First Announcement: VI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
VI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
November 2-6, 2009, Viña del Mar (Chile)
The Conveners and Organizing Committee invite you with great pleasure to participate in the Sixth International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural crops. The Symposium will be held in November 2-6, 2009 in Viña del Mar, Chile.
The Symposium Program will consist of invited papers, contributed papers, posters and exhibits. The Organizing Committee will accept contributed papers on the basis of selection and recommendation of the Scientific Committee.
Papers presented in the Symposium will be published in a volume of Acta Horticulturae, subject to acceptance by the editorial board. Posters will be displayed during the Symposium.
The Scientific Program will include the following subjects:
- Recent advances on crop coefficients and horticultural crops evapotranspiration.
- Plant-water relations and physiological indicators for irrigation management.
- Irrigation scheduling using soil water content measurements, weather stations network and remote sensing.
- Regulated deficit irrigation and partial drying root.
- Use of recycled and poor quality water for irrigation.
- Irrigation systems, water management and productivity.
- Climate change impact on irrigation practices.
Info: Dr. Samuel Ortega-Farias, Casilla 747, Talca, Chile. Phone: (56)71200214, Fax: (56)71200214, E-mail: sortega@utalca.cl or Gabriel Selles, Inst. De Invest. Agro., Santa Rosa 11610, Santiago, Chile. Phone: (56)27575105, E-mail: gselles@inia.cl
Posted: October 3rd, 2008 under ISHS Meetings, Irrigation and Plant Water Relations, Vegetables, Water Supply and Irrigation.