VI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POMEGRANATE and Minor Mediterranean Fruits

VI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POMEGRANATE and Minor Mediterranean Fruits

The VI International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits will be held in Bari, Puglia, Italy from September 22 to 24, 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, etc.). 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.