Session 2. Current Status of Horticultural Resssion 2. Current Status of Horticultural Research (18 June am) Proceedings Volume I - OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH J. Ganry (France) Overview of Research II - CASE STUDIES 1 Thematic activities 1.1. Genetic resources Umberto G. Menini Conservation of Horticultural Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - Issues and Constraints Giuseppina Morico, Fabrizio Grassi and Carlo Fideghelli Horticultural genetic diversity: conservation and sustainable utilization and related international agreements Florent Engelmann Review of the state of the art in 'in vitro' conservation of horticultural genetic resources 1.2. Breeding and crop improvement Yves Lespinasse, Frederic Bakry Breeding for fruits António A. Monteiro, Timothy Lunn Trends and perspectives of vegetable brassica breeding Henri Laterrot Disease resistance i Henri Laterrot Disease resistance in tomato: present situation and hopes Serge Gudin Improvement of rose varietal creation in the world 1.3. Biotechnology applied to horticultural crops Philippe Boxus Plant biotechnology applied to horticultural crops 1.4. Integrated production systems Robert Habib, F. Lescourret Highlights on Integrated Production System: current research and proposal for the future 1.5. Architecture analysis and modelisation as bases for Horticultural crop management Evelyne Costes Modeling and architectural analysis as bases for fruit crops management Christian Gary Modeling greenhouse crops: state of the art and perspective 1.6. Post-harvest of horticultural crops Marcel Herregods Post-harvest of horticultural crops 1.7. Strategies for Urban Horticulture in Developing c/DL> 1.7. Strategies for Urban Horticulture in Developing countries Wilfried H. Schnitzler, Robert Holmer Strategies for Urban Horticulture in Developing countries 2 Networking and Global programmes Franco Tognoni, Guglielmo Costa, Giovanni Serra Horticultural Research in Italy, an example of national program Tony Webster EUFRIN, network experience on vegetable in Europe Wilfried Baudoin RADHORT, network experience on vegetable in West Africa A. Nikolaidis, P. Kalaitzis, G. Stavroulakis The research priorities in Horticultural Science for the Mediterranean Region Ramon Lastra, David E. Williams IPGRI support of networking activities in Americas related to fruits and horticulture Hubert Zandstra, Gregory J. Scott A global research agenda for horticultural crops:CIP and the role of roots and tubers S.C.S. Tsou, S. Shanmugasundaram AVRDC's Global vegetable network strategies Emile A. Frie network strategies Emile A. Frison, Wanda W. Collins, Suzanne L. Sharrock PROMUSA: a first experience of Global Programme in Horticulture Acronyms List of contributors Posters A. S. Sidhu Current Status of Vegetable Research in India G. Scarascia-Mugnozza Greenhouse Functional and Structural Aspects: a European Network Project A. Kuden Horticultural Research in Turkey D. Zhang, P.C. Quantick, Y. Li, C. Guo Postharvest Research on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits in South China Uygun Aksoy, Biagio Di Terlizzi Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean Basin: Present Status and Research Needs James M. Spiers, Patrick O. Pittman, John H. Braswell An Overview of the Leading Small Fruit Crops Grown in the United States Web Papers J. C. Granados Friely Guatemalan Horticultural Research: Current Situation and Main Constraints S.M. Monowar Hossain Horticultural > S.M. Monowar Hossain Horticultural Research in Bangladesh D.S. Mingochi Review of the Status of Fruit Research in Zambia M. Herregods Horticultural Research in Belgium A. Pires de Matos Preliminary Report on Current State of Tropical Fruit Crops in Brazil V. Djouvinov Fruit Crops in Bulgaria P. Abracheva State of the Researches in the Field of Viticulture in Bulgaria -- Fruit, Vegetable Crops and Ornamental Plants Research 35 Years Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China -- Horticultural Research in Denmark H.J. van Oosten Some Data on Horticulture and Horticultural Research in the Netherlands S.P. Ghosh Horticultural Research in India -- Horticultural Research in the Republic of Korea M. El-Otmani, A. Ait-Oubahou Moroccan Horticultural Industry -- Report on Current State of Horticultural Research in the Pacific - Nel">Report on Current State of Horticultural Research in the Pacific - New Caledonia -- Horticultural Research in Norway -- Current State of Horticultural Research in New Zealand P. Sivan Report on Current State of Horticultural Research in the South Pacific Islands - Pacific ACP Countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Western Samoa R. Anwar Temperate Fruit Genetic Diversity in Pakistan -- Horticulture in Slovenia C. Kudagamage Present Status of Horticulture Research in Sri Lanka M.T. Wul, S.H. Cheng Current State of Horticultural Research in Taiwan, Republic of China A.A. Al Masoum Agricultural Research Activities in the United Arab Emirates: Its Past and Present B.M. Sharga Medicinal Herbs in Subcarpathia M.A. Munibari, A. Alhakimi Current State of Horticultural Research in Yemen -- The International Potato Center (CIP)