Young Minds Award Winners
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Despite the physiological impact that variable crop loads have on the vegetative growth and reproductive processes of pistachio, very few studies have examined the effect of fruit-sink strength on pistachio nut growth and quality. In this study, considering the branch as a semi-autonomous unit, with regard to carbohydrate availability, we manipulated fruit load with the […]1 September 2023 -
Pistachio (Pistacia vera) is an important crop in Italy, especially in Sicily (southern Italy), due to the suitability of the crop to the agro-ecological conditions. However, the phytopathological situation has been poorly investigated and little information is available. My research has focused on the investigation of fungal diseases affecting pistachio in Italy. Field surveys were […]1 September 2023 -
Ioannis Moutsinas is an Agricultural Engineer currently working as a research scientist at the Networks Implementation Testbed Laboratory of the University of Thessaly, Greece. At the same time, he is a PhD student within the Laboratory of Pomology. His research mainly focuses on the assessment of major fruit crops’ phenological responses to climate change in […]1 September 2023 -
As part of my PhD at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, my research has largely focused on vineyard irrigation management and vine physiology. I have a special interest in optimising irrigation scheduling to improve water use efficiency (WUE) for winegrapes, particularly with the use of plant sensors. Irrigation scheduling strategies can be broadly […]9 May 2023 -
This study was conducted due to an increase in black rot reports in stored South African pears. This disease is not well documented and studied in South Africa. It has been reported that Diplodia seriata and Botryosphaeria dothidea are the main causal organisms. This study was performed to: 1) determine the distribution and presence of […]9 May 2023 -
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an important crop in the diet of many countries. It has a characteristic alliaceous smell and taste and has a beneficial impact on human health. Wide variability is known in garlic morphological traits. The source of traits of interest for breeding is based on an evaluation of the diversity of […]9 May 2023 -
Asparagus officinalis L. (family: Asparagaceae) is the only cultivated member of the genus though many other congeners are widespread within global flora. Among these, A. acutifolius L. and A. albus L. are widely represented in the Mediterranean basin. Since ancient times, they have been used by local populations for food and medicinal purposes. The present […]28 February 2023 -
To face the future, farmers and breeders need access to a large genetic diversity. This diversity helps them to adapt to new circumstances, such as droughts by developing and planting drought tolerant varieties. This diversity has to be stored somewhere and while in situ conservation is essential, it is in general more difficult to access […]28 February 2023 -
Ovidia Agapie is a junior research scientist at the Breeding and Biodiversity Department, part of Vegetable Research and Development Station Buzau, Romania. She is a PhD student at the University of Agronomic Science and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest and her thesis is entitled “Assessment of hot pepper germplasm collection from VRDS Buzau in order to obtain […]28 February 2023 -
Saba Taheri is a PhD candidate in the in vitro plant biotechnology and nanotechnology laboratory at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. She works under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Stefaan Werbrouck and Prof. Dr. Andre Skirtach. Her research focuses on the development of a new method for the slow release […]28 February 2023