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VI INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM
ON POMEGRANATE
and Minor Mediterranean Fruits

Bari, Italy 22-25 September 2025

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POMSYM 2025

The VI International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits will be held in Bari, Puglia, Italy from September 22 to 25, 2025.
This symposium is jointly organized by University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’ (UNIBA), University of Catania (UNICT), Agridatalog, under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), and the patronage of Società Ortoflorofrutticoltura Italiana (SOI).
Bari and Catania are located in Southern Italy, in two regions, Puglia and Sicily, respectively, very important for fruit production, including pomegranate and other minor fruits (carob, fig, prickly pear, azarole, jujube, mulberry, strawberry tree, quince, rowberry). Puglia region is the major commercial producing and processing area of pomegranate in Italy. Pomegranate cultivation in Puglia dates back IV century B.C.
The symposium will focus on pomegranate and other minor fruits research topics, addressing, among others the following areas: archeology and history, botany and physiology, germplasm and breeding, orchard management, harvest and post-harvest, diseases and disorders, processing, health properties, food industry.
Sponsorships from the world are welcome to join us. The sponsors’ logo will be displayed on all symposium-related materials, including announcements, banners, web-pages, etc.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the VI International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits, we are looking forward to hosting you in Bari, Italy.

WHERE

Ex Palazzo delle Poste
Bari, Italy

WHEN

September 22 to 25, 2025

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POMSYM 2025

Minor Mediterranean Fruits

POMSYM 2025

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Program

Day 1
2025-09-22
Day 2
2025-09-23
Day 3
2025-09-24
Day 4
2025-09-25
Arrival and registration; poster hanging image
09:00 - 11:30
Arrival and registration; poster hanging
Opening session image
11:30
Opening session
Keynote lecture – Prof. Dr. Ali Sarkhosh image
12:00 - 12:30
Keynote lecture – Prof. Dr. Ali Sarkhosh

“Global status of pomegranate production: Challenges and opportunities”

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12:30 - 13:00
Discussion
Lunch image
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Scientific session image
14:00 - 16:30
Scientific session
Coffee break image
16:30 - 17:00
Coffee break
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17:00 - 18:00
Scientific session
Welcome cocktail image
18:00
Welcome cocktail
Keynote Lecture – Prof. Olaniyi A. Fawole image
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote Lecture – Prof. Olaniyi A. Fawole

“Pomegranate Research for Capacity Building: Insights from a Value Chain-Based Approach in South Africa”

Discussion image
09:30 - 10:00
Discussion
Scientific session image
10:00 - 11:30
Scientific session
Coffee break image
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
Lunch image
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Scientific session image
14:00 - 16:30
Scientific session
Coffee break image
16:30 - 17:00
Coffee break
Key Lecture – Prof. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos image
17:00 - 17:30
Key Lecture – Prof. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos

“Husk Scald in pomegranates is a stress-induced senescence event: triggered by water loss, exacerbated by low RH, and attenuated by low oxygen”

Scientific session image
17:00 - 18:00
Scientific session
ISHS business meeting image
18:00
ISHS business meeting
Technical visit image
08:30 - 12:30
Technical visit
Lunch image
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Scientific session image
14:30 - 17:00
Scientific session
Gala Dinner image
20:00
Gala Dinner
Gathering in front of the Ex Palazzo delle Poste image
08:30
Gathering in front of the Ex Palazzo delle Poste
Departure for Puglia Agritour (for event subscribers only) image
09:00
Departure for Puglia Agritour (for event subscribers only)

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BUS Route: Bari → Polignano a Mare → Ostuni → Martina Franca → Alberobello → Bari

Schedule: 09:00 AM – 07:00 PM

Bilingual guide (Italian/English)

Focus: Agriculture, landscape, cultural heritage

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13:30
Agritour Lunch
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19:00
End of tour, arrival in Bari the (Ex Palazzo delle Poste)
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