16:00

Registration and Poster set up

19:00-21:30

Welcome reception

7:30-

Registration

8:30-9:30

Opening Session
Chair: Sergio Lanteri

Lajos Helyes, Katalin Ertsey-Peregi
Welcome on behalf of the Hungarian Local Organizers

Jaime Prohens
Welcome by the EUCARPIA Representative

Véronique Lefebvre
Alain Palloix commemorative lecture

Miklós Fári
Szent-Györgyi Memorial Lecture
Father of vitamin C, Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986) and his time. Science, creativity and society behind a Nobel Prize winner (1937)

9:30-10:45

Session 1 – Breeding Strategies
Chairs: Paul Bosland, Giuseppe L. Rotino

9:30-9:45
Jaime Prohens
Utilization of crop wild relatives in eggplant pre-breeding for adaptation to climate change

9:45-10:00
Gábor Palotás
New hot interspecific hybrid variety between Capsicum annuum L. and Capsicum chinense Jacq.

10:00-10:15
Sanjeet Kumar
Male sterility research in peppers at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center

10:15- 10:30
Dario Danojevic
Sweet pepper breeding against bacterial spot (Xanthomonas euvesicatoria) in Serbia

10:30-10:45
Miklós Fári
What kind of root should a pepper plant have?

10:45-11:10

Coffee break and Poster viewing

11:10-11:55

Session 1 – Breeding Strategies (ctd.)
Chairs: Paul Bosland, Giuseppe L. Rotino

11:10-11:25
Roeland E. Voorrips
Aphid resistance in a Capsicum collection

11:25-11:40
Pál Salamon
Symptoms caused by Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in Pepper
(Capsicum spp.) and marker assisted selection of TSWV resistant pepper lines for hybrid constructions

11:40-11:55
István Tóbiás
Evergreen question: Whether Tobamoviruses are transmitted via pepper seeds or not?

12:00-12:45

Session 2 – Growing and Seed Production
Chair: Zsuzsanna Füstös

12:00-12:15
Katalin Ertsey-Peregi
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) growing on a basis of thermal water with respect of protection the natural environment

12:15- 12:30
John Damicone
Biology and management of bacterial spot of pepper in Oklahoma, United States

12:30- 12:45
András Kovács
Short evaluation of eggplant production and variety usage in Romania

12:45-14:30

Lunch

14:30-14:50

Gathering in the lobby for the technical visit

15:00-19:30

Technical visits

• Pepper and eggplant trials (ZKI) >>
• Pepper processing plant (UNIVER) – DETAILS>>

Open field trip

19:30-22:30

Traditional folklore dinner

8:30-10:00

Session 3 – Genetic Resources
Chairs: Jaime Prohens, Marie-Christine Daunay

8:30-8:45
Marie-Christine Daunay
Eggplant resistance to bacterial wilt and to Fusarium wilt: Is there a link?

8:45-9:00
Zsuzsanna Füstös
Study of morphological characteristics of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) varieties

9:00-9:15
Claudio Dal Zovo
Wild Capsicum in the area of the Amboró National Park in Bolivia

9:15-9:30
John Samuels
Solanum insanum L. (Solanaceae): Linnaean species or introgressed hybrid?

9:30-9:45
Olga Babak
Development of DNA-markers to fruit quality genes of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

9:45-10:00
Rosana Rodrigues
A breeding program for resistance to anthracnose in sweet and chili pepper

10:00-10:15
François Villeneuve
Screening of solanaceous wild relatives for graft affinity with eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

10:15-10:40

Coffee break and Poster viewing

10:40-11:40

Session 3 – Genetic Resources (ctd.)
Chairs: Jaime Prohens, Marie-Christine Daunay

10:40-10:55
Awang Maharijaya
Antixenosis and antibiosis based resistance of chilli pepper to melon aphid

10:55-11:10
Orarat Mongkolporn
Genetic diversity of Thai native chili using diversity arrays technology

11:10-11:25
Lucie Tamisier
Quantitative trait loci in pepper genome control the effective population size of two RNA viruses at inoculation

11:25-11:40
Helena Stavělíková
Germplasm of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Czech Republic

11:40-12:55

Session 4 – Physiology and Nutritional Value
Chair: Lajos Helyes

11:40-11:55
Zsuzsanna Füstös
The nutrition value and storage of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) varieties

11:55-12:10
I. Kutalmis Kutsal
Effects of mychorriza on pepper plant growth parameters and nutrient uptake under salinity stress

12:10-12:25
Kietsuda Luengwilai
Does anthracnose resistance associate with cuticle characteristics and spore attachment?

12:25-12:40
Ozlem Altuntas
Effects of michorriza on alleviating salt stress of Capsicum annuum L. by ion regulation

12:40-12:55
Lajos Helyes
Correlation between carotenoid components of chili pepper fruits and VIS/NIR reflectance

13:00-14:45

Lunch and Poster viewing

14:45-16:15

Session 5 – Molecular Genetics and Biotechnologies
Chairs: Sergio Lanteri, Anikó Gémes Juhász

14:45-15:00
Ezio Portis
A high quality eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) genome sequence

15:00-15:15
Zoltán Kristóf
Ultrastructural study of in vitro and in situ pepper embryo development

15:15-15:30
Giuseppe L. Rotino
MicroRNA156/7-Mediated control of anthocyanin pigment accumulation in eggplant fruit skin

15:30-15:45
Rodrigo A. VALVERDE
Interactions between Bell pepper endornavirus, bell pepper, and acute plant viruses

15:45-16:00
Santiago Vilanova
The transcriptomes of Solanum incanum and S. aethiopicum provide information of relevance for common eggplant breeding

16:00-16:15
Sylvia E. Salgon
Genetic mapping of broad-spectrum QTLs and strain-specific major QTL for resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum in eggplant using GBS

16:15-16:30
Yoshiyuki Tanaka
Multiple mutated putative aminotransferase alleles contribute to low pungency and capsinoid biosynthesis in Capsicum chinense

16:30-16.50

Coffee break

16:50-19:30

Optional cultural program

20:00-23:00

Gala dinner

8:30-10:30

Poster session
Chair: Katalin Ertsey-Peregi

10:30-10:45

Coffee break

10:45-11:45

Session 5 – Molecular Genetics and Biotechnologies (ctd.)
Chairs: Sergio Lanteri, Anikó Gémes Juhász

10:45-11:00
Laura Toppino
QTLs mapping for Fusarium oxysporum and Verticillium dahliae resistance in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

11:00-11:15
Pasquale Tripodi
Genotyping by sequencing for population structure and genome-wide association analysis for fruit shape and size in pepper (C. annuum L.) germplasm

11:15-11:30
Jana Leide
Cutin deficiency of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) results in gluey berries

11:30-11:45
Hatira Taskin
Comparison of pepper genotypes originated from Turkey and the other countries for anther culture response

11:45-12:15

Conclusion and closing

12:15-14:00

Lunch

14:30-

Optional post-conference tours

Poster number

Presenting author

Title of poster

P1-01

András Andrásfalvy

István Túri – The innovative pepper breeder

P1-02

Andrea Moór

Lambert Angeli, pioneering breeder of the first white, sweet variety of bell pepper was born a hundred years ago

P1-03

Zoltán Timár

The life and work of a paprika breeder Ferenc Márkus

P1-04
WITHDRAWN

Saadet Büyükalaca

Investigation of obtaining fertile S. melongena x S. torvum hybrid populations

P1-05

Ros Caridad

Could quantitative resistance increase the durability of major genes conferring nematode resistance in pepper?

P1-06

Dilek Kandemir

Determination of reaction of Solanum aethiopium and Solanum incanum genotypes against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melongenae

P1-07

Gábor Palotás

20 years of non-hypersensitive, non-specific, recessive resistance in pepper – review

P1-08

Mariola Plazas

Screening for drought tolerance in eggplant relatives and interspecific hybrids

P1-09

Claudia Ribeiro

Breeding Calabrian pepper lines (Capsicum annuum L.) for Brazilian agriculture from sui generis introduction of germplasm

P1-10

Claudia Ribeiro

Synthesis of a base population of Habanero chile pepper and initial assessment of derived F₃ lines (Capsicum chinense)

P1-11

Attila Rózsás

Conservation, landscape and home garden varieties in South part of Hungary

P1-12

Zsolt Sági

Higher quality traits – breeding strategies in pepper

P1-13

Csaba Sebesi

High quality apple peppers for the canning industry

P1-14

Olga Timina

Breeding use of Capsicum annuum L. mutant genepool

P1-15

Péter Varró

Breeding of a high yielding white waxy hibrid ZKI 113485 for the Mediterranean region

P1-16

Lajos Zatykó

The role of general and specific combining abilities in pepper hybrid breeding

P2-01

Gábor Balázs

The effect of grafting on the quantitative and qualitative parameters of fresh pepper

P2-02

Anna Diveky-Ertsey

Variety and seed use of organic sweet pepper production in Hungary

P2-03

Yiannis Manoussopoulos

Colonization of pepper by three entomopathogenic fungi and effect on the probing behavior of green peach aphid

P2-04

Claudia Ribeiro

BRS Juruti: the first Habanero pepper cultivar developed in Brazil

P2-05

Claudia Ribeiro

Protection of a new Brazilian Habanero pepper cultivar, BRS Juruti

P2-06

István Tóbiás

Virological survey in pepper crops in south-east Hungary and first identification of Tobacco mild green mosaic virus in Hungary

P2-07

Magdaléna Valšíková

Production of sweet and spice peppers in Slovakia

P3-01

Ahmet Balkaya

The morphological characterization of Solanum aethiopicum and Solanum incanum accessions

P3-02

Ros Caridad

Inheritance of quantitative resistance to Meloidogyne incognita in the pepper ‘Alcos’

P3-03

András Andrásfalvy

Study of the Yellow spot flower – Ysf gene in C. annuum L. genetic background

P3-04

Gábor Csilléry

The ivory ripe berry – irb project

P3-05

Gábor Csilléry

Genetic study of the super fasciculate plant – sfx mutant

P3-06

Gábor Csilléry

Genetic study of the fragile plant –frx, the Micro cracking berry – Mcb and the green seed – grs genes

P3-07

Zsolt Erős-Honti

Morphological and anatomical characterisation of the fragile plant – frx pepper mutant

P3-08

Mario Frans

Development of a quick screening bioassay for internal fruit rot in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

P3-09

Hiroshi Matsunaga

Evaluation of the resistance to Phytophthora blight in Capsicum genetic resources collected in Laos, Vietnam, and Ghana

P3-10

Miklós Pék

Examination of bioactive components and aroma compounds in spice paprika

P3-11

Ana Maria Ribes-Moya

Root morphology and phosphorus starvation adaptation in pepper

P3-12

Takeo Saito

Morphological diversity and resistance to soil-borne diseases in a core collection of eggplant developed at the NARO Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science

P3-13

Cristina Silvar

Tracing back the history of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in the Iberian Peninsula

P3-14

Willem van Dooijeweert

Variation among Spanish pepper accessions of different traditional varieties

P3-15

François Villeneuve

Greenhouse eggplant production in France: Success and failures of grafting for controlling Verticillium sp.

P3-16

Lihao Wang

Genetic diversity and population structure of pepper (Capsicum spp.) in China

P4-01

Hayriye Yildiz Dasgan

Silicon nutrition ameliorates salt stress of Capsicum annuum L. by ion regulation

P4-02

Lajos Helyes

The effect of shading on chlorophyll fluorescence and pungency of outdoor cultivated chili hybrids

P4-03

Eriko Miyashita

Digestion of Chrysanthemum stunt viroid (CSVd) by leaf extracts of Capsicum chinense attributes to strong RNase activity

P4-04

Zoltán Pék

The effect of mycorrhiza inoculation, water supply and harvest time on eggplants’ photosynthetic activity and the fruits’ total polyphenol content

P4-05

Jaime Prohens

Development of protocols to circumvent fresh seed dormancy in eggplant

P4-06

Eike Rademacher

Determination of C. baccatum var. pendulum L. aroma components

P4-07

Ana Maria Ribes-Moya

Effect of the genotype and growing conditions on the main volatile compounds in Capsicum peppers

P4-08

Cristina Silvar

5-5’ dicapsiate: product of the oxidation of capsiate by cationic peroxidases from pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

P4-09

Laura Toppino

Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and regulation in Solanum melongena cv. ”Lunga Napoletana”

P4-10

Xuexia Wu

Exogenous 6-benzylaminopurine application protects eggplant seedling against low temperature-induced oxidative stress

P5-01

Derek W. Barchenger

Identification of Capsicum pentatricopeptide repeats via in-silico analysis provides insights into fertility restoration

P5-02

Amornrat Changkwian

Fine mapping of the Me7 gene controlling resistance to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in chili pepper

P5-03

Caroline Djian-Caporalino

Plant genetic background increasing the efficiency and durability of major resistance genes to root knot nematodes can be resolved into a few resistance QTLs

P5-04

Anikó Gémes Juhász

Highly efficient genome doubling method for haploid paprika (Capsicum annuum L.) plants

P5-05

Yeaseong Ha

Isolation and characterization of pepper genes involved in CMV-P1 infection

P5-06

Jinkwan Jo

Genetic mapping of the Powdery Mildew Resistance (PMR1) gene in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

P5-07

Lilla Hajnik

Development of genetic markers linked to TSWV resistance for marker assisted selection in pepper

P5-08

Giuseppe Rotino

Phenotypical and Transcriptomic analysis of Rfo-sa1 resistant eggplant interaction with two fungal wilt pathogens

P5-09

Zoltán Tóth

Genetic mapping and identification of the Me1 gene conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

P5-10

Gaëtan Maillot

A transcriptomic study of the interaction between pepper and Phytophthora capsici

P5-11

Koji Miyatake

Detailed mapping of semi-dominant loci controlling resistance to Fusarium wilt in cultivated eggplant (Solanum melongena)

P5-12

Péter Ott

Two non-necrotic disease resistance types distinctly affect expression of key pathogenic determinants of Xanthomonas euvesicatoria in pepper

P5-13

Ezio Portis

Genome-wide association mapping in eggplant

P5-14

Hatıra Taskin

Scientific contributions to anther culture of pepper from Turkey

P5-15

István Tóbiás

Comparison of wild type and resistance-breaking isolates of Tomato spotted wilt virus and searching for resistance on pepper

P5-16

Laura Toppino

Identification of QTL associated to biochemical components and fruit quality traits in eggplant

P5-17

Lihao Wang

Fine mapping of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum acutatum) resistance in pepper (Capsicum spp.）