10th International Conference on the Plant Hormone Ethylene

The conference of Ethylene 2015 will be held from November 14-18 in Chongqing, China. The meeting will focus on the impact of phytohormone ethylene on various aspects of plant biology, bringing together scientists and researchers working in the field on the theme. Several TRADITOM partners are among the invited speakers at this event. The project coordinator Prof. Antonio Granell (CSIC) will give a talk on ‘The Network of volatiles in tomato fruit’. The talk will be presented during session 7 ‘Ethylene control and postharvest behavior’. The presentation will include the effect of MCP in extending ripening and shelf life time in some traditional tomato varieties from TRADITOM. Further, the variability in ripening time within a subset of TRADITOM varieties will be addressed.

Further information about the Ethylene Conference can be found at http://www.ethylene2015.org/