The Fifth International Conference on Olive in Palestine Programme

The Fifth International Conference on Olive in Palestine Programme

First day. November 21, 2022
Time Activity Speaker
08:30 – 09:30 Registration Mrs. Diana Hikmat
09:30 – 10:30 Official Opening
10:30 – 11:00 Opening of the exhibition
First session 11:00 - 12:30
Moderator: Samer Jarrar
11:00 – 11:20 قطاع الزيتون في فلسطين "احصائيات، معيقات، وحلول" Ramiz Obaid
11:20 – 11:50 Olive anthracnose: recent advances in etiology, epidemiology, detection and control strategies Leonardo Schena
11:50 – 12:00 Olive Knot Disease: Awareness information to the Palestinian framers Mazen Salman
12:00 – 12:10 Insect Pest of Olive Tree and Their Control Rana Qubbaj
12:10 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 13:00 Break
Second session 13:00 - 14:10
Moderator: Rana Qubbaj
13:00 – 13:30 Opportunities for effective and sustainable Organic IPM Francesco Porcelli
13:30 – 13:40 Germination and Growth Inhibition of Spilocaea oleagina by Leaf Extract from Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Mazen Salman
13:40 – 13:50 Colonization efficiency of promising endophytes in Apulian olive cultivars and their modulation of defence related genes Arafat Hanani
13:50 – 14:00 Investigation of the abundance and diversity of xylem sap-feeders Hemiptera in Palestinian fruit tree orchards. Wesam Atawneh
14:00 – 14:10 Effectiveness of Low Copper-Containing Chemicals against Olive Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Venturia oleaginea Amer Adawi
14:10 - 14:40 Discussion
15:00 Lunch


Second day. November 22, 2022
Time Activity Speaker
First session 09:00 - 11:00
Moderator: Mazen Salman
09:00 – 09:30 An Overview of World Olive Agriculture and Determination of Future Strategies. Mehmet ULAS
09:30 – 09:40 Olive mill wastewater treatment using a solar reactor and reuse of the waste as liquid fertilizer Mahmoud H. Rahil
09:40 – 09:50 Evaluation of the effects of different biostimulants on olive: growth of young potted trees and in vitro explant proliferation Enas B.A. Jarrar
09:50 – 10:00 Determination of Total Polyphenolic Antioxidants Contents in modern and old olive press machines Zain Al-Deen Abu Arrah
10:00 – 10:10 Olive mill wastewater treatment using a simple zeolite-based low-cost method Sameer Qorom
10:10 - 10:30 Discussion
10:30 - 11:00 Break
Second session 11:00 - 12:30
Moderator: Yamen Hamdan
11:00 – 11:20 The effects of climate change on olive production Murat ÖZALTAŞ
11:20 – 11:30 Boron nutritional Status in olive orchards in Palestine Aziz Salameh
11:30 – 11:40 Prediction of Olive Oil Productivity using Machine Learning Decision Tree Algorithm Mohammad Zaid Alkelani
11:40 – 11:50 Electric field to improve olive oil extraction Rushdi Kitaneh
11:50 – 12:00 Assessment of acidity and peroxide of olive oil samples in the West Bank throughout period 2002-2020 Eida Najm
12:00 – 12:10 Visible/Near Infrared VIS/NIR spectroscopy as an optical sensor for evaluating olive oil quality Nawaf Abu-Khalaf
12:10 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 13:00 Break
Third session 13:00 - 14:30
Moderator: Dawod Abu Safieh
13:00 – 13:30 Olive harvest: choice of time and harvesting system according to the type of olive groves and the quantity and quality of the oil Franco Famiani
13:30 – 13:40 Valorisation of olive leaves as a by-product of farming olive groves: use of olive leaves extract as natural antioxidants, preservatives, and biopesticides Fuad Al-Rimawi
13:40 – 13:50 Evaluation the differences in texture profile and color traits between table olive cultivars Samer Mudallal
13:50 – 14:00 واقع قطاع المعاصر في فلسطين Ramiz Obaid
14:00 – 14:10 جدار الفصل العنصري وتأثيره على زراعة الزيتون في جنوب الضفة الغربية Haroon Atawneh
14:10 - 14:30 Discussion
14:30 - 15:00 Recommendations and closing
15:00 Lunch

Contact us

For more inquiries:
You can communicate via the email: [email protected]


Or contact:

  • Conference chairperson – president, Dr. Wafa Masoud, mobile no. 00970594101517.
  • Preparatory committee chairperson, Associate Dr. Basil Natsha, mobile no. 00970599368367.
  • Scientific committee chairperson, Dr. Mazin Salman, mobile no. 00970598491413.
  • Exhibit committee chairperson, Eng. Mohammad Jawabrih, mobile no. 00970594500908.

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