Second International Symposium on Fruit Culture in
Silk Road Countries “Fruits for the Future”
Trebinje, 2-6 October, 2017
Monday, 2 October , 2017
13:00 – 17:00
Registration - Hotel "Leotar"
17:00 – 20:00
Opening session and welcome cocktail
(Transfer by bus from hotel to the location)
Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
Hotel "Leotar"
08:30 – 09:00
SECTION: BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND BREEDING;
SUSTAINABLE USE OF FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES;
Registration at place
09:30 – 11:00
Introductory lecture:
Y. Teng, P. Yu, S. Bai and S. Jiang: The origin of Asian pear cultivars inferred from
DNA markers
Oral presentations
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break and poster viewing
11:30 - 12:00
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
09:00 - 09:30
Hotel Leotar"
SECTION: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING FRUIT
CULTURE IN SILK ROAD COUNTRIES
12:30 – 13:45
Introductory lecture:
Sezai Ercişli: Fruit genetic resources and challenegs of climate changes
Oral presentations
13:45 - 14:00
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
14:00 - 15:30
Lunch
12:00 - 12:30
Hotel Leotar"
15:30 - 16:00
SECTION: POLLINATION AND POLLINATORS
Introductory lecture:
V. Ninković, D. Marković and I. Dahlin: Volatiles as a cue in early detection of
completive neighbors – the processes with effects on tritrophic interactions
16:00 - 16:45
Oral presentations
16:45 - 17:00
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
Hotel Leotar"
SECTION: TRADITIONAL USES OF FRUITS IN RELATION WITH
HEALTH AND NUTRIENT TRAITS
17:30 - 18:15
Introductory lecture:
L. Chalak, S. Baydoun and J. Tous: Back to underutilized fruit crops in some East
Mediterranean countries along the Silk Roads to cope with future challenges
Oral presentations
18:15 - 18:30
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
17:00 - 17:30
Note: All poster presentations from these four Symposium Sections will be exhibited near the location of oral
presentations and available for discussion on Symposium intermissions.
Second International Symposium on Fruit Culture in
Silk Road Countries “Fruits for the Future”
Trebinje, 2-6 October, 2017
Wednesday, 4 October , 2017
Hotel "Leotar"
SECTION: ORCHARD SYSTEMS – CULTIVARS, ROOTSTOCKS,
CULTURAL PRACTICES, TRAINING SYSTEMS
09:00 - 10:15
Introductory lecture:
F. Stampar and V. Schmitzer: Intensive apple fruit production in Caucasian
Mountain regions
Oral presentations
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee break and poster viewing
10:45 - 11:15
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
08:30 - 09:00
Hotel "Leotar"
SECTION: PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES IN FRUIT CULTURE
Introductory lecture:
A. A. Santomauro: Implementation of IPP directive and its consequences in
Mediterranean countries
11:45 - 13:00
Oral presentations
11:15 - 11:45
13:00 – 13:30
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
Hotel "Leotar"
SECTION: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE
FRUIT CULTURE -IN THE SILK ROAD COUNTRIES
15:00 - 14:45
Introductory lecture:
S. Mitra: Status of coconut cultivation in the Asia Pacific region
Oral presentations
15:45 - 16:00
Discussion on oral and poster presentations
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
Students awards;
ISHS business meeting (choosing of host of 3rd SilkSym) and Symposium closing
Social dinner
14:30 - 15:00
16:30 – 17:30
19:30 - 00:00
Note: All poster presentations from these three Symposium Sections will be exhibited near the location of oral
presentations and available for discussion on Symposium intermissions.
Thursday, 5 October , 2017 - Technical tour
(vineyards, wineries, orchards and cultural heritage of Herzegovina region)
Friday, 6 October – Touristic tour
(Vjeterenica cave, medieval necropolis Radimlja, Mostar and its surroundings)