KEYNOTES

PROF. GUGLIELMO (MIMMO) COSTA

(Vice-Chair of the ISHS Vine and Berry Fruits Division (DVIN)

• Kiwifruit industry in Italy
• New cultivars
• Club/consortia advantages, strengths, and weaknesses
• Future perspective of the kiwifruit industry

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DR. JEREMY BURDON

Senior scientist, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research

• Understanding kiwifruit physiology: why we can predict aspects of postharvest performance

• Maturity
• Fruit softening
• Chilling damage
• Using biological knowledge

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DR. IRENE DONATI

• Kiwifruit vine decline: a new disbiotic syndrome of Actinidia;

• Background
• Integrated Crop Management
• Causes
• Next Steps

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DR ANNETTE RICHARDSON

• Factors influencing flower development in kiwifruit vines

• Floral initiation
• Shoot development
• Winter dormancy
• Floral differentiation

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PROF. CAIHONG ZHONG

• Development Status and Breeding Progress of Chinese Kiwifruit Industry

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DR. OCTAVIO PEREZ-GARCIA

Innovation Leader on Global Sustainability, Zespri International Ltd.

• An overview of Zespri's sustainability research journey

• Climate change impact
• Supply chain carbon footprint
• Orchard water footprint
• Future perspective of the kiwifruit industry
• Packaging and materials circularity

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