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Agenda of the 4th Seed Treatment Conference, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic on May 29, 2008

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Nyon, Switzerland
March, 2008

Source: International Seed Federation (ISF)

The ISF World Seed Congress in Prague will be followed by The 4th Seed Treatment Conference, on Thursday May 29, 2008.
The objective of the conference is to present the recent developments on seed treatment and practical experience in Central and Eastern Europe.
All people interested in seed production and seed treatment are encouraged to attend.

Program

Session I – Seed Treatment and Integrated Pest Management - Chair Greg Lamka
09.00 – 09.15: Introduction: Greg Lamka
09.15 – 09.45: Seed Treatment as innovative crop protection: Peter Krohn
09.45 - 10.15: Seed Treatment as an integral part of plant protection management: Ronald Wilhelm

10.15 - 10.45 Break

Session II – Seed Treatment Processes - Chair: David Jackson
10.45 - 11.15: Equipment – Batch Treaters, Continuous Flow and Coating: Ralf Tilcher
11.15 - 11.45: Energy and equipment required for various types of treatments: Juergen Knolle
11.45 - 12.15: Chemical Loading and Dust Management: Gordon Jamieson.

12.15 - 13.30 Buffet Lunch

Session III – Stewardship in seed treatment - Chair: Jan Willem Breukink
13.30 - 14.00: Stewardship: Bernd Holtschulte.
14.00 - 14.30: Waste Management: Greg Lamka.
14.30 - 15.00: Labelling of treated seed: Marc Valcke

15.00 - 15.30 Break

Session IV – Commercial aspects in seed treatment - Chair: Marc Bonfils
15.30 - 16.00: Integration of Seed Treatment in seed business: John Snelling
16.00 – 16.20: Current status and future needs of seed treatment in Central European countries: Vaclav Racek & Jan Tichy
16.20 – 16-40: Current status and future needs of seed treatment in Eastern Europe - Presentation by representative of a seed company from either Romania or Bulgaria (TBN)
16.40 – 17.00: Current status and future needs of seed treatment - Presentation by representative of a seed company from either Ukraine or Russia (TBN)

17.00 – 17.30: Panel discussion

17.30 - 18.00: Wrap up – Greg Lamka

18.00 Happy Hour

In addition to the presentations, the conference will allow in depth discussions between the participants.

You will find all the necessary information for registration at the conference on the ISF website at www.worldseed.org
 

 

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