3rd Fruit Structure Workshop
- Characterisation of the structure of cell walls and its components
- Relation of cell wall structure to function
- Properties of cell wall biopolymers in solution, in blends and bio-composites
- Food and bioproducts made of biopolymers from fruit
- Impact of genetic, development, environmental stress or processing on cell walls structure, their components and functional properties
Cell walls (CW) at the tissue, cellular and molecular scales are major contributors to fruit structure. Their implications encompass organ development, resilience against biotic and abiotic stresses, and fruit quality. These complex macromolecular assemblies present a large diversity of components and architectures according to tissue, to the natural diversity and environmental constraints of fruit. CW are also the source of biopolymers that may be intentionally used or recycled for tailoring new functional foods and bioproducts. Yet, identifying and predicting the relation between fruit development, CW structure and properties and the physical and chemical structure of their components remains challenging with regard to fresh fruit and processed products quality and valorisation of biopolymers from side-streams and processing wastes.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Kalina Tamara Haas – French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Paris, France
- Marc Lahaye – French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Paris, France
- Candelas Maria Paniagua Correas – University of Malaga, Spain
- Alexis Peaucelle – French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Paris, France
- Marc E.G. Hendrickx – KU Leuven, Belgium
The event is carried out with the financial support of The City of Lublin, as part of the Visiting Professors in Lublin Program
ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE WORKSHOP
- Artur Zdunek – Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland
- Sara Pose Albacete – The Institute for Mediterranean and Subtropical Horticulture “La Mayora”, University of Malaga, Spain
- Marc Lahaye – Department of Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE), Nantes, France
- Justyna Cybulska – Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Social media moderator:
- Vadym Chibrikov – Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland