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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