Archive for 'Horticultural Engineering'
I International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Agriculture
Preliminary Announcement July 9-12, 2012, Valencia (Spain): I International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Agriculture. Info: Dr. Florentino Juste, IVIA, Ctra. Moncada-Náquera, Km. 4, Moncada, 46113 Valencia, Spain. Phone: (34)963424000, Fax: (34)963424001, E-mail: juste_flo@gva.es or Dr. Ricardo Suay Cortés, Ctra Moncada-Náquera, Km 4,5, Centro de Agroingenieria – IVIA, 46113 Valencia Moncada, Spain. Phone: [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2010 under Horticultural Engineering, ISHS Meetings.
HortiModel2012: Models for Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation
Preliminary Announcement November 1-5, 2012, Nanjing (China): HortiModel2012: Models for Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation. Info: Prof. Dr. Weihong Luo, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, No1 Rd Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China. Phone: (86)25-84399100, Fax: (86)25-84399100, E-mail: lwh@njau.edu.cn
Posted: July 28th, 2010 under Horticultural Engineering, ISHS Meetings, Protected Cultivation.
Robotic vine pruner in development
New Zealand Scientists from Canterbury and Lincoln universities are trying to develop a vine-pruning robot they say could move at walking pace down vineyard rows and save New Zealand’s horticulture industry $27.5 million a year. The team, led by the Canterbury University’s Richard Green, has received almost $3m in funding from the Foundation for Research, [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Announcements, Horticultural Engineering, Vine and Berry Fruits.
Greensys 2011
First Announcement available online – June 5-10, 2011, Neos Marmaras-Sithonia, Chalkidiki (Greece): International Symposium on Advanced Technologies and Management towards Sustainable Greenhouse Ecosystems – Greensys2011. Info: Prof. Dr. Kittas Costantinos, University of Thessaly, School of Agricultural Sciences, Fytokou St., N. Ionia, 38 446, Magnesia, Greece. Phone: (30)421093158, Fax: (30)421093144, E-mail: ckittas@uth.gr E-mail symposium: info@greensys2011.com Web: [...]
Posted: March 16th, 2010 under Greenhouse Design, Greenhouse Environment and Climate Control, Horticultural Engineering, ISHS Meetings, Light in Horticulture, Protected Cultivation.
VII International Symposium on Light in Horticulture – Lightsym2012
VII International Symposium on Light in Horticulture October 8-11, 2012, Wageningen (Netherlands). Light plays an important role in market-oriented greenhouse production. Products have to be ready for the market on time with the desired volume and quality. In order to meet with these requirements, an optimal use of light as one of the most important [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under Horticultural Engineering, ISHS Meetings, Light in Horticulture, Ornamentals, Protected Cultivation.
Acta Horticulturae 824, 825 and 826 available
Acta Horticulturae 824; International Symposium on Application of Precision Agriculture for Fruits and Vegetables (ISBN 978-90-66053-70-0 ), Acta Horticulturae 825; I Balkan Symposium on Fruit Growing (ISBN 978-90-66054-10-3 )and Acta Horticulturae 826; I International Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Conference on Culinary Herbs (ISBN 978-90-66054-68-4 ) have just been released. For further details, orders and article [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2009 under Acta Horticulturae, Horticultural Engineering, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Nuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits, Pome and Stone Fruits, Vegetables, Vine and Berry Fruits, citrus.
VI International Symposium on Light in Horticulture: Second Announcement
November 15-19, 2009, Tsukuba (Japan): VI International Symposium on Light in Horticulture. 6th International Symposium on Light in Horticulture November 15-19, 2009, Tsukuba, Japan The main theme of this symposium is not only artificial lighting for plant cultivation but also the use of natural light in protected horticulture. The 2nd announcement is now available at: [...]
Posted: May 1st, 2009 under Horticultural Engineering, ISHS Meetings, Light in Horticulture.
New method applies pesticides in nanofibers to keep chemicals on target
Margaret Frey, left, associate professor of fiber science and apparel design (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY – USA), and research associate Chunhui Xiang have developed a method to deliver pesticides via nanofibers. To prevent pesticides from drifting away and potentially posing risks to the environment, Cornell researchers have devised a solution: Apply the pesticides by encapsulating [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2009 under Announcements, Horticultural Engineering, Plant Protection.
Acta Horticulturae 801 and 802 available
Acta Horticulturae 801; International Symposium on High Technology for Greenhouse System Management: Greensys2007 (ISBN 978-90-66056-21-3 ) and Acta Horticulturae 802; IV International Symposium on Applications of Modelling as an Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food-Chain: Model-IT (ISBN 978-90-66056-41-1 ) have just been released. For further details, orders and article downloads go to www.actahort.org
Posted: January 7th, 2009 under Acta Horticulturae, Greenhouse Design, Horticultural Engineering, Quality and Post Harvest Horticulture.
Acta Horticulturae 796, 797, 798 and 799 available
Acta Horticulturae 796; International Conference on Ripening Regulation and Postharvest Fruit Quality (ISBN 978-90-66054-28-8 ), Acta Horticulturae 797; International Workshop on Greenhouse Environmental Control and Crop Production in Semi-Arid Regions (ISBN 978-90-66055-81-0 ), Acta Horticulturae 798; III International Symposium on Fig (ISBN 978-90-66055-61-2 ) and Acta Horticulturae 799 V International Symposium on the Taxonomy of [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under Acta Horticulturae, Figs, Horticultural Engineering, Nomenclature and Cultivar Registration, Nuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits, Pome and Stone Fruits, Protected Cultivation.