PREFACE

ISHS Acta Horticulturae 487: VI International Symposium on Processing Tomato & Workshop on Irrigation & Fertigation of Processing Tomato

PREFACE

Abstract:
The 6^th ISHS International Symposium on the Production of Processing Tomatoes and the Fertigation Workshop were organised within the 3^rd Worldwide Congress on the Processing Tomato with the aim:

of presenting recent research results regarding production, culture and quality of processing tomatoes
of providing an opportunity for the exchange of information between horriculturists, agronomists, plant pathologists, entomologists, agricultural engineers, biotechnologists, extension specialists and general managers of private and cooperative processing industries.

The participants heard 55 oral and 39 poster presentations in the following sessions:

Symposium:

Session 1: Physiology and molecular biology of the tomato
Session 2: Crop management, disease control, harvest and transport
Session 3: Genetics and breeding of processing tomatoes
Session 4: Processing technology for tomato products. Relation between physical. structural and biological activity

Fertigation Workshop:

Session 1: Irrigation systems and irrigation scheduling
Session 2: Irrigation, Fertigation, Water Quality and Crop Response

These events took place in the ancient "Ciudadela" of Pamplona, a magnificent setting chosen by the Spanish organisers AGRUCON. The indubitable success of this event was due to their efforts, and also to the sponsors, the members of the scientific committee, the invited speakers, the valuable chairmen of the sessions, the scientists for the clear and learned discussions on the papers. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged.

Bernard Bièche
Co-convernor and Editor