The 9th ISHS International Postharvest Symposium will take place in Rotorua, New Zealand, on 9-13 November 2020. The symposium will bring together leading professionals in the field of postharvest research, offering a diverse program that includes interactive workshops, social events and field trips.

The discipline of postharvest enables harvested fruits and vegetables to reach their markets with optimal quality and safety. The Symposium will focus on the biological and technological postharvest research of fresh horticultural produce, including postharvest storage, treatments and underpinning mechanisms, quality evaluation, packaging, handling and distribution of fruit, vegetables and flowers.

The first of the Keynote Speakers have been announced. Professor Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, will open the symposium with an entertaining and insightful perspective on science and horticulture in New Zealand. The program also includes a visit to the Plant & Food Research Te Puke Research Centre, and a tour of Hobbiton, with dinner at the Hobbiton Green Dragon pub.

The organizing committee encourage new and emerging researchers to submit an abstract. Details for early bird registration will be released soon.

To submit an abstract, click here. 

For more information: 
Postharvest 2020
Email: events@plantandfood.co.nz 
www.scienceevents.co.nz