burger
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Using plant smells to detect hidden broomrape in tomato fields - Mitchell McCartney
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Discussions
11:00 to 12:30 - Session 4 : Emerging Pests and Diseases in Processing Tomatoes
Moderators: Brenna Aegerter & Patricia Lazicki
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Introducing Fusarium stem rot and decline: A newly described, highly damaging disease of processing tomato caused by F. noneumartii and F. martii, present in California and Japan - Cassandra Swett
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Yield performance of processing tomato cultivars in fields with a history of Fusarium stem rot and decline - Brenna Aegerter
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Bio - based approach for sustainable control of root - knot nematodes - Rewa Rai
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Effect of Transplanting Window on Tuta absoluta Infestation Dynamics, Yield, and Soluble Solids in Commercial Dry - Season Processing Tomato Production in Northern Nigeria - Salome Arewa
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Evaluation of alternative chemical approaches to management of Consperse stink bug (Euschistus conspersus) - Thomas Turini
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Discussions
1:30 to 3:00 - Session 5 : Growing tomatoes for processing
Moderators: Carlos Campillo & Domenico Ronga
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Development of a platform as a tool for automating life cycle analysis supported by low - cost sensors - Carlos Campillo Torres
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Geospatial Assessment of Production Potential and Optimal Seeding Windows for Processing Tomatoes in the Mississippi Delta - Leah Eubank
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Controlling in - row weeds with mechanical cultivation and pre - emergent herbicides in processing tomatoes - Scott Stoddard
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Exploring causal factors for the yield gap in California processing tomato - Patricia Lazicki
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Biostimulant strategies can enhance processing tomato performance - Domenico Ronga
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A site - specific nitrogen fertilization calculator for drip - irrigated processing tomatoes - Daniel Geisseler
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Discussions
3:30 to 5:30 - POSTER SESSION
- Real-time photonic diagnostics for tomatoes: From nutrients and stress to fruit sugar - Olivier Ceberio
- Overcoming tomato production under harsh conditions: The case for Pat-b parthenocarpy - Charles Montgomery
- Non-fumigant nematicides for the management of root-knot nematodes in tomatoes in California - Jaspreet Sidhu
- Using seasonal thermal extremes in Ghana to simulate climate change: a field-based study of reproductive, physiological and yield responses in tomato - Yvonne Kugblenu Darrah
- Evaluation of a biodegradable superabsorbent polymer to improve water use efficiency while maintaining yield in California processing tomato production - Daiki Nagamatsu
- Development of a sustainable antifungal system using a synergistic treatment of aqueous olive pomace extract (OPE) and sunlight to control Alternaria infection on tomato plants - Rewa Rai
- Microbe-immobilized biochar enhances productivity and stress resilience in climate-smart processing tomato systems - Ryoya Nishida
- Pre-transplant night chilling impairs shoot growth but promotes root elongation and physiological recovery in tomato seedlings - Nazmin Akter
- Assessing a low-complexity precision irrigation strategy to increase the water productivity of processing tomato crop - Domenico Ronga
- Solar steam generation with a Fresnel collector for pilot-scale tomato paste production in CTAEX, Spain - Ruben Sanchez
- Influence of the sample preparation method on instrumental color measurement in crushed tomato of the same variety - Ruben Sanchez
- In-field prediction of optimal harvest time in processing tomato using portable NIR spectroscopy - Ruben Sanchez
- Proof of concept for decarbonization of the tomato concentrate industry - Ruben Sanchez
- Using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to evaluate drought stress tolerance in tomatoes - Emma Landgraver
- California annual crop susceptibility and rotation risk of Fusarium noneumartii driver of the emergent disease of processing tomatoes, Fusarium stem rot and decline - Myles Collinson
- Multi-trait selection integrating yield components, nutritional quality, and virus response in tomato under tropical field conditions using MGIDI - Ady Daryanto
- Effect of insecticides on incidence of curly top disease caused by beet curly top virus vectored by the beet leafhopper (Circulifer tenellus) - Thomas Turini
- Evaluation of integrated management of Fusarium diseases in the Central Valley of California - Patricia Lazicki
- Activated tomato pomace: Enhancing the by-product valorisation through potential incorporation as a techno-functional food ingredient - Nidal Shaban
- Effect of spatial variability on yield, soil moisture content and nitrogen balance in a commercial plot of processing tomato - Carlos Campillo Torres
- Life cycle assessment of processing tomato production in Extremadura-Alentejo - Juan Ignacio Macua
- Assessment of stability of tomato lines - Vladan Pesic
- Evaluation of marketable quality and bioactive characteristics of six processing tomato cultivars organically grown up in northern Italy district area. The 'BioTomQual" SSICA Project - Luca Sandei
- Research activities developed by CTAEX with Producer Organisations (OPFH) through operational programmes to improve sustainability in the processing tomato sector - José Luis Llerena Ruiz
- Characterization of transcriptomic response of branched broomrape infection and engineering resistance to branched broomrape in tomato - Alexander Liu
- Unlocking shelf stability in tomato products: Metabolomic drivers of quality and resistance to spoilage - Deepak Kumar Jha
Wednesday, June 10
08:30 to 10:00 - Session 6 : Final symposium discussions & second poster session
- Symposium conclusions & awards
- Business meeting of the ISHS Working Group Production of Vegetables for Processing
10:30 to 11:00 - Joint closing session with congress
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