Archive for 'Plant Protection'
International Symposium on Pyrethrum
November 3-4, 2011, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (initially scheduled for November 2010)International Symposium on Pyrethrum, The Natural Insecticide: Scientific and Industrial Developments in the Renewal of a Traditional Industry. For more details and to download the first announcement check out http://www.ishs.org/calendar/
Posted: July 2nd, 2010 under ISHS Meetings, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Protection.
International Workshop on Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities
First announcement October 25-28, 2010, Leesburg, Virginia (United States of America): International Workshop on Biological Control of Postharvest Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities. Info: Dr. Michael Wisniewski, Usda-Ars, 2217 Wiltshire Road, 25430 Kearneysville, United States of America. E-mail: michael.wisniewski@ars.usda.gov or Dr. Samir Droby, Aro, The Volcani Center, P.O.Box 6, 50250 Bet Dagan, Israel. E-mail: samird@volcani.agri.gov.il Web: [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2010 under ISHS Meetings, Plant Protection, Quality and Post Harvest Horticulture.
V Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes
Symposium website is online October 9-12, 2011, Tirana (Albania): V Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes. Info: Prof. Astrit Balliu, Agricultural University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture, Horticultural Department, Tirana, Albania. Phone: (355)686022105, E-mail: aballiu@ubt.edu.al E-mail symposium: ssecretary@ubt.edu.al http://5bsvp.ubt.edu.al/
Posted: April 1st, 2010 under ISHS Meetings, Plant Protection, Root and Tuber Crops, Vegetables.
International Symposium on Plum Pox Virus
Second Announcement September 5-9, 2010, Sofia (Bulgaria): International Symposium on Plum Pox Virus. Info: Dr. Vania Kamenova, AgroBioInstitute, 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria. Phone: (359)2 963 53 09, E-mail: ivanka.kamenova@yahoo.com E-mail symposium: IPPVS2010@abi.bg Web: http://www.ippvs2010.com/
Posted: March 26th, 2010 under ISHS Meetings, Plant Protection, Virus Diseases of Fruit Trees.
Geraniums could help control devastating Japanese beetle
Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, according to scientists with the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, can feast on a wide variety of plants, including ornamentals, [...]
Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Plant Protection.
Changing smell of plants announces fungus attack
Tomato plants under attack from the Botrytis fungus give off an aromatic substance that can be measured in greenhouses. This is the result of research performed by Roel Jansen with which he obtained his doctoral degree at Wageningen University (Netherlands) on Friday 9 October. Working within a team of scientists from Wageningen and Germany (Jülich [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2009 under Announcements, Plant Protection.
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 816, 817 and 818 available
Acta Horticulturae 816; IV International Phylloxera Symposium (ISBN 978-90-66051-30-0 ), Acta Horticulturae 817; I International Symposium on Horticulture in Europe (ISBN 978-90-66051-57-7 )and Acta Horticulturae 818; I International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits (ISBN 978-90-66052-49-9 ) have just been released. For further details, orders and article downloads go to www.actahort.org
Posted: March 30th, 2009 under Acta Horticulturae, Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Fruits and Vegetables and Health, Landscape and Urban Horticulture, Nuts and Mediterranean Climate Fruits, Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Protection, Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits, Quality and Post Harvest Horticulture, Vine and Berry Fruits.
III International Symposium on Tomato Diseases – First announcement
July 25-30, 2010, Ischia, Naples (Italy): III International Symposium on Tomato Diseases. Web: http://www.3istd.com/ The International Society for Horticultural Science and the Italian Organizing Committee are pleased to announce that the 3rd International Symposium on Tomato Diseases will be held from July 25th to 30th 2010 in Ischia, Naples – Italy. The Symposium will last [...]
Posted: March 18th, 2009 under ISHS Meetings, Plant Protection, Tomato Diseases, Vegetables.
Acta Horticulturae 807, 808 and 809 available
Acta Horticulturae 807; International Symposium on Strategies Towards Sustainability of Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climate (ISBN 978-90-66057-31-9 ), Acta Horticulturae 808; II International Symposium on Tomato Diseases (ISBN 978-90-66057-11-1 ) and Acta Horticulturae 809; International Symposium on the Socio-Economic Impact of Modern Vegetable Production Technology in Tropical Asia (ISBN 978-90-66057-21-0 ) have just been [...]
Posted: March 10th, 2009 under Acta Horticulturae, Economics and Management, Plant Genetic Resources, Plant Protection, Plant Substrates and Soilless Culture, Protected Cultivation, Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates, Tomato Diseases, Vegetables, Vine and Berry Fruits.