24:
Crop Physiology/Physiology: Produce Quality/Health Properties

Tuesday, July 28, 2009: 8:00 AM
Chouteau (Millennium Hotel St. Louis)
Moderator:
8:15 AM
Antioxidant Activity of An Italian Heirloom White Fleshed Sweet Potato
Paolo Sambo, DAAPV - Universita di Padova; Ferdinando Pimpini, University of Padova; Carlo Nicoletto, University of Padova
8:30 AM
Comparison of Characteristic Flavor and Aroma Volatiles In Melons and Standards Using Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) and Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE) with GC-MS
John C. Beaulieu, USDA ARS; Casey C. Grimm, USDA ARS; Rebecca E. Stein, USDA ARS; Ana A. Amaro, Universidade do Porto; Domingos Almeida, Universidade Do Porto
8:45 AM
Effect of Location and Age of Plantation On Organoleptic Characteristics of a Typical Italian Asparagus Crop
Paolo Sambo, DAAPV - Universita di Padova; Ferdinando Pimpini, University of Padova; Carlo Nicoletto, University of Padova
9:15 AM
Total Phenolics, Antioxidants Activity, and Organic Acids Compositions of 38 Varieties of Hot Peppers
John Masiunas, University of Illinois; Joel Gehrig, Student, Univ of Illinois; Kushad M. Mosbah, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:30 AM
Variation of Phenolics In Anthocyanin- and Nonanthocyanin- Fruit Tomatoes
Todd Dalotto, Oregon State University Vegetable Breeding Program; Peter S. Boches, Oregon State University; James R. Myers, Professor, Oregon State University Vegetable Breeding Program
9:45 AM
Risk Management for Field-Grown Tomatoes: Comparing Source of Spray Water On the Potential for Food-Bourne Human Pathogens
Donna M. Pahl, Univ of Maryland; Demetra Skaltsas, Univ of Maryland; Michael Newell, Univ of Maryland; Andrea Ottesen, Univ of Maryland; Christopher Walsh, Univ of Maryland