The 3rd Asia Pacific Symposium on Postharvest Research, Education and Extension (APS2014) ( 9-11 December 2014, Victory Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam) Scientific Program Day 1 – Tuesday, 9th December 2014 7:00 9:00 Registration 9:00 9:15 Symposium Introduction - APS2014 Conveners: Director, Viet Nam Institute for Agriculture and Postharvest Technology (VIAEP) – Rector, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 9:15 9:25 Opening Speech - Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam (MARD) Meeting Room A 9:25 9:35 Symposium Remark - International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) officer 6th Floor 9:35 9:45 Award the certificate ceremony – Vice Minister of MARD and ISHS Officer 9:45 10:00 Official Picture (Invited speakers, oral presenters, special guests) 10:00 10:30 Morning Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Symposium invited speakers Moderators Dr. Sirichai Kanlayanarat - Mr Nguyen Duy Duc– Ass Prof Dr Nguyen Hay I1 10:30 10:55 Dr Rosa S. Rolle - Postharvest in Asia and Pacific Region: Current situation and further development needs to reduce loss I2 10:55 11:20 Dr Dindo Campalin - Postharvest and market innovations for climate-smart agriculture I3 11:20 11:45 Dr Antonio Acedo - Strategic integration of postharvest technologies for vegetable value chain improvements in Asia I4 11:45 12:10 Dr Elizabeth Mitcham - Postharvest technology for smallholder farmers around the world I5 12:10 12:35 Dr Michael Lay Yee - A company model for government research institutes to work with and support industry - A new Zealand case 12:35 13:35 Lunch Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Supply chain management and food security Moderators Dr George Srzednicki – Prof Dr Pietro Tonutti K1 13:35 14:00 Mr Robert (Bob) J. Nissen - The challenge of food Security, value chains and delivery of benefits for smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia Part 2 K2 14:00 14:25 Dr Ian Ferguson - The impact of postharvest science on securing tropical fruit quality O1 14:25 14:45 Prof Dr Mohammad Rahim - Improving value chain and linking the market for fruit growers in Bangdalesh Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Marketing and consumer demand K3 14:45 15:10 Dr Robin E. Roberts - Effect of Chinese consumer attitudes towards mangoes on purchase frequency O2 15:10 15:30 Edith Gomez - Avocadoes and Chinese Cuisine 15:30 16:00 Afternoon Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 23 8 24 Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Marketing and consumer demand Moderators Dr Elizabeth Mitcham - Dr Dam Sao Mai K4 16:00 16:25 Dr Amarat H. Simone - Consumer perceptions on quality and price of high value specialty crops in supermarkets in the United States. O3 16:25 16:45 Prof Dr Wojciech J Florkowski - U.S. Freshcut market Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Postharvest handling and storage – Session I O4 16:45 17:05 Dr Abdolhossein Aboutalebi - Effect of chitosan and salicylic acid on qualitative properties of Indian Ziziphus (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., cv. ‘Seb’) O5 17:05 17:25 Dr Debashis Mandal - Salicylic acid delayed post harvest ripening and enhanced shelf life of tomato fruits at ambient storage O6 17:25 17:45 Dr Nguyen Van Phong - Effect of storage temperature and low temperature conditioning on quality and chilling injury of red fleshed dragon fruit. O7 17:45 18:05 Mr AljayValida - Cabbage (Brassica oleraceaevarcapitata) Quality Grading at Two Storage Temperature 18:30 21:00 Welcome Dinner& Cultural Show Meeting Room B - 6th Floor Postharvest handling and storage – Session II Moderators Prof Dr Hadi K. Purwadaria – Prof Dr Robyn McConchie K5 13:35 14:00 Dr Allan Woolf - Postharvest cool chain management - dragon fruit case study. O8 14:00 14:20 Ass Prof Dr Sujitra Ratanamarno - Effect of protocatechuic acid (pca) and abscisic acid (aba) pre-harvest treatment for sprouting inhibition and storage temperature for garlic (allium sativum l.) on the pca and aba residue in relation to bulb dormancy. O9 14:20 14:40 Prof Dr Emma Ruth V. Bayogan - Postharvest quality of chitosan-treated ‘magallanes’ pummelo [Citrus maxima (Burm. ex Rumph) Merr] fruit. O10 14:40 15:00 Dr Marilou Benitez - Postharvest quality of guapple (Psidiumguajava L.) as influenced by hot water treatment and modified atmosphere package O11 15:00 15:20 Mr Le Ha Hai - Effect of oxalic acid on visual appearance and quality of longan fruit cv. long during low temperature storage. 15:30 16:00 Afternoon Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room B - 6th Floor Postharvest handling and storage – Session III Moderators Mr Robert (Bob) J. Nissen – Dr Dindo Campilan O12 16:00 16:20 Dr Wilawan Kumpoun - Shelf life and storage life extension by beeswax coating for lime fruit cv. pan from 2 production locations O13 16:20 16:40 Dr Le Minh Hung - Effects of pre-treatment and preservation on extending shelf life of fresh Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) roots O14 16:40 17:00 Ms Nguyen Thu Huyen - Effect of temperature storage on postharvest qualities and storage life of sweet orange fruit cv’canh’. 9 25 26 27 28 29 10 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 O15 17:00 17:20 Ms Nantha Pengnet - Selection of edible chitosan and gum arabic coating used to preserve fresh-cut mango (Mangifera indica L.) 'Nam Dok Mai #4' O16 17:20 17:40 Mr Bokhary Zainal - Phisico-chemical qualities response of hydro-cooled rockmelon (cucumis melo L. reticulatus cv. glamour) after differential postharvest storage durations. O17 17:40 18:00 Mr Wittaya Apai - Effects of fruit dipping in sodium metabisulfite acidified with hydrochloric acid on quality of fresh longans during cold storage 18:30 21:00 Welcome Dinner& Cultural Show Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest processing and engineering - Session I Moderators Prof Dr Remi Kahane – Prof Dr Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul K6 13:35 14:00 Dr Hidemi Izumi - Microbiological and storage quality of enzymatically peeled baby persimmons stored in high CO2 atmospheres K7 14:00 14:25 Dr Phan Hieu Hien - Mechanization and post-harvest technologies in the rice sector of Viet Nam. O18 14:25 14:45 Dr Kiattisak Duangmal - An alternative method for dried papaya production. O19 14:45 15:05 Mr Nguyen Duy Duc - Use of rotary dryer to improve cashew nut processing in viet nam O20 15:05 15:30 Dr Le Trung Thien - Changes of vitamin C and total phenolics in acerola during storage and spray drying process. 15:30 16:00 Afternoon Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest processing and engineering – Session II Moderators Dr Michael Lay Yee – Prof Dr Nguyen Hay K8 16:00 16:25 Dr Panita Ngamchuachit - Effect of fruit characteristics and postharvest treatments on the quality of whole and fresh-cut mangoes. O21 16:25 16:45 Dr Sunate Surbkar - Effects of polishing blade clearances and helix angles on milling performance in small rice mill. O22 16:45 17:05 Mr Nguyen Van Tang - The effect of different drying methods on bioactive compound yield and antioxidant capacity of Phyllanthus amarus. Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest packaging technologies O23 17:05 17:25 Ass Prof Dr Majid Javanmard - Effect of modified atmosphere packaging and storage temperatures on quality of shelled raw walnuts. O24 17:25 17:45 Mr Vijay Sharma - Impact of a Novel Tool, ZeroFly® Storage bags, in controlling key target postharvest storage pests on various hybrids of rice in Viet Nam O25 17:45 18:00 Spared Presentation 18:30 21:00 Welcome Dinner& Cultural Show Day 2 – Wednesday, 10th December 2014 Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Postharvest biochemistry - Session I Moderators Dr Robin E. Roberts – Prof Dr Park Heui-Dong 37 38 39 11 12 40 41 42 13 43 44 45 46 K9 O26 8:30 8:55 8:55 9:15 Dr George Srzednicki - Volatile aroma compounds in fresh and processed oriental mushrooms. Ass Prof Dr Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul - Effect of osmotic pre-treatment on antioxidant and total phenolic compounds retention of dried mango. O27 9:15 9:35 Ass Prof Dr Phebe Ding - Astringency taste of Musa AAB Rastali is affected by tannin content. O28 9:35 9:55 Ms Ngo Thi Hien - Relationship between physiochemical properties of blueberry fruit and cooling characteristics in freezing process O29 9:55 10:15 Mr Ratthaphol Muengkaew - The increasing of phenylalanin ammonia Lyase (PAL), phenolic compound, anthocyanin content and qualities of mango fruits cv. mahachanok 10:15 10:45 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Postharvest biochemistry – Session II Moderators Dr Rosa Rolle – Prof Dr Nobutaka Ito K10 10:45 11:10 Prof Dr Hadi K. Purwadaria - Stability and characterization of nutmeg essential oil encapsulate as flavour ingredient O30 11:10 11:30 Dr Dam Sao Mai - Comparison of the effect of using cellulase, microwave and ultrasoniccation on crude polysaccharides extraction from the spore of Viet Namese Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) O31 11:30 11:50 Dr Pimpinan Somsong - Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in commercial mao juice product in Thailand. O32 11:50 12:10 Ms Phattanit Tripetch - Entrapment of 5-aminolevulinic acid under konjac glucomannan and chitosan blend films. O33 12:10 12:30 Ass Prof Dr Phan Phuoc Hien - Research on optimization of polyphenol extraction from oolong tea leaf in Bao Loc, Lam Dong 12:30 13:30 Lunch Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Postharvest education, training and extension Moderators Dr Antonio Acedo – Prof Dr Shigeru Satoh K11 13:30 13:55 Prof Dr Remi Kahane - Lessons to be learned from a preliminary assessment of professional needs in tertiary horticultural education – A case study in Africa K12 13:55 14:20 Dr Dindo Campalin - Action learning in value chains: Implications for postharvest research, development and extension O34 14:20 14:40 Ass Prof Dr Siti Hajar Ahmad - Teaching methods in postharvest: sticky notes and jigsaw puzzle O35 14:40 15:00 Dr Eric Simonne - Beyond the science: professional competencies for the business of research, teaching and extension/outreach in post-harvest today O36 15:00 15:20 Ms Emma Walters - A new model of international short course training: An African postharvest case study. O37 15:20 15:40 Dr Nguyen Van Giap - Postharvest technology adoption in Viet Nam: the role of government policies and extension system. 15:40 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) 16:10 17:00 Poster Presentations Meeting Room A - 6th Floor Symposium Closing Ceremony Moderators Prof Dr Sirichai Kanlayanarat – Mr Nguyen Duy Duc – Prof Dr Remi Kahane - Prof Dr Nguyen Hay 14 47 48 49 50 15 51 52 53 54 16 17 55 56 57 58 17:00 17:30 Presentation for Next Symposia 17:30 18:00 Closing Remark 18:45 21:30 Farewell Dinner Meeting Room B - 6th Floor Pre-harvest factors effects on product quality Moderators Prof Dr Hidemi Izumi – Dr Eric Simonne K13 8:30 8:55 Mr Robert (Bob) J. Nissen - Environmental and postharvest factors affecting the quality and storage of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) cultivars ‘Fuyu’ and ‘Jiro’ in Australia O38 8:55 9:15 Ass Prof Dr Nelda R. Gonzaga - Participatory implementation of improving productivity and fruit quality of durian (Duriozibethinus) by enhanced fertilization in Southern Philippines. O39 9:15 9:35 Dr Yohanes Aris Purwanto - Maturity prediction of papaya using NIR spectroscopy. O40 9:35 9:55 Ms Nguyen Khanh Ngoc - Effect of storage temperatures on postharvest diesases of dragon fruit (Hylocereusundatus Haw.) O41 9:55 10:15 Mr Mariani Binti Mohammad - Physicochemical characteristics of carissa congesta fruit during maturation. 10:15 10:45 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room B - 6th Floor Quality assurance and food safety. Moderators Dr Ian Ferguson – Dr Debashis Mandal K14 10:45 11:10 Prof Dr Nobutaka Ito - Mechanization and automation in fresh technologies. O42 11:10 11:30 Ass Prof Dr Robyn McConchie - A new fresh produce safety centre for Australia and New Zealand O43 11:30 11:50 Dr Takashi Nishizawa - Histological traits of starch granules of local potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties in Bangladesh. O44 11:50 12:15 Ms Nipada Ranmeechai - Effect of gamma ray on colour and quality of parboiled rice ‘RD 41’. O45 12:15 12:35 Spared Presentation 12:35 13:30 Lunch Meeting Room B - 6th Floor Postharvest physiology Moderators Dr Amarat H. Simone – Prof Dr Phebe Ding K15 13:30 13:55 Prof Dr Pietro Tonutti - Physiological research issues associated with innovations/improvements in postharvest technology O46 13:55 14:15 Ms Siriwan Tangjitwiboonkun - Non-destructive measurement of dry matter in mature “Long-lab-lae” durian fruits using portable NIR spectrometer. O47 14:15 14:35 Ms Lee Yee Ling - Postharvest quality of Lepisanthes alata(Blume) leenh. harvested at three maturity stages O48 14:55 15:15 Dr Pimsiri Tiyayon - Changes in chemical composition, minerals, total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities during germination of sunflower sprout. O49 15:15 15:35 Dr JianRong Zhao - Research on biological characteristics and breaking dormancy of Amorphophallus muelleri seeds 15:35 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) 16:10 17:00 Poster Presentations 18 59 60 61 62 19 63 64 65 20 66 67 68 69 Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest physiology of cut flowers – Session I Moderators Prof Dr. Nguyen Minh Chau – Prof Dr Mantana Buanong K16 8:30 8:55 Prof Dr Seiichi Fukai - Postharvest management of cut marguerite flowers. O50 8:55 9:15 Prof Dr Shigeru Satoh - 2-Aminooxyisobutyric Acid(AOIB)Inhibits Ethylene Production and Extends Vase Life of Cut Carnation Flowers O51 9:15 9:35 Dr Shimon Meir - Inhibition of senescence and quality improvement of phlox, helianthus, and grevillea cut flowers by postharvest cytokinin treatments. O52 9:35 9:55 Mr Seksan Wongsiri - Effect of citric acid concentrations, storage time and temperature, and steaming on antioxidant activities of siam tulip (Cercuma alismatifolia gagnep) flower O53 9:55 10:15 Ms Choon Sea Yeat - Postharvest characteristics of two flowering stages of torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) inflorescences. 10:15 10:45 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest physiology of cut flowers – Session II Moderators Dr Elizabeth Mitcham - Prof. Dr Emma Ruth V. Bayogan K17 10:45 11:10 Prof Dr Sonia Philosoph-Hadas - Control of anthocyanin biosynthesis in cut lisianthus flowers: effects of light intensity, sugar supply and developmental stage at harvest. O54 11:10 11:30 Prof Dr Mantana Buanong - Petal blackening in cut flowers of sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) cv. ‘Sattabut’: effects of ethylene, water stress and carbon dioxide O55 11:30 11:50 Ms Sudarat Khunmuang - Selection of preservative solutions for improving the quality and prolonging the vase life of Vanda orchid cv. ‘Sansai blue’ O56 11:50 12:10 Mr Ramin Mohammadpour - Salicilic acid improves postharvest life of dendrobium sp. O57 12:10 12:35 Ms Nur Azlin Binti Razali - 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) pretreatment prevents bud and flower abscission in Phaleonopsis cut orchids 12:35 13:30 Lunch Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest pests and diseases management Moderators Mr Robert (Bob) J. Nissen – Prof Dr Varit Srilaong O58 13:00 13:20 Prof Dr P.Jeyakumar - Trifloxystrobin in combination with Tebuconazole cause quantitative and qualitative changes in cabbage and cucumber. O59 13:20 13:40 Dr. Nguyen Huu Dat - Application of vapour heat and irradiation treatment for Viet Nam fresh to formal markets O60 13:40 14:00 Mr Balasundrem Gunasegaran - Morphological identification and in vitro evaluation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in ‘Chok Anan’ mango using UV-C irradiation. O61 14:00 14:20 Dr Nuratika Tamimi Sheikh Mohamed - Controlling Musa AAA Berangan Crown Rot Disease Using UV-C Irradiation O62 14:20 14:40 Ms Sunida Muangkote - Antimicrobial activities of garlic and shallot crude extract against food spoilage and human bacterial pathogens. Meeting Room - 8th Floor Postharvest handling and storage – Session IV 21 70 71 72 73 22 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 O63 14:40 15:00 Dr Pham Van Tan - Effects of delay in drying of freshly harvested paddy on quality of milled rice and germination of paddy seed O64 15:00 15:20 Ms Nguyen Ngoc Nham - Understanding mechanisms of ripening capacity development induced through fruit growth and by cold treatments in Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett. O65 15:20 15:40 Spared Presentation 15:40 16:10 Tea and Coffee Break (poster viewing) 15:40 17:05 Poster Presentations Day 3 – Thursday, 11th December 2014 Technical Tour 6:45 Bus will pick up all participants at Victory Hotel and depart to Tien Giang Province 8:30 10:00 Visit Viet Nguyen Rice Processing Factory in Tien Giang Province 10:00 11:30 Visit Fruit Orchard in Tien Giang Province 11:30 13:00 Lunch 13:00 16:30 Cultural tour in Mekong River Delta, Ben Tre Province. 19:30 Arrive Victory Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. *I: Invited Speaker * K: Keynote Speaker * O: Oral Speaker 83 84