List price   € 149   Buy this book   This title is available in ActaHort USB-drive or e-Acta format - not available in print Conveners   I. Batlle, T. Caruso, L. Corelli Grappadelli, O. Callesen, J. Bonany, A.M. D'Onghia  Editors   A. D'Onghia, I. Batlle, T. Caruso, L. Corelli Grappadelli, O. Callesen, J. Bonany  Publication date   14 December 2012  ISBN   978-90-66056-85-5  ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic)  Number of articles   100  Volumes   1  Place   Lisbon, Portugal  Online articles: POMEGRANATE BIODIVERSITY AND HORTICULTURAL MANAGEMENT (A.I. Özgüven, C. Yılmaz, D. Keleş) SSR AND EST-SSR MARKERS FOR OPUNTIA SPP. FINGERPRINTING AND GENETIC DIVERSITY EVALUATION (S. Currò, M. Caruso, G. Las Casas, S. La Malfa, A. Gentile) GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOME IRANIAN CULTIVATED ALMOND GENOTYPES AND RELATED WILD SPECIES USING RAPD MARKERS (K. Nikoumanesh, A. Ebadi, M.R. Fattahi, P. Martínez-Gómez) QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS AND PARTHENOCARPIC PROPERTIES OF FIG GENOTYPES SELECTED FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA REGION (S. Yaz, S. Comlekcioglu, A.B. Kuden) NEW PROMISING HIGH QUALITY, SHARKA RESISTANT APRICOT CULTIVARS FROM CEBAS-CSIC (MURCIA, SPAIN) BREEDING PROGRAM (J. Egea, F. Dicenta, L. Burgos, P. Martínez-Gómez, M. Rubio, J.A. Campoy, E. Ortega, J.L. Patiño, L. Nortes, A. Molina, A. Molina Jr., D. Ruiz) ADVANCES IN HAZELNUT RESEARCH IN NORTH AMERICA (T.J. Molnar, J. Capik) EX SITU MANAGEMENT OF FIG (FICUS CARICA L.) GENETIC RESOURCES: TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REFERENCE COLLECTION (B. Khadari) THE PEACH BREEDING PROGRAMME IRTA-ASF: AIMING FOR HIGH FRUIT QUALITY (I. Batlle, C. Fontich, L. Lozano, I. Iglesias, G. Reig, S. Alegre, G. Echeverría, F. de Herralde, E. Claveria, R. Dolcet-Sanjuan, J. Carbó, J. Bonany, A. Maillard, L. Maillard) THE ROLE OF MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT TREE ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS IN MAINTAINING THE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE (R. Biasi, F. Botti, G. Barbera, S. Cullotta) DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMAL SHOOT LENGTH AND PRUNING STRATEGIES IN 'BOURJASOTTE NOIRE' FIG (H.J. Gerber, W.J. Steyn, K.I. Theron) EFFECT OF GIRDLING, CROP LOAD, ZINC SULFATE AND CARBOHYDRATE FOLIAR APPLICATION ON INFLORESCENCE BUD ABSCISSION AND NUT QUALITY OF 'OHADI' PISTACHIO (A. Talaie, H. Lesani, M. Esmaeilizadeh, H. Dashti) ANNUAL CHANGES OF LEAF NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS IN 'FUYU' PERSIMMON GROWN IN THAILAND (K. Krisanapook, J. Fujarern, L. Phavaphutanon) STRIVING FOR THE YIELD POTENTIAL OF MACADAMIA (R. Stephenson, J. Chapman) EFFECTS OF SCION GENOTYPE, ROOTSTOCK AGE AND TIME OF GRAFTING ON SUCCESS OF SOFT GRAFTING METHOD IN WALNUT (M. Solgi, I. Shahrjerdi, A. Ebadi) EVALUATION OF POMEGRANATE BAGGING AND FRUIT CRACKING IN SHANDONG, CHINA (Z.H. Yuan, Y.L. Yin, L.J. Feng, X.Q. Zhao, L.F. Hou, Y.X. Zhang) FRUIT NUTRACEUTICAL VALUE IN ANCIENT APPLE CULTIVARS GROWN IN PIEDMONT (NORTHERN ITALY) (D. Donno, D. Galizia, A.K. Cerutti) DETERMINATION OF LOW-TEMPERATURE DEVELOPMENT THRESHOLD AND FORECASTING OF HARVESTING TIME BY DEGREE-DAY IN 'OWHADI' CULTIVAR (A. Javanshah) INCOMING ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND PHOTOINACTIVATION AS A FUNCTION OF LIGHT INTERCEPTION IN PEACH LEAVES (P. Losciale, B. Morandi, L. Manfrini, M. Zibordi, E. Pierpaoli, L. Corelli Grappadelli, W.S. Chow) PHENOLOGICAL MODELING OF PEACH AND SWEET CHERRY: START DATES AND THRESHOLD TEMPERATURES FOR EACH PHENOPHASE (C. Miranda, I. Urretavizcaya, M. Zaragüeta, L.G. Santesteban, J.B. Royo) EFFECTS OF CROP MANAGEMENT FACTORS ON POMEGRANATE CULTIVATION IN WEST BENGAL (S.N. Ghosh, B. Bera, S. Roy, A. Kundu, A. Bhattacharyya) MACHINES FOR SHELL FRUITS HARVESTING: TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS (D. Monarca, M. Cecchini, P. Biondi, F. Colopardi, M. Guerrieri) 'ROSITA' - A NEW EARLY SWEET CHERRY CULTIVAR (A. Zhivondov, P. Gercheva) 'LASKAVA' - A NEW PEACH CULTIVAR RESISTANT TO POWDERY MILDEW DISEASE (SPHAEROTHECA PANNOSA (WALLR.:FR.) LÉV.) (A. Zhivondov, S. Dabov) REVIEW OF THE PEACH GERMPLASM RESOURCES AND BREEDING IN CHINA (L. Liu, Y. He, B. Dong, F. Han, Y.X. Wu, J.B. Tian) GENETIC DIVERSITY OF GREEK WILD AND CULTIVATED POMEGRANATE (PUNICA GRANATUM L.) GENOTYPES AND CULTIVARS USING MOLECULAR MARKERS (M. Pitsiouni, A. Linos, M. Hagidimitriou, P. Drogoudi) POMEGRANATE MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION THROUGH AFLP AND NEWLY IDENTIFIED SSR MARKERS (S. La Malfa, M. Caruso, A. Gentile, S. Birceyudum Eman, Y. Aka-Kaçar, A. Ozguven) MORPHOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF DIFFERENT CAROB CULTIVARS IN SICILY (S. La Malfa, C. Avola, M. Brugaletta, G. La Rosa, G. Muratore) SYNTHETICAL EVALUATION OF THE FRUIT QUALITY OF 'DONGZAO' ADVANCED SELECTIONS USING ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS AND GREY RELATIONAL GRADE ANALYSIS (Q.H. Ma, L.S. Liang, Q. Li, G.X. wang) DEVELOPMENT OF WALNUT BREEDING IN POMOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SHANXI ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (J.B. Tian, Y.X. Wu, Y. Wang, Z.H. Liu, F. Han) SINO-ROMANIAN COLLABORATION FOR WALNUT BREEDING (R. Ciceoi, F. Stanica, G. Wang, Y.M. Chang, J. Wu) PROGRESSES ON THE HAZELNUT CROSS BREEDING OF CORYLUS HETEROPHYLLA FISCH. × CORYLUS AVELLANA L. IN CHINA (W.J. Liang, D.F. Dong, G.X. Wang, F.X. Dong, L.S. Liang, Q.H. Ma) XYLEM CHARACTERISTICS IN SOME CULTIVARS OF CORYLUS AVELLANA L. (S. Tombesi, D. Farinelli) SEED EMERGENCE OF GENOTYPES OF DWARF CASHEW CULTIVATED IN HIGH SALINITY CONDITIONS (M.A. Bezerra, F.C. Farias, A.S.F. Calvet, A.B.O. Sousa, R.E.M. Lima) 'CONCETTINA': A NEW ITALIAN FLAT NECTARINE CULTIVAR (F. Capocasa, B. Mezzetti, S. Concetti) COMPENSATORY EFFECTS OF HUMIC ACID ON PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PISTACHIO SEEDLINGS UNDER SALINITY STRESS (A.R. Ladan Moghaddam, A. Soleimani) PROCESSED-KAOLIN PARTICLE FILM ON ALMOND AND THE EFFECT ON TREE WATER STATUS, GROWTH, YIELD, AND BUD FAILURE (B.A. Holtz, T. Martin-Duvall) INFLUENCE OF GROUNDCOVER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND DOUBLE HARVEST ON QUALITY AND STORAGE OF FRESH HAZELNUTS (CORYLUS AVELLANA) (R. Massantini, M. Contini, R. Moscetti, D. Monarca, M. Cecchini, G. Menghini, M.L. Mordacchini Alfani) EVALUATION OF ROOT SYSTEMS OF SEVEN PEACH ROOTSTOCKS (J. Castro, C. Sotomayor, R. Morales, C. Alvarez) ROOTING OF MICROPROPAGATED TRANSSEXUAL PISTACIA TEREBINTHUS L. PLANTS FROM BULGARIA (L.R. Nacheva, P.S. Gercheva, A.T. Zhivondov) IMPROVEMENT OF GERMINATION EFFICIENCY OF INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS PISTACIA TEREBINTHUS L. × PISTACIA VERA L. (P. Gercheva, A. Zhivondov, L. Nacheva, D. Avanzato) TREND OF SOIL SALINIZATION AND ITS EFFECT ON PISTACHIO YIELD OF RAFSANJAN ORCHARDS (M. Moazenpour Kermani, H. Hokmabadi) INFLUENCE OF THE PLANTING SYSTEM ON PEACH TREE GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY (F. Stănică, A. Peticilă, M. Dumitraşcu, T. Matei, R.A. Gâlă) THE EFFECT OF SAMPLING YEAR AND GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS ON SOME PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZELNUT CULTIVARS GROWN IN TURKEY (A.I. Koksal, N.T. Gunes, B. Belge) PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES OF APRICOT AND PEACH CULTIVARS PPV INFECTED AND PPV FREE (C. Petrisor, A. Barbulescu, G. Campeanu, V. Balan) ALPHA CINNAMOMIN ELICITS A DEFENCE RESPONSE AGAINST PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI IN CASTANEA SATIVA (C. Medeira, I. Maia, C. Ribeiro, I. Candeias, E. Melo, N. Sousa, A. Cravador) STUDIES ON GROWTH DISORDERS OF PISTACHIO CAUSED BY ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA) IN MAHVELAT IRAN (A. Fazeli Salmani, A. Tehranifar, G. Davarynejad, E. Mahdikhani, A. Mokaram) BIOLOGICAL CHANGES AND ACTIVE OXYGEN-SCAVENGING ENZYMES ACTIVITIES IN APRICOT (PRUNUS ARMENIACA L.) FLOWER BUDS DURING DORMANCY TRANSITIONS (R. Viti, S. Bartolini, G.C. Zanol) THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY AND EVALUATION OF FRUIT QUALITY IN SEVEN FIG CULTIVARS (FICUS CARICA L.) (E. Pisimisi, S.N. Vemmos, E. Mili) EFFECT OF DAILY CYCLES COMBINING MODERATE, HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES ON APRICOT DORMANCY RELEASE (J.A. Campoy, D. Ruiz, J. Egea, L. Allderman, N. Cook) DETECTION OF AROMA COMPOUNDS OF SOME APRICOT CULTIVARS BY HEADSPACE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE (E. Kafkas, S. Paydas Kargi, K.U. Yilmaz, M.N. Demirtas) METABOLIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PRUNUS CERASUS L. AND PRUNUS MAHALEB L. FRUITS (C. Gerardi, F. Blando, G. Mulè, F. Maltese, K. Ali, R. Verpoorte) DETERMINATION OF ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF FIG FRUIT EXTRACTS (FICUS CARICA L.) (I. Mujić, S. Dudas, H.M. Skutin, D. Perusic, Z. Zeković, Z. Lepojević, M. Radojković, S. Vidović, S. Milošević, E.O. Mesic) EVALUATION OF PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT QUALITY FOR SIX NEW PEACH AND NECTARINE ROOTSTOCKS (C. Sotomayor, J. Castro, A. Bravo) KAOLIN SPRAYS AND INDIVIDUAL FRUIT BAGGING EFFECTS ON QUINCE FRUIT QUALITY (S. Pastopoulos, E.D. Pliakoni, G.D. Nanos) INFLUENCE OF ROASTING PARAMETERS ON QUALITY OF ¿TONDA GENTILE DELLE LANGHE¿ HAZELNUT FOR THE PROCESSING INDUSTRY (M.G. Mellano, S. Di Prima, G. Bounous, M. Cavicchioli) THRIPS SPP. RECORDED FROM COMMERCIAL FIGS, FICUS CARICA (MORACEAE), IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA (M. Wohlfarter, E. Venter) CROP LOSS ON POMEGRANATES, PUNICA GRANATUM (LYTHRACEAE), CAUSED BY EARLY SEASON NANOPHYES SPP. (COLEOPTERA: APIONIDAE) INFECTION (M. Wohlfarter) DETERMINATION OF POMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME POMEGRANATE CULTIVARS IN DÖRTYOL (TURKEY) CONDITIONS (A.A. Polat, O. Caliskan, O. Kamiloglu) PERFORMANCE OF SOME PEACH AND NECTARINE CULTIVARS UNDER EAST MEDITERRANEAN (HATAY/TURKEY) CONDITIONS (A.A. Polat, O. Caliskan, O. Kamiloglu) IMPACT OF A SUPERABSORBENT GEL AND ORGANIC-MINERAL FERTILIZER ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF SWEET CHERRY TREES (E. Szwonek) CONSUMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR REDUCED PESTICIDE USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF FRESH AND PROCESSED APPLES (P. Combris, E. Giraud-Héraud, P. Bazoche, C. Hannus, A.S. Pinto, M. Berjano, R. Maia) INTRODUCING NEW APPLE CULTIVARS THROUGH A COORDINATED APPROACH FROM CONSUMER TILL BREEDER (F.M. Maas, G. Heijerman-Peppelman, M.J. Groot, F.W. Schoorl, K. van der Linden) ANALYSIS AND MODELLING OF FIRMNESS AND JUICINESS OF PEACHES, SUBJECTED TO CHILLING INJURY (L.M.M. Tijskens, M. Vanoli, A. Dagar, A. Weksler, F. Lovati, P. Eccher Zerbini, L. Spinelli, A. Torricelli, A. Rizzolo, S. Lurie) PROFITFRUIT: DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF INVESTMENTS IN FRUIT PRODUCTION (P.F.M.M. Roelofs, M.J. Groot) CONTROL OF MONILINIA LAXA ON POSTHARVEST OF STONE FRUIT BY THE COMBINATION OF HOT WATER, A NEW STRAIN OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS AND SODIUM BICARBONATE (J. Usall, C. Casals, N. Teixidó, N. Lamarca, I. Viñas) FOOD, HEALTH AND THE CONSUMER: THE KEY ROLE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (R. Gormley) STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION CHAIN: APPLICATION OF A LCA MODEL (C. Peano, V. Girgenti, N. Giuggioli, M. Bounous) FIRMNESS LOSS AND CELL WALL DEGRADATION AFTER AIR- OR CA-STORAGE OF 'RICH LADY' PEACHES (A. Ortiz, P. Sopeña, E. Comabella, I. Lara) EFFECT OF APPLICATION DATE OF REST BREAKING AGENTS ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF 'ROYAL GALA' AND 'GRANNY SMITH' APPLE (M.S. North, K. de Kock, N. Cook, L. Allderman, M. Booyse) EFFECT OF ROOTSTOCK, HARVEST DATE AND STORAGE TIME ON 'FORELLE' PEAR FRUIT QUALITY AFTER COLD STORAGE (M.S. North, K. de Kock, M. Booyse) EFFECT OF CROP LOAD ON APPLE TREE GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF PLANTING (D. Radivojevic, C. Oparnica, B. Djordjevic, M. Velickovic, D. Djurovic) DIFFERENCES IN LEAF PIGMENT COMPOSITION, PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATES AND CHLOROPHYLL A FLUORESCENCE OF TWO PEAR CULTIVARS AFTER SUDDEN DROP IN TEMPERATURE (Z. Wang, Y. Chang, J. Lin, X. Li, Q. Yang) GROWTH AND YIELDING OF APPLE CULTIVARS ON THE ROOTSTOCK M 26 IN LATVIA (E. Rubauskis, M. Skrivele, L. Ikase) PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEACHES CULTIVAR 'MACIEL' REGARDING ROOTSTOCK (J.C. Fachinello, D.L. Betemps, S.P. Galarça, A. Comiotto) ROOTSTOCK TOLERANCE TO APPLE REPLANT DISEASE FOR IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY OF APPLE PRODUCTION (T. Robinson, W. Autio, J. Clements, W. Cowgill, C. Embree, V. Gonzalez, S. Hoying, M. Kushad, M. Parker, R. Parra, J. Schupp) CROP LOAD AFFECTS 'HONEYCRISP' FRUIT QUALITY MORE THAN NITROGEN, POTASSIUM, OR IRRIGATION (T. Robinson, S. Lopez) EFFECT OF CROP LOAD ON THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF 'GOLDEN SMOOTHEE' AND 'MONDIAL GALA' APPLE PRODUCTION (S. Alegre, E. Torres, L. Asín) EFFECT OF SPRAYING SELENIUM ON THE PEAR FRUIT QUALITY ( Qunlong Liu, Chanjuan Ning, Duo Wang, Wenjiang Wu, Guoliang Wu) CHARACTERS OF SELECTED APPLE GENOTYPES (M.M. Milutinovic, D.M. Milutinovic) THE PEACH FRUIT FLY, BACTROCERA ZONATA: A MAJOR THREAT FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT CROPS? (G. Delrio, A. Cocco) EMERGING BACTERIAL AND PHYTOPLASMA DISEASES OF FRUIT TREES THAT ARE OR MAY BECOME A THREAT FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN: NOTES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, RISKS, PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT ON FIRST OCCURRENCE (J.D. Janse) NATURAL AND INDUCED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE IN TEMPERATE FRUIT TREES AND GRAPEVINES (M. Laimer) KEY FACTORS IN RED PALM WEEVIL BIOLOGY (RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS) (CURCULIONOIDEA) (F. Porcelli, I. Al-Jboory, H.Y.A. Raheem) CITRUS TRISTEZA (CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS): A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN CITRUS INDUSTRY (K. Djelouah) SHARKA OF STONE FRUITS (PLUM POX VIRUS): A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT TREE INDUSTRY (M. Digiaro) NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PATHOGEN DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION (G. Nolasco) CIHEAM-MAIB MEDITERRANEAN RESEARCH NETWORKS AND COOPERATION PROJECTS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF FRUIT TREE PROPAGATING MATERIALS (A.M. D'Onghia, B. Di Terlizzi) PROXIMAL AND REMOTE SENSING IN THE MONITORING OF CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS (CTV) INFECTED TREES: PRELIMINARY RESULTS (S. Gualano, F. Santoro, K. Djelouah, A.M. D'Onghia) FUSARIUM SPP. ASSOCIATED TO CITRUS DRY ROOT ROT: AN EMERGING ISSUE FOR MEDITERRANEAN CITRICULTURE (T. Yaseen, A.M. D'Onghia) LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF FIVE HOST PLANT SOURCES ON LIFE CAPACITIES OF GYPSY MOTH, LYMANTRIA DISPAR (LEP.: LYMANTRIIDAE) AND EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS IN FIELD CONDITIONS IN YASUJ AREA OF IRAN (K. Saeidi, M. Hosseini Farahi) SURVEY ON FIG VIRUSES IN LEBANON (T. Elbeaino, C. Mortada, M. Digiaro, E. Choueiri) EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRACT OF CALOTROPIS PROCERA ON NUTRITIONAL INDICES OF TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM DUV. (N. Farrar, S.R. Golestaneh, M.T. Farsi, S.M. Sadeghi, H. Askari) SANITARY ASSESSMENT OF OLIVE VARIETIES IN A COLLECTION PLOT IN PERUGIA (UMBRIA, ITALY) (O. Al-Abdallah, T. Elbeaino, F. Valentini, M. Digiaro, D. Farinelli) GENETIC DIVERSITY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOME MEDITERRANEAN CTV POPULATIONS (D. Yahiaoui, K. Djelouah, A.M. D'Onghia, A. Catara) INCIDENCE OF PEACH LATENT MOSAIC VIROID (PLMVD) IN A PRUNUS PERSICA BASTCH GERMPLASM COLLECTION IN SPAIN (M.J. Rubio-Cabetas, M. Montañés, J.M. Alonso, V. Pallás, G. Martínez, G. Gómez) FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE PRESENCE OF CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS IN SYRIA (R. Abou Kubaa, K. Djelouah, A.M. D'Onghia, M. Saponari, S. Kumari, M. Jamal) MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND GENETIC MARKER ANALYSIS OF SELECTED MEDITERRANEAN CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS ISOLATES (R. Abou Kubaa, D. Yahiaoui, K. Djelouah, A.M. D'Onghia, M. Saponari) CRUCIAL WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR CONIDIA RELEASE OF BOTRYOSPHAERIA BERENGERIANA DE NOT. F. SP. PIRICOLA ON APPLE STEMS (W. Shutong, Y. Wang, T. Hu, K. Cao) A DESTRUCTIVE PHYTOPLASMA DISEASE - JUJUBE WITCHES' BROOM AND ITS CONTROL (M.J. Liu, J. Zha, G.N. Liu) A FIRST ATTEMPT ON SANITATION OF ALGERIAN CITRUS GENOTYPES BY STIGMA/STYLE SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS (M. Meziane, M. Boudjeniba, D. Frasheri, A.M. D'Onghia, A. Carra, F. Carimi)