List price   € 161     This title is available in ActaHort CD-rom format only - not available in print format Conveners   Y. Tüzel, A. Gül, I.H. Tüzel  Editors   Y. Tüzel, G.B. Öztekin, M.K. Meric  Publication date   31 January 2009  ISBN   978-90-66057-31-9  ISSN   0567-7572  Number of articles   118  Volumes   2  Place   Antalya, Turkey  Online articles: GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION IN MILD WINTER CLIMATE AREAS: TRENDS AND NEEDS (J.I. Montero, C. Stanghellini, N. Castilla) DESIGN OF A SOLAR GREENHOUSE WITH ENERGY DELIVERY BY THE CONVERSION OF NEAR INFRARED RADIATION - PART 1 OPTICS AND PV-CELLS (P.J. Sonneveld, G.L.A.M. Swinkels, G.P.A. Bot) USE OF HIGH TUNNELS IN THE NORTHEASTERN USA: ADAPTATION TO COLD CLIMATES (H.C. Wien, M.P. Pritts) THE EFFECT OF OUTDOOR CLIMATE CONDITIONS ON PASSIVE GREENHOUSE DESIGN ( Bram Vanthoor, Cecilia Stanghellini, Eldert van Henten, Pieter de Visser) COVER MATERIALS EXCLUDING NEAR INFRARED RADIATION: WHAT IS THE BEST STRATEGY IN MILD CLIMATES? (F.L.K. Kempkes, C. Stanghellini, S. Hemming) SOLAR RADIATION TRANSMISSION IN MEDITERRANEAN PLASTIC GREENHOUSES (T. Soriano, E.M. Suárez-Rey, M.I. Morales, M. Romero, J. Hernández, J.I. Montero, A. Antón, N. Castilla) PHOTOSELECTIVE NETTING: AN EMERGING APPROACH IN PROTECTED AGRICULTURE (Y. Shahak, K. Ratner, N. Zur, Y. Offir, E. Matan, H. Yehezkel, Y. Messika, I. Posalski, D. Ben-Yakir) INSECT SCREENS FOR INTEGRATED PLANT PROTECTION IN GREENHOUSES (U.N. Mutwiwa, H.J. Tantau) IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF INSECT SCREENS IN GREENHOUSES (T. Bartzanas, D. Fidaros, C. Baxevanou, N. Katsoulas, C. Kittas) INFLUENCE OF SHADING SCREENS ON MICROCLIMATE, GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF TOMATO (C. Kittas, N. Rigakis, N. Katsoulas, T. Bartzanas) THE EFFECT OF SHADING SCREENS ON MICROCLIMATE OF APPLE ORCHARDS (J. Tanny, S. Cohen, A. Grava, A. Naor, V. Lukyanov) RESPONSE OF MELON GENOTYPES TO POLYETHYLENE AND BIODEGRADABLE STARCH-BASED MULCHING FILMS USED FOR FRUIT PRODUCTION IN THE WESTERN COAST OF SICILY (F. Vetrano, S. Fascella, G. Iapichino, G. Incalcaterra, P. Girgenti, P. Sutera, G. Buscemi) A NOVEL APPROACH THAT EXTENDS THE POTENTIAL CULTIVATION SEASON IN NET HOUSES BY REVERSIBLE SEALING OF THE NET PORES (A. Ilan, A. Barnea, J. Gavrieli, O. Ilan, I. Esquira, F. Geoola, Y. Kashti, A. Levi, R. Brickman, M. Zaccai) EFFECT OF BLACK AND WHITE NETS AS ALTERNATIVE COVERS TO SWEET PEPPER PRODUCTION UNDER GREENHOUSES IN EGYPT (M.A. Medany, M.K. Hassanein, A.A. Farag) DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE GROWTH MODEL FOR LIGHT CONTROL IN TOMATO SEEDLING PRODUCTION (C. Peponakis, N. Katsoulas, D. Petsani, C. Kittas, M. Tchamitchian) CARBON DIOXIDE FERTILIZATION IN MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSES: WHEN AND HOW IS IT ECONOMICAL? (C. Stanghellini, F.L.K. Kempkes, L. Incrocci) AQUIFER THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATION IN GREENHOUSE CLIMATIZATION (B. Turgut, H.Y. Dasgan, K. Abak, H. Paksoy, H. Evliya, S. Bozdag) RECONSTRUCTION OF INCORRECT SENSOR DATA: FROM FAILURE TO SUCCESS (E.A. van Os, J. Bontsema, H.J.J. Janssen, F.L.K. Kempkes, L.F.M. Marcelis) MEASUREMENTS OF GREENHOUSE CANOPY GAS EXCHANGE USING AN OPEN CHAMBER APPROACH (M. Atias, M. Teitel, M. Barak, S. Cohen, A. Schwartz) CROP MANAGEMENT IN GREENHOUSES: ADAPTING THE GROWTH CONDITIONS TO THE PLANT NEEDS OR ADAPTING THE PLANT TO THE GROWTH CONDITIONS? (L.F.M. Marcelis, S. De Pascale) GROWTH RATE AND CARPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS DURING EGGPLANT FRUIT GROWTH (C. Leonardi, F. Giuffrida) COMPARISON AMONG HEIRLOOMS AND HYBRIDS OF 'CUORE DI BUE' TOMATO: A GLOBAL APPROACH TO QUALITY EVALUATION (P. Sambo, A. Brigi, S. Bona, M. Giannini, A. Marangon, T. Zanini) SENSITIVITY OF STEM DIAMETER VARIATIONS FOR DETECTING WATER STRESS IN TOMATO TRANSPLANTS (M.E. Abdelaziz, R. Pokluda, P.J. Paschold) N AND CA CONCENTRATION OF PRE TRANSPLANT NUTRIENT SOLUTION EFFECTS ON THE STAND ESTABLISHMENT RATE OF PEPPER (C. ANNUM. L) SEEDLINGS UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS (G. Sallaku, A. Balliu, M. Huta, A. Doko) EFFECTS OF SALINITY AND IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO GROWN UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (A.R. Al-Harbi, M.A. Wahb-Allah, A.M. Al-Omran) EVALUATION OF SALINITY TOLERANCE OF TOMATO CULTIVARS, BREEDING LINES AND THEIR HYBRID COMBINATIONS UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (A.A. Alsadon, M.A. Wahb-Allah, S.O. Khalil) THE EFFECTS OF EC MANAGEMENT OF THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TWO GREENHOUSE TOMATO CULTIVARS (A. Karimiafshar, M. Delshad) EFFECTS OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION EC ON YIELD, QUALITY AND SHELF-LIFE OF LETTUCE GROWN IN FLOATING SYSTEM (D. Scuderi, F. Giuffrida, G. Noto) RESPONSE OF SOILLESS GROWN SWEET PEPPER CULTIVARS TO SALINITY (G. Al-Karaki, A. Al-Ajmi, Y. Othman) THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT SALINITY LEVELS AND LEACHING FRACTIONS ON YIELD AND WATER CONSUMPTION OF GERBERA PLANTS (O. Akat, I.H. Tüzel, M.E. Özzambak) GROWTH, POLLEN QUANTITY AND QUALITY AND FRUIT CHARACTHERISTICS OF SOME PARTHENOCARPIC AND NON-PARTHENOCARPIC EGGPLANTS IN UNHEATED GREENHOUSE (H.F. Boyacı, A. Oğuz, M. Ünlü, B. Denizer, K. Abak) FARM LEVEL OPTIMAL WATER MANAGEMENT: ASSISTANT FOR IRRIGATION UNDER DEFICIT (FLOW-AID) (J. Balendonck, C. Stanghellini, J. Hemming, F.L.K. Kempkes, B.A.J. Van Tuijl) DECISION SUPPORT FOR OPTIMISED IRRIGATION SCHEDULING (A. Anastasiou, D. Savvas, G. Pasgianos, N. Sigrimis, C. Stangellini, F.L.K. Kempkes) RESPONSE OF CUCUMBER TO DEFICIT IRRIGATION (I.H. Tüzel, Y. Tüzel, G.B. Öztekin, M.K. Meric, R. Whalley, G. Lock) RESPONSE OF AN AUTUMN-WINTER GREEN BEAN GREENHOUSE CROP TO A MILD WATER DEFICIT DURING CROP FLOWERING IN A MEDITERRANEAN REGION (A.M. González, M.D. Fernández, J. Pérez-Parra, S. Bonachela) WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPIRATION OF GREENHOUSE GERANIUM CROP (G. Colla, Y. Rouphael, M. Cardarelli, S. Rinaldi, E. Rea) RESPONSE OF POTTED AUSTRALIAN ORNAMENTAL PLANTS TO DIFFERENT SOIL WATER CONDITIONS (B. De Lucia) THE INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION METHOD ON POT GERANIUM (PELARGONIUM PELTATUM L.) GROWN WITH SALINE WATER (S. La Fata, L. Incrocci, F. Malorgio, A. Pardossi, P. Battista, B. Rapi, L. Bacci) THE CALIBRATION OF WET-SENSOR FOR VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT AND PORE WATER ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY IN DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL SUBSTRATES (L. Incrocci, G. Incrocci, A. Pardossi, G. Lock, C. Nicholl, J. Balendonck) VALIDATION OF ON-FARM CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS (PRHO) MODEL FOR HORTICULTURAL CROPS IN AN UNHEATED PLASTIC GREENHOUSE (M.D. Fernández, E. Baeza, A. Céspedes, J. Pérez-Parra, J.C. Gázquez) USING SUCTION CUP TO IMPROVE THE MONITORING OF SOIL SOLUTION IN A GREENHOUSE FERTIGATED CROP (M.C. Salas, J.B. Vargas, J. Sánchez-Romer) QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF DRIP IRRIGATED CARNATION (DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS L. CV. 'EILAT') UNDER PROTECTED CONDITIONS (K. Aydınşakir, A. Özçelik, D. Büyüktaş, I.H. Tüzel) POST-TRANSPLANTING PERFORMANCE OF HARDENED HONEYSUCKLE (LONICERA IMPLEXA) SEEDLINGS AFTER DROUGHT AND PBZ HARDENING IN NURSERY (J. Ochoa, J.J. Martínez-Sánchez, M.J. Vicente, E. Conesa, J.A. Franco, J.A. Fernández, S. Bañón) ROOT ZONE TEMPERATURE AND THE PREFERRED FORM OF NITROGEN TO CROPS (U. Kafkafi) COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN FORMS FOR GROWING LETTUCE (H. Yılmaz, H.Y. Dasgan) THE USE OF PORTABLE CHLOROPHYLL METER FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF N FERTILIZATION IN CANTALOUPE (CUCUMIS MELO L.) GROWN UNDER TRANSPARENT POLYETHYLENE LOW TUNNELS (F. Orsini, M. Mezzetti, G. Gianquinto) NUTRIENT UPTAKE OF TOMATO GROWN UNDER PROTECTED CULTIVATION (C. Leonardi, D. Scuderi, E. Caturano, F. Giuffrida) MINERAL NUTRITION OF WINTER-GROWN CUCUMBERS UNDER IRRIGATION WITH EFFLUENT OR FRESH WATER (H. Nerson, M. Edelstein, M. Ben Hur) STRAWBERRY (FRAGARIA X ANANASSA DUCH) FRUIT QUALITY GROWN UNDER DIFFERENT ORGANIC MATTER SOURCES IN A PLASTIC HOUSE AT HUMRAT AL-SAHEN (T.R. Abu-Zahra, A.A. Tahboub) THE EFFECTS OF COMPOST APPLICATIONS ON YIELD AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF ANEMONE CORONARIA L. CV. 'RED MERON' (K. Aydinsakir, A. Unlu, S. Yilmaz, N. Ari) THE EFFECTS OF GREEN MANURING ON ORGANIC HEAD LETTUCE PRODUCTION IN GREENHOUSE (H. Duyar, Y. Tüzel, O. Gürbüz Kılıc, D. Anaç) CROPSCAN AS A TOOL TO DRIVE PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION IN TOMATO (P. Sambo, G. Zanin, V. Forte) INFLUENCE OF CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES AND USE OF TWO NUTRITIVE SOLUTION WITH DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY ON THE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY OF CUCUMBERS (F. D'Anna, G. Caracciolo, A. Moncada) NUTRIENT UPTAKE AND FRUIT QUALITY OF TOMATO COLONISED WITH MMYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS GLOMUS MOSSEAE (BEG 12) UNDER DEFICIENT SUPPLY OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS (A. Mueller, P. Franken, D. Schwarz) BELL PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) PRODUCTION IN LOW COST NATURALLY-VENTILATED POLYHOUSES DURING WINTERS IN THE MID HILLS OF INDIA (M. Kumar, V. Verma) EFFECT OF FOLIAR SALICYLIC ACID APPLICATIONS ON PLANT GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (E. Yıldırım, A. Dursun) SWEET PEPPER YIELD AND FRUIT QUALITY AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT AUXIN APPLICATION METHODS (M.C. Salasa, M.M. Fernández, M. Urrestaraz) EFFECT OF BIOSTIMULANTS ON QUALITY OF BABY LEAF LETTUCE GROWN UNDER PLASTIC TUNNEL (A. Amanda, A. Ferrante, M. Valagussa, A. Piaggesi) MANAGEMENT OF NUTRITION AND IRRIGATION IN SOIL-GROWN AND SOILLESS CULTIVATIONS IN MILD-WINTER CLIMATES: PROBLEMS, CONSTRAINTS AND TRENDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION (D. Savvas, C. Olympios, H.C. Passam) CROP SEASON EFFECTS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF HYDROPONICALLY GROWN BRASSICA RAPA VAR. SYLVESTRIS (S. De Pascale, F. Orsini, S. Vallone, G. Barbieri) YIELD AND QUALITY OF VEGETABLES GROWN IN A FLOATING SYSTEM FOR READY-TO-EAT PRODUCE (G. Zanin, G. Ponchia, P. Sambo) SUBIRRIGATION IN SOILLESS TOMATO GROWING (M.K. Meriç, I.H. Tüzel, Y. Tüzel, G.B. Öztekin) THE INFLUENCE OF FERTIGATION STRATEGIES ON WATER AND NUTRIENT EFFICIENCY OF TOMATO GROWN IN CLOSED SOILLESS CULTURE WITH SALINE WATER (A. Pardossi, L. Incrocci, D. Massa, G. Carmassi, R. Maggini) IMPACT OF A PROGRESSIVE NA AND CL ACCUMULATION IN THE ROOT ZONE ON PEPPER GROWN IN A CLOSED-CYCLE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM (D. Savvas, N. Sigrimis, E. Chatzieustratiou, C. Paschalidis) EFFECTS OF SALINITY ON TOMATO IN A CLOSED SYSTEM (U. Tunalı, I.H. Tüzel, Y. Tüzel, G.B. Öztekin) NUTRIENT SOLUTION CONCENTRATIONS IN SOILLESS CLOSED SYSTEM (F. Giuffrida, C. Leonardi) GROWTH OF CROTON (CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM BLUME) IN SUBSTRATES AMENDED WITH ZEOLITIC TUFF AND IRRIGATED WITH WASTEWATER (N.S. Karam, M.J. Mohammad, M.Z. Jabr) YIELD ENHANCEMENT OF HYDROPONICALLY GROWN TOMATOES BY RHIZOBACTERIA (F. Kıdoğlu, A. Gül, Y. Tüzel, H. Özaktan) EVALUATION OF CUCUMBER IN DIFFERENT CULTURE MEDIA UNDER SOILLESS GROWING TECHNIQUE (OPEN SYSTEM) IN NON COOLED SCREENHOUSE CONDITIONS (M.S. Al Rawahy, F.S. Al Raisy, S.M. Al Makhmari) EFFECT OF NUTRIENT SOURCES ON FRUIT QUALITY OF CUCUMBERS GROWN IN DIFFERENT SOILLESS MEDIA (F. Kıdoğlu, A. Gül) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES ON FRUIT YIELD AND QUALITY OF CHERRY TOMATO GROWN IN A CLOSED SOILLESS SYSTEM (A. Al-Ajmi, G. Al-Karaki, Y. Othman) AUTUMN LETTUCE PRODUCTION ON ROCKWOOL SLABS (B. Benko, J. Boro¿ić, B. Novak, N. Toth, S. Fabek, I. ¿utić) IMPROVED CULTIVATION OF LETTUCE WITH A LOW COST SOILLESS SYSTEM IN INDIGENT AREAS OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL (M. Fecondini, M. Casati, M. Dimech, N. Michelon, F. Orsini, G. Gianquinto) ALTERNATIVE TO TOMATO SOILLESS CULTURE IN OPEN SYSTEM IN THE CANARY ISLANDS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS (M. Parra, V. Raya, M.C. Cid, J. Haroun) RESEARCH ON STRAWBERRY PLUG PLANTS IN SOILLESS CULTIVATION (F. D'Anna, A. Moncada, G. Caracciolo) AGRONOMIC BEHAVIOUR AND OXALATE AND NITRATE CONTENT OF DIFFERENT PURSLANE CULTIVARS (PORTULACA OLERACEA) GROWN IN A HYDROPONIC FLOATING SYSTEM (C. Kaşkar, J.A. Fernández, J. Ochoa, D. Niñirola, E. Conesa, Y. Tüzel) INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT SOLUTION COMPOSITION ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF SPINACH GROWN IN FLOATING SYSTEM (C.M. Rivera, G. Colla, Y. Rouphael, M. Cardarelli, F. Saccardo, A. Battistelli) EFFECTS OF MYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION IN SOILLESS CULTURE ON PEPPER PLANT GROWTH (O. İkiz, K. Abak, H.Y. Daşgan, I. Ortaş) EFFECT OF COMPOST-BASED ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATA IN POTTED ALOE VERA (L.) BURM. F. (E. Rea, F. Pierandrei, S. Rinaldi, B. De Lucia, L. Vecchietti, A. Ventrelli) COMPARISON OF SOIL AND SOILLESS CULTIVATION OF CARNATION IN ISPARTA PROVINCE (S. Kazaz, S. Yılmaz, B. Sayın) EVALUATION OF SOME PEAT-ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES IN HORTICULTURAL CROPS (A. Lanzi, L. Incrocci, R. Pulizzi, A. Pardossi, P. Marzialetti) CROP RESPONSE OF LISIANTHUS (EUSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM SHINN.) HYBRIDS GROWN IN SOILLESS CULTURE (G. Fascella, S. Agnello, F. Delmonte, B. Sciortino, G. Giardina) A SURVEY ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF SOILLESS CULTIVATION IN TURKEY (N. Gül Aydoğan, F. Kidoğlu, A. Gül) EFFECT OF CONTAINER TYPE AND CULTIVAR ON GROWTH OF CUCUMBER PLANTS IN A CLOSED HYDROPONIC SYSTEM (A. Gül, Y. Tüzel, O. Tuncay, F. Kidoğlu, I.H. Tüzel, D. Anaç, B. Okur, R.Z. Eltez) THE INFLUENCE OF N CONCENTRATION IN PRE TRANSPLANT NUTRIENT SOLUTION ON THE N USE EFFICIENCY AND DRY MASS PARTITIONING OF PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUM. L.) SEEDLINGS (A. Balliu, GJ. Vuksani, U. Abazi, LL. Haxhinasto, TH. Nasto) PLUG PLANT FERTILIZATION AND PLANTING DENSITY AFFECT ONION PRODUCTIVITY IN SICILY (F. Vetrano, G. Iapichino, M. Bertolino, S. Fascella, G. Incalcaterra) NURSERY INOCULATION OF PEPPER WITH ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI: AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO ENHANCE TRANSPLANT PERFORMANCE (O. Temperini, Y. Rouphael, L. Parrano, E. Biagiola, G. Colla, R. Mariotti, E. Rea, C.M. Rivera) IS THE AGRONOMIC QUALITY OF TOMATO SEEDLINGS RELATED TO THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AT TRANSPLANTING? (C. Leonardi, F. Giuffrida) EFFECT OF SUBSTRATE TYPE AND VOLUME OF CONTAINER CELL ON QUALITY OF BRASSICAS SEEDLINGS (A. Mišković, Z. Ilin, V. Marković, J. Červenski) USE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS FOR LETTUCE PLUG PLANT PRODUCTION (F. Vetrano, G. Iapichino, M.A. Poma, S. Fascella, G. Incalcaterra) OPTIMIZATION OF NITROGEN CONCENTRATION IN THE FERTILIZATION SOLUTION FOR PRODUCTION OF SEEDLINGS IN CELL TRAYS (V. Rosca) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ROOTSTOCK TYPE ON QUALITY AND YIELD OF TOMATO FRUITS (A. Mišković, Z. Ilin, V. Marković) GRAFTING RAISES THE HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE OF CUCUMBER THROUGH LIMITING THE TRANSPORT OF COPPER TO THE SHOOT (Y. Rouphael, G. Colla, M. Cardarelli, A. Salerno, E. Rea) EFFECT OF GRAFTING ON SALINITY TOLERANCE IN TOMATO PRODUCTION (G.B. Öztekin, Y. Tüzel, I.H. Tüzel) ROLE OF ROOTSTOCKS ON ION UPTAKE OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS (G.B. Öztekin, C. Leonardi, E. Caturano, M. Martorana, Y. Tüzel) WATER STRESS DETECTION IN GRAFTED AND NON-GRAFTED GREENHOUSE TOMATO PLANTS BY CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE PARAMETERS (M. Delshad, A.K. Kashi, M. Babalar, M. Dorais, A. Gosselin) EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CUCURBITS ROOTSTOCKS ON VEGETATIVE AND YIELD OF WATERMELON (F. Bekhradi, A.K. Kashi, M. Delshad) AGRONOMIC BEHAVIOUR OF GRAFTED SWEET PEPPER GROWN IN A GREENHOUSE IN MEDITERRANEAN AREA (J. López-Marín, A. Gálvez, A. González, J.A. Fernández) MANAGEMENT OF MONOSPORASCUS CANNONBALLUS WILT OF MUSKMELONS BY GRAFTING UNDER GEOTHERMALLY HEATED GREENHOUSES IN THE SOUTH OF TUNISIA (H. Jebari, H.B. Abdallah, A. Zouba) CROP RESPONSE OF GREENHOUSE ROSE PLANTS IN SICILY: EFFECTS OF GROWING SYSTEMS, SUBSTRATES AND NATURAL PRODUCTS (G. Fascella, S. Agnello, A. Salamone, G.V. Zizzo) SALT TOLERANCE OF ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS MAINLY USED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN LANDSCAPE (C. Cassaniti, A. Li Rosi, D. Romano) EFFECT OF PHOTOPERIOD AND SOWING TIME INTERACTION ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF CONSOLIDA ORIENTALIS NATIVE TO SOUTH ANATOLIA (O. Karagüzel, S. Mansuroğlu, M.S. Sayan, E. Yıldırım, A. Benliay) EFFECTS OF THERMAL REGIME ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF LISIANTHUS (R. Paradiso, R. Buonomo, S. De Pascale) THE EFFECT OF BIO-CONTROL AGENTS ON YIELD AND FLOWER QUALITY OF CUT PHALAENOPSIS (A. Özçelik, K. Aydınşakir, E. Arı, C.F. Özkan) EFFECTS OF CULTIVATION PRACTICES ON SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION AS CUT FLOWER (F. Giuffrida, C. Cassaniti, C. Leonardi) THE SCHEDULING OF BEDDING PLANT PRODUCTION IN MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT (A. Li Rosi, C. Cassaniti, D. Romano) STUDY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GREENHOUSE COVER TYPE AND PLANT GROWTH RETARDANTS IN ZONAL GERANIUM (E. Conesa, M.J. Vicente, R. Valdés, J.A. Fernández, J.A. Franco, S. Bañón, M.J. Sánchez Blanco) THE INTEGRATION OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTION IN PROTECTED CULTIVATION UNDER EGYPTIAN CONDITIONS (A. Abou-Hadid, M.A. Medany) DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE CONTROL METHODS FOR INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF POWDERY MILDEW OF TOMATO CAUSED BY OIDIUM NEOLYCOPERSICI (Y. Elad, D. Jacob, D. Rav David, M. Burshtein, A. Sztjenberg, H. Yehezkel, L. Ganot, D. Shmuel, E. Matan, Y. Messika) EFFECT OF THE TIMING OF APPLICATIONS OF CONTROL AGENTS ON PODOSPHAERA APHANIS AND EFFECT OF FUNGICIDES ON THE SURVIVAL OF BIOCONTROL AGENTS ON STRAWBERRY LEAVES (I. Pertot, F. Fiamingo, A. Tizianel, S. Fratton, Y. Elad) EVALUATION OF DISEASE CONTROL PROVIDED BY THE SAR-INDUCER BENZOTHIADIAZOLE (BION) IN STRAWBERRY (I. Pertot, F. Fiamingo, Y. Elad) ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE IN STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION (F. D'Anna, G. Caracciolo, A. Moncada, C. Prinzivalli, M.L. Palermo, F. Amato, G. Angileri, G. Fici, V. Mezzapelle, G. Signorino) INTEGRATED PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN GREENHOUSE DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS L. PRODUCTION (I. Mitrea, R. Mitrea, O. Tuca, C. Stan) INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AND PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT OF GREENHOUSE CROP PRODUCTION IN LIBYA (K.H. Dabaj) MICROBIAL QUALITY OF GREENHOUSE FRESH PRODUCE (M.H. Nahaisi, A.K. Abougrain, N.S. Madi, K.H. Dabaj) APPLICATION OF SOME BIOPRODUCTS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION OF GREENHOUSE TOMATO FROM SOIL PESTS (S. Masheva, V. Yankova, I. Tringovska, V. Kanazirska) A SURVEY ON CUT FLOWER PREFERENCES AND EXPECTATIONS (M.E. Özzambak, E. Zeybekoğlu, O. Tuncay, S. Başer, G. Haspolat, A. Olgun) PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND VALUE MIGRATION IN THE HORTICULTURAL VALUE CHAIN FOR POT PLANTS (L. Ekelund, J. Axelson)