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Andrei
Bondar
Andrei
Bondar obtained a BSc in Forestry Management and
Engineering from Transylvania University - Romania and he
worked for 6 years as a forestry engineer for Romanian
National Forestry Administration. In October 2005 he moved
in Montreal for studying biotechnology and he obtained an
AEC in Biotechnology at Dawson
College in Montreal. After a very rich hands on
forestry experience which offered him a complete
perspective over the complexity of biological ecosystems,
his interest headed toward further understanding of
plant's cellular mechanisms. His goal is to use the most
advanced biotechnologies in practical application in pest
management, forestry, horticulture, plant breeding.
In his short stay at HRDC he evaluated advanced and
semi-advanced
selections of 8 apple cultivars in order to determine
their specific degree of enzymatic oxidation (A14R3A10 ,
A16R5A15, A20R7A64, A21R5A20, A28R6A73, A30R6A109,
A37R5A76, A39R5A80). As
standards, 4 known cultivars were used: Eden, Cortland,
Macspur, R. Russet.
The project had the following distinctive parts:
- Creating
a visual browning index for internal use;
- Measuring the kinetics of the browning reaction
using colorimetric methods. (Minolta CR-100) and
calculating a synthetic browning index;
- Measuring the acidity and the soluble solids;
- Establishing correlations between polyphenol
oxidase activity (exprimed as browning index values), the
apple's genotype and the tool used for slicing the fruits.
The complete
results of this experiment will be available in short
time.
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- The person in charge of
the training course:
Shahrokh Khanizadeh
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