Advances in Fig Research and Sustainable Production

Moshe A Flaishman (Edited By)
Moshe Flaishman obtained his MSc. from the Hebrew University in Israel, and his Ph.D from The Tel Aviv University. In addition to his permanent position at the Volcani Institute, Israel, he lectures at the Hebrew University. In the last 20 years he has conducted in-depth investigation into the ability to influence the development of deciduous fruit trees growing in the hot climate of Israel, by integrating physiological, biochemical, molecular and genetic approaches. He has developed research programs in apple, pear, peach and figs. His research focus is on horticultural applications and breeding for sustainable tree production. He is the Chair of the Fig Working Group on the ISHS.

Uygun Aksoy (Edited By)
Uygun Aksoy obtained her MSc. and Ph. Degrees at Ege University, Turkey. Being located in the center of the world's main fig production region, Aegean, she started working on figs with her Ph D. thesis. In addition to her permanent position at Ege University, she lectured at Masters Degree Course on Mediterranean Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (Italy) between 2000 and 2015. She is an honorary member of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and initiated the Fig WG in 1998. She is a member of the science related committees of the Foundation of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council and worked closely with the stakeholders related to Codex Alimentarius and UN/ECE standards. Currently, she leads monitoring and training projects on mycotoxins in figs and works for the development of organic agriculture and sustainable farming systems.