Third Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing

PROGRAMME

September 16-18, 2015 Belgrade, Serbia

THIRD BALKAN SYMPOSIUM ON FRUIT GROWING

PROGRAMME Tuesday, September 15 Faculty of Agriculture, Zemun 18:30-19:00 Registration of participants with paid registration fees 19:00-19:15 Welcome speech and presentation of the Faculty of Agriculture 19:15-20:30 Welcome cocktail 20:30-21:30 Walk through Zemun Wednesday, September 16 Hotel “Crowne Plaza” 8:30-9:45 Registration of participants 9:45-10:15 Opening ceremony 10:15-13:30 Oral and poster presentations 13:30-15:00 Lunch 15:00-19:00 Oral and poster presentations Thursday, September 17 Hotel “Crowne Plaza” 8:30-9:00 Registration of participants 9:00-13:45 Oral and poster presentations 13:45-15:00 Lunch 15:00-18:45 Oral and poster presentations 20:00-24:00 Official dinner (Restaurant „Jezero“, Ada Ciganlija)

Friday, September 18 Technical tour 8:10 Departure from the hotel "Crowne Plaza"

10:30 to 12:30 PIK "South Banat", Bela Crkva Tour of plantations of apples and peaches, the line for grading and cold storage.

13:30 to 14:30 Tour of Smederevo fortress

15:00 to 16:00 Lunch at the restaurant „Vila Jugovo-S“

16:30 to 17:15 Visit to the blueberry plantation “Blueberry Land”, Brestovik, Grocka

17:45 to 19:30 Visit to Experimental farm "Radmilovac" of the Faculty of Agriculture. Tour of plantations, cocktail and wine tasting.

Return to the hotel around 20:30 Saturday, September 19 Post-symposium tour „Belgrade through the centuries“ (not included in Registration fee) Start at 8:30 in front of the hotel „Crowne Plaza“.

Panoramic city bus tour and waking tour, visit to Museum of Yugoslav History (ʻHouse of Flowers’), Nikola Tesla Museum, The Roman Well in Belgrade Fortress

15:30-17:00 Lunch in a restaurant

Return to the hotel around 17:30

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, September 16

Session 1. Fruit breeding and biotechnology Moderators: Dragan Nikolić, Sezai Ercisli, Gunars Lacis

10:15-10:45 Invited lecture Mirko Schuster, Germany New cultivars of first quality cherries at Dresden-Pillnitz

10:45-11:00

Invited lecture Tiziano Caruso, Claudia Di Miceli, Francesco Paolo Marra, Placido Volo, Marcello Cutuli, Alisea Sartori, Massimo Terlizzi and Davide Neri, Italy New selections of peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch for Mediterranean climate

11:00-11:15

Sergey Dolgov, Olga Shulga, Tatyana Sidorova and Roman Mikhailov, Russia Transgenic approach for improving resistance of stone fruits to sharka disease

11:15-11:30

Sándor Szügyi, János Apostol, Zsuzsanna Rozsnyay, Geza Bujdosó and Éva Sárdi, Hungary Examination of Hungarian bred disease resistant sour cherry genotypes

11:30-12:00 Coffee break

12:00-12:15 Viewing of section 1 posters

12:15-12:30

István Skola, Zoltán Erdos, Julia Halasz, Attila Hegedus and Karoly Hrotkó, Hungary Selection and fertility of seeds producing almond's hybrids in the contex of S-genotypes

12:30-12:45 Umit Serdar, Idris Macit, Ercan Er and Burak Akyüz, Turkey Some interspecific hybrid chestnut genotypes from Turkey

12:45-13:00 Erol Aydin, Saim Zeki Bostan, Seyit Mehmet, Ercan Er, Nilüfer Aksu Uslu, Ali Turan and Tarik Yarilga, Turkey Selection of mulberry (Morus alba) in Artvin

13:00-13:30 Discussion about section 1 posters

13:30-15:00 Lunch

Session 2. Cultivar and rootstock evaluation Moderators: Dragan Milatović, Danijela Benedikova, Jef Vercammen

15:00-15:15

Slađana Marić, Milan Lukić, Sanja Radičević and Milena Đorđević, Serbia Biological properties of some autochthonous apple genotypes from the ex-situ collection of Fruit Research Institute - Čačak

15:15-15:30

Ivan Glišić, Tomo Milošević, Ivana Glišić, Radmila Ilić, Gorica Paunović and Nebojša Milošević, Serbia Tree vigour and yield of plum grown under high density planting system

15:30-15:45 Dragan Milatović, Dejan Đurović and Gordan Zec, Serbia Evaluation of Some American Apricot Cultivars in the Region of Belgrade

15:45-16:00

Gelu Corneanu, Sorina Sirbu, Elena Iurea and Margareta Corneanu, Romania Evaluation of some sweet cherry cultivars suitable for the North - East area of Romania

16:00-16:15

Viktor Gjamovski, Marjan Kiprijanovski and Tosho Arsov, Macedonia Morphological and pomological variability of some autochthonous cherry varieties in Republic of Macedonia

16:15-16:30 Géza Bujdosó and Károly Hrotkó, Hungary First results of evaluation of some early sweet cherry cultivars on novel bred Hungarian Mahaleb rootstocks

16:30-17:00 Coffee break

17:00-17:15 Viewing of section 2 posters

17:15-17:30

Nikita Fajt, Biserka Donik Purgaj, Slovenia; Gino Bassi, Luca Folini, Paola Draicchio, Fausto Gusmeroli, Italy; Ante Biško, Croatia; and Leonhard Steinbauer, Austria Vegetative and productive performances of ‘Kordia’ and ‘Regina’ cultivars grafted on four dwarfing rootstocks in Alpe Adria Region

17:30-17:45

Hasan Cumhur Sarisu, Omer Faruk Karamursel, Ibrahim Gur, Hakki Kocal, Ozlem Yurekli Cengiz, Ismail Demirtas and Pinar Ozturk, Turkey The performance of ‘0900 Ziraat’ sweet cherry variety on different rootstocks

17:45-18:00 Krisztina Szügyi-Bartha, Veronika Hajnal, László Szalay and Geza Bujdosó, Hungary Frost hardiness of Hungarian bred Persian walnut varieties

18:00-18:15 Vassiliy Dzhuvinov and Stefan Gandev, Bulgaria Evaluation of fruit bearing habit of apple, sweet cherry, walnut and strawberry cultivars in Bulgaria - An overview

18:15-18:30 Bekir Erol Ak, Izzet Acar, Ebru Sakar and Sadettin Gursoz, Turkey The importance of Pistacia species for pistachio production in Turkey

18:30-18:45 Mehmet Ali Gundogdu and Kenan Kaynas, Turkey Investigation of different olive varieties for some biochemical and pomological characteristics during maturation

18:45-19:00 Discussion about section 2 posters

Thursday, September 17

Session 3. Physiology and ecology of fruit trees Moderators: Đurđina Ružić, Panagiotis Kalatzis, Irina Mitrofanova

9:00-9:15 Kadir Uçgun, Sait Gezgin, Hüseyin Akgül, Adem Atasay, Mustafa Harmankaya and Mesut Altindal, Turkey Effect of varieties on evaluation of leaf analysis of apple trees

9:15-9:30 Đurđina Ružić, Tatjana Vujović and Radosav Cerović, Serbia In vitro multiplication of low vigorous pear rootstock in relation to cytokinin types

9:30-9:45

Nikola Mićić, Gordana Đurić, Miljan Cvetković and Slobodan Stojnić, Bosnia and Herzegovina Shoot growth pattern and degree of bud differentiation in apricot as the basis of fruiting potential modelling

9:45-10:00 Hakan Engin and Zeliha Gökbayrak, Turkey Effects of (22S, 23S)-homobrassinolide and gibberellic acid on formation of double fruits in ‘Bing’ sweet cherry

10:00-10:15

Iva Prgomet, Ana Barros, Nuria Pascual Seva, Ivo Oliveira, Ana Paula Silva and Berta Gonçalves, Portugal Effect of the kaolin application on the almond (Prunus dulcis Mill.) tree performance

10:15-10:30

Irina Mitrofanova, Olga Mitrofanova, Sergey Chirkov, Valentina Brailko and Nina Lesnikova-Sedoshenko, Russia Monitoring of viral diseases in Ficus carica collection plot of Nikita Botanical Gardens, Biotechnology and physiology base of plants cleaning up

10:30-10:45

Miguel Alfredo Ruiz Lopes, Luis Miguel Mejia and Osvaldo Kiyoshi Yamanishi, Brazil Rooting ability of leafy and leafless cuttings in papaya (Carica papaya L.)

10:45-11:00

Vlado Ličina, Nebojša Marković, Čedo Oparnica, Milica Fotirić Akšić and Marko Radovanović , Serbia Planting of fruit nursery trees and vine grafts in Serbia “The Serbian planting mode”

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-11:45 Viewing of sections 3 and 4 posters

11:45-12:00 Discussion about section 3 posters

Session 4. Fruit growing technologies Moderators: Karoly Hrotko, Cristos Xiloyannis, Stefan Gandev

12:00-12:30 Invited lecture Franci Štampar, Slovenia Modern apple fruit production

12:30-12:45

Cristos Xiloyannis, Giuseppe Montanaro and Bartolomeo Dichio, Italy Sustainable orchard management in semi-arid area to improve water use efficiency and soil fertility

12:45-13:00 Jef Vercammen, Ann Gomand, Veerle Siongers and Dany Bylemans, Belgium Fruit set of ‘Jonagold’: a small dose of gibberellins or Regalis

13:00-13:15 Ersin Atay and Fatma Koyuncu, Turkey Branch induction via prolepsis in the nursery

13:15-13:30 Mekjell Meland and Frank Maas, Norway Effects of fertilization on yield, fruit quality and return bloom of young apple trees

13:30-13:45 Bhushan Mandava and Yan Wang, USA Homobrassinolide for the production of shipping quality of sweet cherries

13:45-15:00 Lunch

15:00-15:15 Husnu Demirsoy, Dilek Köse and Idris Macit, Turkey Stone fruits in Turkey: A brief overview

15:15-15:30 Kourosh Vahdati and Mostafa Aalifar, Iran Development and extension of walnut propagation in Iran

15:30-15:45 Stefan Gandev, Bulgaria Application of hot callus and epicotyl grafting methods in walnut propagation in Bulgaria

15:45-16:00 Leyla Demirsoy and Sedat Serçe, Turkey Strawberry culture in Turkey

16:00-16:15 Hamide Gubbuk, Lokman Altinkaya and Recep Balkic, Turkey Greenhouse cultivation of banana: Very favorable crop in Turkey

16:15-16:30 Discussion about section 4 posters

16:30-17:00 Coffee break

Session 5. Fruit quality, post-harvest and processing and Session 6. Other topics

Moderators: Jasminka Milivojević, Robert Veberič, Kouman Koumanov

17:00-17:15 Viewing of sections 5 and 6 posters

17:15-17:30 Robert Veberič, Jan Bizjak, Jerneja Jakopič, Maja Mikulić-Petkovšek, Ana Slatnar and Franci Štampar, Slovenia Measures for improving the red fruit color

17:30-17:45 Mustafa Sakaldas and Mehmet Ali Gündogdu, Turkey The effects of preharvest 1-Methylcyclopropane (Harvista) treatments on harvest maturity of ‘Golden Delicious’ apple variety

17:45-18:00

Stephany Beltrán Forero, Rafael Flórez Faura and Sandra Melo Martínez, Colombia Efects of calcium concentration in leaves and fruits on strawberry’s postharvest life (Fragaria × ananassa Duch)

18:00-18:15 Panagiotis Kalaitzis, Egli Georgiadou, Vlasios Goulas, George Manganaris and Vassilis Fotopoulos, Greece Characterization of the vitamin E biosynthetic pathway in olive fruit

18:15-18:30

Kouman Koumanov, Georgi Kornov and Dimitar Zyapkov, Bulgaria Economics of primocane-fruiting raspberry production in lowland conditions

18:30-18:45 Discussion about sections 5 and 6 posters

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Session 1. Fruit breeding and biotechnology

S1-P1 Hüsnü Demirsoy, Onur Isik and Ümit Serdar Promising apple genotypes from Turkey

S1-P2 Stanislava Dimitrova and Dimitar Sotirov Some biological and economic qualities of apple hybrids

S1-P3 Mihail Coman, Madalina Militaru, Madalina Butac, Min Kyung Kwon, Young-un Song and Cosmina Stanciu Preliminary results of Romanian-Korean apple breeding

S1-P4 Ahmet Öztürk and Leyla Demirsoy Evaluation of relationships between pear genotypes using SSR markers

S1-P5 Baiba Lāce New pear hybrids for growing in Latvia

S1-P6 Argir Zhivondov and Snezhana Milusheva Pomological characteristics of the new plum cultivar ‘Ostromila’

S1-P7 Argir Zhivondov, Stoyan Dabov and Yulia Bozhikova Evmolpiya’ - New Bulgarian Peach Cultivar Resistant to Leaf Curl Disease (Taphrina deformans)

S1-P8 Tatyana Latsko Evaluation of peach hybrids for yield and fruit quality in the Crimean steppe area

S1-P9 Anatoliy Smykov Inheritance of qualitative fruit traits of peach in generative progeny

S1-P10

Hasan Pinar, Mustafa Unlu, Suat Kaymak, Mustafa Bircan, Aydin Uzun and Ugurtan Yilmaz Screening of some Turkish and foreign apricot cultivars for self-(in)compatibility using molecular markers

S1-P11 Gelu Corneanu, Elena Iurea, Sorina Sirbu and Margareta Corneanu New Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Selections from Research Station for Fruit Growing Iaşi, Romania

S1-P12 Idris Macit , Dilek Köse, Erol Aydin, Leyla Demirsoy and Hüsnü Demirsoy Promising sweet cherry genotypes as cherry rootstocks from North Anatolia (Preliminary results)

S1-P13 Milica Fotirić Akšić, Tihomir Nikolić, Gordan Zec, Radosav Cerović, Mihailo Nikolić, Vera Rakonjac and Dragan Nikolić ‘Cane's’, a new sweet cherry cultivar from Serbia

S1-P14 Milica Fotirić Akšić, Tihomir Nikolić, Gordan Zec, Mihailo Nikolić, Jasminka Milivojević and Dragan Radivojević ‘Lenka’, a new sour cherry cultivar from Serbia

S1-P15 Silvio Šimon, Darko Vončina, Josip Ražov, Ales Vokurka and Ivan Pejić Intravarietal diversity of sour cherry cultivar ‘Maraska’

S1-P16 Kourosh Vahdati and Mehdi Mohseniazar Early bearing genotypes of walnuts: A suitable material for walnut breeding and high density orchards

S1-P17

Monica Sturzeanu, Mihail Coman, Irina Ancu, Matilda Ciuca, Cristina Daniel and Alina Turcu Molecular characterization of allelic status of the RPF1 and RCA2 genes in six cultivars of strawberries

S1-P18 Elena Shishkina and Tatyana Litvinova Zizyphus (Zizyphus jujuba Mill.) gene pool in the Nikita Botanical Gardens

S1-P19 Gunārs Lācis , Gunvaldis Vēsmiņš and Silvija Ruisa Grape genetic resources and breeding in Latvia

Session 2. Cultivar and rootstock evaluation

S2-P1 Stanislava Dimitrova Agrobiological characteristics of apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivars

S2-P2 Sava Tabakov, Anton Yordanov and Pantaley Kaymakanov Comparative study of apple rootstocks ‘M9-T337’ and ‘Supporter 4 Pi 80’ in orchard with seven cultivars

S2-P3 Aleksandar Radović, Dragan Nikolić, Dragan Milatović, Vera Rakonjac and Ivana Bakić Growth and yield characteristics of quince cultivars

S2-P4 Stefan Gandev, Petar Savov, Erdal Isuf and Valentina Bozhkova Some growth and reproductive traits of six plum cultivars

S2-P5 Valentina Bozhkova Performance of some plum cultivars under agroclimatic conditions of Plovdiv region, Bulgaria

S2-P6 Sergey Tsuypka, Evgeny Shoferistov and Yuliya Ivashchenko Introduction and Evaluation of Nectarine Cultivars in Crimea

S2-P7 Valentina Bozhkova Evaluation of apricot cultivars under South Central Bulgaria conditions

S2-P8 Daniela Benedikova, Michaela Benkova and Iveta Cicova Monitoring and preservation of old cherry varieties

S2-P9 Vera Rakonjac , Dragan Nikolić, Milica Fotirić Akšić and Slavica Čolić Rootstock influence on vigour, fruit and leaf properties of sour cherry cultivars

S2-P10

Basem Guffa, Hassan Alrgei, Milica Fotirić Akšić, Vera Rakonjac, Dragan Nikolić, Slavica Čolić and Vlado Ličina Influence of fruiting twig type on fruit and leaf traits in ‘Oblačinska’ sour cherry clones

S2-P11

Hassan Alrgei, Basem Guffa, Milica Fotirić Akšić, Vera Rakonjac, Dragan Nikolić, Slavica Čolić and Boban Đorđević The vigor effect on fertility and fruit quality traits in 'Oblačinska' sour cherry genotypes

S2-P12 Slavica Čolić, Gordan Zec, Zoran Janković, Milica Fotirić Akšić and Ivana Bakić Evaluation of some almond cultivars and selections in Serbia

S2-P13

Jasminka Milivojević, Dragan Radivojević, Mihailo Nikolić and Jelena Dragišić Maksimović Evaluation of semi-erect blackberry (Rubus subgenus Rubus Watson) cultivars grown in Serbia

S2-P14 Iva Prgomet, Dario Donno and Željko Prgomet Study of adaptation of five introduced varieties of sweet chestnut in Istria county (Croatia)

S2-P15 Ieva Kalnina, Dace Sterna and Sarmite Strautina Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cv. ‘Rumba’ assessment for cultivation in northern climatic conditions

S2-P16 Ales Matejicek, Jiri Kaplan, Jitka Matejickova, Marcela Kaplanova and Barbora Smidova Evaluation of blackcurrant cultivars for use as a table fruit

S2-P17

Marcela Kaplanova, Ales Matejicek, Jiri Kaplan, Jitka Matejickova and Pavla Zidova Comparison of gooseberry cultivars in relation to their suitability for table fruit production

S2-P18 Bekir Erol Ak and Ahmet Ozdemir Effects of some rootstocks on phenological and pomological features of ‘Siirt’ and ‘Ohadi’ pistachio cultivars

Session 3. Physiology and ecology of fruit trees

S3-P1 Jerneja Jakopič, Anka Zupan, Franci Štampar and Robert Veberič Hierarchy among fruitlets in the cluster of apple

S3-P2 Vahid Avdiu, Fadil Thomaj, Sylë Sylanaj, Endrit Kullaj and Kujtim Lepaja Effect of growth regulators on the sap flow in the apple tree

S3-P3 Milan Lukić, Slađana Marić, Nebojša Milošević and Olga Mitrović Effect of metaxenia on pomological traits of ‘Topaz’ apple cultivar

S3-P4 Sergiu Ancu, Valentina Isac, Dorin-Ioan Sumedrea and Ion Dutu Explants growth of some fruit rootstock by in vitro culture

S3-P5 Dzintra Dekena, Ina Alsina, Kersti Kahu and Liga Lepse Influence of plum rootstocks on the dynamic of proline content in the annual shoots of cultivar ‘Victoria’

S3-P6 Milena Đorđević, Radosav Cerović, Sanja Radičević, Dragan Nikolić, Slađana Marić, Nebojša Milošević and Ivana Glišić Influence of pollination variant on fruit set in plum (Prunus domestica L.)

S3-P7 Ersin Atay, Bruno Hucbourg, Aurore Drevet and Pierre Eric Lauri Growth responses to water and temperature stress in nectarine

S3-P8 Dragan Milatović, Dragan Nikolić and Aleksandar Radović The effect of temperature on pollen germination and pollen tube growth of apricot cultivars

S3-P9 Vadim Korzin and Valentina Gorina, Russia Long-term investigation results of low temperatures influence on apricot generative buds

S3-P10 Dragan Nikolić and Dragan Milatović Pollen morphology of some sweet cherry cultivars observed by scanning electron microscopy

S3-P11 Sadiye Gozlekci and Dilek Yasin A study to identify suitable pollinizers for ‘0900 Ziraat’ sweet cherry cultivar

S3-P12

Aleksandar Radović, Dragan Nikolić, Dragan Milatović, Bojan Živković and Ninoslav Stevanović The effect of plant hormones on pollen germination and pollen tube growth of almond cultivars

S3-P13

Athanasia D. Karantzi, Ioannis E. Papadakis, Petros Roussos and Maria Psychoyou Fruit quality and leaf photosynthesis of ‘Ortanique’ and ‘Minneola’ mandarin hybrids as affected by branch girdling or ringing

S3-P14 Nazan Korkmaz and Murat Guneri Effects of fish food and faeces waste applications on plant growth and physiological properties in sour orange seedlings

S3-P15 Nilüfer Aksu Uslu, Erol Aydin, Aysen Ko, Sinan Eti and Mustafa Akbulut The effects of pollination type on fruit set, productivity and fruit quality of persimmon cultivars

S3-P16

Marios-Ioannis N. Sotiras, Ioannis E. Papadakis, Georgios Panagiotakis and Spyridon Lionakis Germinability and germination rate of loquat seeds as affected by the removal of perisperm and/or different parts of cotyledons

S3-P17

Marios-Ioannis Sotiras, Ioannis E. Papadakis, Maria Psychoyou and Stavros Vemmos Salinity-induced changes in leaf photosynthesis, chlorophyll, proline, hydrogen peroxide and malondialdehyde in loquat plants

S3-P18 Izzet Acar, Ferhat Elci and Bekir Erol Ak Salt resistance of ‘Uzun’ and ‘Siirt’ pistachio seedlings

S3-P19

Athanasia D. Karantzi, Ioannis E. Papadakis, Maria Psychoyou and Dafne Ioannou Nutrient status of banana (Musa acuminata cv. ‘FHIA-01’) plants as affected by boron excess

S3-P20

Marcio Carvalho Pires, Alberto Carlos Queiroz Pinto, José Ricardo Peixoto and Osvaldo Kiyoshi Yamanishi Contents of macro and micronutrients in leaves of lychee (Lichi chinensis Sonn.) cv ‘Bengal’ in different physiological stages

S3-P21 Zeliha Gokbayrak and Hakan Engin Effect of plant growth regulators on enhancing pollen germination in grapevine cultivars

S3-P22

Mirjana Ruml, Nada Korać, Dušica Ćirković, Mirjam Vujadinović and Ana Vuković Heat requirements for red grapevine cultivars in the wine-producing region of Sremski Karlovci

S3-P23 Ana Vuković, Mirjam Vujadinović, Mirjana Ruml, Zoran Pržić, Zorica Ranković-Vasić, Bojan Cvetković, Vladimir Đurđević and Aleksandra Kržić Climate change impact on grape growing in Serbia

Session 4. Fruit growing technologies

S4-P1 Dimitar Sotirov, Stanislava Dimitrova and Laiqing Song Evaluation of apple cultivars аnd hybrids in a fruit nursery

S4-P2

Dragan Radivojević, Miloš Živić, Jasminka Milivojević, Čedo Oparnica and Milovan Veličković Effect of 6-BA+GA4+7 and nitrogen fertigation on feathering of ‘Golden Reinders’ apple nine-month nursery trees

S4-P3

Marko Dorić, Zoran Keserović, Nenad Magazin, Biserka Milić and Maja Miodragović Enhancing feathering of one- and two-year-old nursery trees of ‘Granny Smith’ apple cultivar using benzyladenine and gibberellins

S4-P4 Tosho Arsov, Marjan Kiprijanovski and Viktor Gjamovski Fruit quality and productivity of apple cv. ‘Braeburn’ depending on the training system

S4-P5 Matjaž Beber, Biserka Donik Purgaj and Robert Veberič The influence of mechanical thinning on fruit quality and constant bearing of ʻJonagold’ apples

S4-P6

Dejan Đurović, Boban Đorđević, Gordan Zec, Dragan Milatović and Todor Vulić Influence of chemical thinning on yield and fruit quality of apple in second leaf

S4-P7 Mekjell Meland and Frank Maas Growth regulation of apple trees by Prohexadion-Ca application in a nordic climate

S4-P8 Serra Hepaksoy and Ali Dayioglu Effects of shading nets on sunburn of ‘Granny Smith’ apple cultivar

S4-P9 Marjan Kiprijanovski, Viktor Gjamovski and Tosho Arsov The effects of anti-hail net in protection of pear orchard after hail occurrence

S4-P10 Lavdim Lepaja, Endrit Kullaj, Kujtim Lepaja and Agim Zajmi Regulated deficit irrigation combined with mulching influences the vegetative response of young ‘Williams’ pear trees

S4-P11

Gordan Zec, Slavica Čolić, Todor Vulić, Dragan Milatović, Čedo Oparnica, Boban Đorđević and Dejan Đurović The influence of planting density on fruit characteristics of peach and nectarine

S4-P12 Veronika Szabó, Lajos Magyar and Károly Hrotkó Effect of biostimulator treatments on Prunus mahaleb L. stockplants and rooting rate of cuttings

S4-P13 Ahmad Mostakdemi, Khodayar Derakhshan Horeh and Kourosh Vahdati

Effect of Grafting Time, Irrigation Regime and Cutting back on Grafting Success of Walnut

S4-P14 Kouman Koumanov, Irina Staneva, Georgi Kornov and Daniela Germanova Sweet cherry fruit quality under fertigation

S4-P15 Kadir Ugurtan Yilmaz and Mehmet Yaman The effects of different chemicals on yield and quality of ‘Sweet Ann’ strawberry seedlings grown in Cappadocia region (Preliminary results)

S4-P16 Nafiye Adak and Sadiye Gozlekci Effects of different growing systems and cultivars on plant growth, fruit quality and yield of strawberry in soilless culture

S4-P17

Svetlana M. Paunović, Mihailo Nikolić, Rade Miletić, Jelena Tomić, Žaklina Karaklajić-Stajić, Mira Milinković and Marijana Pešaković Effect of soil maintenance systems on phenological traits of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivars

S4-P18 Jana Apše Nitrogen effectiveness on blueberry cultivar ‘Chippewa’ yield and quality

S4-P19 Arlindo Almeida, Tomás de Figueiredo and Anabela Fernandes-Silva Evolution of factors affecting mechanical olive harvesting

S4-P20 Serra Hepaksoy, Ahmed Bahaulddin and Yasemin Kukul Kurttas The effects of irrigation on leaf nutrient content in pomegranate ‘İzmir 1513’

S4-P21

Semina Hadziabulic, Jasmina Aliman, Azra Skender, Elma Temim, Dinko Becirspahic and Maida Suta Determination of optimum period of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) rooting with softwood cuttings

S4-P22 Hamide Gubbuk, Recep Balkic, Esma Gunes and Lokman Altinkaya Effects of male bud flower removal on yield and quality of ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ banana (Musa spp. AAA)

S4-P23 Valdeir Dias Gonçalves, Marcio Carvalho Pires and Osvaldo K. Yamanishi Foliar application of nitrogen at petal fall stage increased fruit set and size of ‘Bengal’ lychee

S4-P24 Sadettin Gursoz, Bekir Erol Ak, Ilhan Bekisli and Gulistan Kaya Training systems usage and pruning methods in viticulture at southeastern of Turkey

Session 5. Fruit quality, post-harvest and processing

S5-P1

Miroslav Horák, Jan Golias, Josef Balik, Anna Nemcova, Petr Snurkovic and Jarmila Koziskova Changes in Asian and european pear cultivars fruit after harvest in various storage conditions

S5-P2 Larisa Komar-Tyomnaya and Anfisa Paliy Strategy of chaenomeles selection based on the chemical composition of fruits

S5-P3

Olga Mitrović, Branko Popović, Miodrag Kandić, Aleksandar Leposavić, Nemanja Miletić, Branislav Zlatković and Milan Lukić Impact of harvest time on chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of fresh and dried plum fruits

S5-P4 Nenad Magazin, Zoran Keserović, Biserka Milić and Marko Dorić Modified atmosphere packaging and 1-methylcyclopropene usage in sweet cherry cv. ‘Sweetheart’ storage

S5-P5

Maria Fernanda Castro, Flávio Schmidt, Márcio Schmiele and Marcela Oliveira Effects of post-harvest hydrothermal treatments on fruit storage of Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

S5-P6

Jelena Tomić, Marijana Pešaković, Jasminka Milivojević, Rade Miletić, Žaklina Karaklajić-Stajić, Svetlana Paunović and Mira Milinković Changes in total anthocyanins and total phenolics in fruit of three strawberry cultivars during five harvest times

S5-P7

Rytis Rugienius, Vidmantas Bendokas, Egle Kazlauskaite, Tadeusas Siksnianas, Vidmantas Stanys, Vaiva Kazanaviciute and Audrius Sasnauskas Anthocyanin content in cultivated Fragaria vesca berries under high temperature and water deficit stress

S5-P8

Branko Popović, Olga Mitrović, Aleksandar Leposavić, Đurđina Ružić , Radosav Cerović, Tatjana Vujović and Edward Zurawicz Volatile compounds of fruits of raspberry cv ‘Meeker’ and blackberry cv ‘Čačanska Bestrna’ propagated by standard techniques and by in vitro micropropagation

S5-P9 Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek, Robert Veberič, Franci Štampar and Darinka Koron Quality parameters of black and red currants during ripening

S5-P10

Jasminka Milivojević, Dragan Radivojević, Mihailo Nikolić and Jelena Dragišić Maksimović Changes in fruit quality of highbush blueberries (V. corymbosum L.) during the ripening season

S5-P11

Vilma Kraujalyte, Petras Rimantas Venskutonis, Audrius Pukalskas, Laima Cesoniene and Remigijus Daubaras Selection of new blueberry cultivars with higher contents of biologically active compounds

S5-P12 Dorin-Ioan Sumedrea, Irina Ancu, Monica Sturzeanu and Eliza Oprea Fruit chemical composition of highbush blueberry grown on different substrates

S5-P13

Laima Cesoniene, Remigijus Daubaras, Daiva Leskauskaite, Donata Zabulione and Murat Kaya The effect of chitosan coating on the shelf life of Actinidia melanandra fruits

S5-P14 Sergey Khokhlov Biological value of persimmon and Asimina triloba varietes, grown in Crimea

S5-P15

Aydin Uzun, Sezai Ercisli, Memnune Sengul, Hilal Yildiz, Ubeyit Seday and Ugurtan Yilmaz Antioxidant capacity and phenolic contents of newly developed seedless lemons

S5-P16

Flávio Luís Schmidt, Silvana Belém de Oliveira Vilar, Maria Fernanda D.P.M. Castro, Marcos dos Santos Lima and Tânia Fraga Barros Effect of thermal treatment and ethanol on Salmonella spp and influence on post-harvest quality of ‘Tommy Atkins’ mangoes

S5-P17

Detony José Calenzani Petri, Rodrigo Lopes Brochado, Patrícia G. De Oliveira Pessanha, Paulo Cesar Dos Santos, André Vicente de Oliveira, Jurandi G. De Oliveira and Almy Junior Cordeiro De Carva Fruit quality of banana cultivated in Norte Fluminense region, Brazil

S5-P18

Dragan Vujović, Boris Pejin, Jelena Popović Đorđević, Milovan Veličković and Vele Tešević An insight into polyphenolic compounds of wines obtained from three ‘Merlot’ candidate clones

S5-P19

Dragan Vujović, Boris Pejin, Jelena Popović Đorđević, Milovan Veličković and Vele Tešević The ‘Cabernet Franc’ candidate clone No. 010 may offer wine with improved phenolic acids content

S5-P20

Zoran Pržić, Nebojša Marković, Ana Vuković, Mirjam Vujadinović and Mirjana Ruml Variation of aromatic compounds in ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ wine under influence of climatic parameters

Session 6. Other topics

S6-P1

Milan Ivanović, Katarina Gašić, Anđelka Prokić, Nemanja Kuzmanović, Nevena Zlatković and Aleksa Obradović Screening for copper and antibiotic resistance in Erwinia amylovora population from Serbia

S6-P2

Tatjana Popović, Jovana Blagojević, Žarko Ivanović and Predrag Milovanović Disinfectants efficacy testing for control of phytopathogenic bacteria in pruning

S6-P3 Milena Dimova, Nedyalka Palagacheva and Vasiliy Dzhuvinov Integrated approach for control of pest and diseases in apple orchards in the region of Central South Bulgaria

S6-P4 Slavica Vuković, Dušanka Inđić, Sonja Gvozdenac and Dragana Šunjka The use of auto-confusion pheromone traps for the control of Cydia pomonella L.

S6-P5 Slavica Vuković, Slobodan Krnjajić, Dušanka Inđić and Sonja Gvozdenac Possibility of Aphis pomi De Geer control in apple orchards with azadirachtin

S6-P6 Ivana Vico, Nataša Duduk, Miljan Vasić, Aleksandra Žebeljan and Dragan Radivojević Bull’s eye rot of apple fruit caused by Neofabraea alba

S6-P7 Sanja Lazić, Dragana Šunjka, Slavica Vuković and Zdravko Bjelica Dissipation rate of iprodion in cherry fruits

S6-P8 Žarko Ivanović, Tatjana Popović and Predrag Milovanović Bacterial diseases of walnut in Serbia: Current perspectives for control

S6-P9

Lilyana Koleva and Elena Tsolova Population structure and species composition of free-living and plant-parasitic nematodes in strawberry plantations under organic farming conditions

S6-P10 Dimitar Sotirov and Iliyana Krishkova Economic evaluation of sour cherry cultivars grown on own roots and grafted оn Mahaleb rootstock