Provisional program
Monday May 5, 2025
| 18:00-19:00 | Registration at Hotel H10 Costa Adeje Palace (****) |
Tuesday May 6, 2025
| 8:00-8:45 | Welcome and Registration |
| 8:45-9:30 | Opening ceremony |
SESSION 1: Policies in the international cooperation on malnutrition, sustainability and agrosystems in the area of Cacti, including legislation |
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| 9:30-10:15 | Plenary lecture Keynote speaker from OCDE (information coming soon!) |
| 10:15-11:00 | Oral presentations |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee-tea break |
SESSION 2: Pre- and postharvest practices and ecophysiology of cacti |
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| 11:30-12:15 |
Plenary lecture
New perspectives on cactus pear fruit production and postharvest management
Dr. Giorgia Liguori, Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy |
| 12:15-13:30 | Oral presentations |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00-16:00 |
Young scientist session
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| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee-tea break |
| 16:30-18:00 | Poster sessions (All posters will be displayed) |
| 19:00-21:00 |
WELCOME COCKTAIL (Canarian typical gastronomy and wines) |
Wednesday May 7, 2025
SESSION 3: Management of pests and diseases of cactus crops: Sustainable and environmental approach |
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| 9:00-9:45 |
Plenary lecture Integration of host plant resistance and biopesticides with preventive and curative properties as an eco-friendly and effective options to control wild cochineal in Morocco Dr. Karim El Fakhouri, AgroBioSciences Program College for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Science Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco |
| 9:45-10:30 | Oral presentations |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee-tea break |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Round table: Wild cochineal a pest to eradicate. Dr. Makiko Taguchi |
SESSION 4: Processing, manufacture and commercialization of cacti fruit derived products, including pitahayas and other cacti fruits |
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| 12:00-12:45 |
Plenary lecture Cactus pear and other cacti: processed foods for the climate change Dr. Carmen Sáenz, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Chile, Chile |
| 12:45-13:30 | Oral presentations |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
SESSION 5: Cacti foods and ingredients for health: performances (green extraction processes and other aspects), properties, digestibility and bio-functionalities |
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| 15:00-15:45 |
Plenary lecture Desert treasure: revealing secrets and health benefits of cacti and prickly pear Dr. Marilena Antunes-Ricardo, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México |
| 15:45-16:45 | Oral presentations |
| 16:45-17:15 | Coffee-tea break |
| 17:15-18:00 | ISHS business meeting |
| 20:30-00:00 | GALA DINNER |
Thursday May 8, 2025
SESSION 6: Cacti as fodder, biorefinery and in new value chains (including by-product, waste processing and production of cochineal dye) |
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| 9:00-9:45 |
Plenary lecture Ecosystem services of cacti: novel benefits in a climate-change scenario Dr. José Dubeux, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, EEUU |
| 9:45-10:30 | Oral presentations |
| 10:30-11:30 | Poster session and Coffee-tea break |
| 11:30-12:30 | Round table: Policies in the international cooperation in "R&D and innovation of the local and global industrial use of cactus: sustainability, nutrition security and bioeconomy aspects" |
| 12:30-13:00 | Congress Wrap-up |
| 13:00-13:30 | Closing ceremony |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
TECHNICAL TOURS (Departure to Gran Canaria, Lanzarote)More information in the Registration page |
Friday May 9, 2025
TECHNICAL TOURS (Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote)More information in the Registration page |
SOCIAL PROGRAM |
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Tuesday May 6, 2025 |
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| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
| 19:00-21:00 |
WELCOME COCKTAIL (Canarian typical gastronomy and wines) |
Wednesday May 7, 2025 |
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| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |
| 19:00-21:00 |
GALA DINNER Information coming soon |
Thursday 8, 2025 |
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| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch |