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SIXTH FORM
STUDENT CONFERENCE
in association with
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
WEEK, 7-16 MARCH 2008
East
Malling Research will be hosting a conference for 16 -18 year
olds, at the East Malling Conference Centre, to coincide with
the launch of National Science and Engineering Week 2008. This
will start with a morning of interactive lectures to be
delivered primarily by scientists at the start of their career
and PhD students. The lunch break (lunch will be provided) will
provide an opportunity for students to chat informally with the
scientists and to browse scientific posters and related
information on display. After lunch, students will split into
three groups for break out discussion sessions, run in a round
robin. These will be held in different locations in the research
station, such as the glasshouses and laboratories, East Malling
Water Centre and field and plant centre. These will look at
water use/climate change, molecular techniques and model systems
and finally, pest and disease control in sustainable systems.
Each break-out session will run for 30 minutes and to encourage
active debate between students will have a maximum of 20
students, which can be further split into groups of 4 or 5 if
required. This will mean that total places will be limited to 60
students.
If you think your school would be interested
or for more information, please contact:
Dr Chantelle Jay
Tel: 01732 523751
Fax: 01732 849067
Email:
chantelle.jay@emr.ac.uk
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BRADBOURNE
HOUSE AND GARDENS OPEN DAY
in aid of the National Gardens Scheme
Sunday 27 April 2008
2-5pm
For the only time in 2008, Bradbourne House and
Gardens will be open to the public
in aid of the National Gardens Scheme, on a date which we hope will
coincide with the arrival of blossom on the gardens fruit trees.
The Hatton Fruit Garden, formerly the
walled kitchen gardens of Bradbourne House, consists of demonstration
fruit tree plantings of particular interest to amateurs.
Originally planted in 1945 and inspired by the fruit plantings in Louis
XIV kitchen garden at Versailles, the fruit garden was set up as a
memorial to the art of tree training and pruning and as a source of
information for gardening enthusiasts. The concept was to establish a
fruit garden with trees planted at appropriate spacings to show the
economic use of ground, without over-crowding. Although selective tree
removal and replanting has occurred, many examples of the original
planting remain.
Staff from East Malling Research will show
how the fruit trees have been trained and pruned to produce cordons,
espaliers, goblets, pyramids, fans, arches, crowns, le bateau, arcure
forms etc. In fact, 25 different training methods are on display.
In addition, there are examples of 47 varieties of apple, 28 varieties
of pear and individuals of medlar, nectarine, peach and fig.
Bradbourne House, a privately owned, Grade
1 listed house will also be opened to visitors. The house displays
excellent examples of Queen Anne period architecture disguising an
original Tudor period house, with fine rooms, halls, staircases and a
unique collection of watercolours and portraits.
There will also be displays by scientists
from the world renowned horticultural research organisation, East
Malling Research, plus plant sales, music, childrens quiz and
refreshments.
Admission £3.50. Children (under
16) free. Entrance on New Road, East Malling, Kent off the A20.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Ursula Twomey, East Malling Research, New Road,
East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ
Tel: 01732 523723 (DD)
Fax: 01732 849067
Email: ursula.twomey@emr.ac.uk
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EMRA and Marden Fruit Show Society
Top Fruit Storage Members Day
East Malling Conference Centre
Monday 31 March 2008
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10:00 |
Coffee
and Registration
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Marden
Fruit Show Society AGM
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Lord
Bruce-Lockhart to announce new Bonanza Sponsor
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Judges
Report Long term farm-stored classes |
Dr
Martin Luton
(WWF
Qualytech) |
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Presentation of the Marden Fruit Show Society Prizes |
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The
Chairman for the morning will be Mr Jeremy Scott, MFSS
Chairman |
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12:00 |
75 years
of Bramley storage |
Robert
Mitchell
(Robert
Mitchell Partnership) |
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Storage
technology past & present |
David
Bishop
(ICA Ltd) |
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12:40 |
Buffet
Lunch |
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The
Chairman for the afternoon will be Dr Colin Gutteridge,
Chief Executive Officer for EMR |
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13:40 |
Development of Dynamic CA storage in Italy |
Dr
Angelo Zanella
(Research
Centre for Agriculture and Forestry,
Laimburg,
Italy) |
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Prospects
for lowering store oxygen concentrations for
UK apples |
David
Johnson
(EMR)
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Love food,
hate waste campaign from WRAP a growers perspective |
Dr Neil
Hipps
(EMR) |
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Update on
Diffuse Browning Disorder |
David
Johnson
(EMR) |
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An update
on East Malling Research |
Dr
Colin Gutteridge
(EMR) |
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Summing up
and discussion
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15:30 |
Tea and
Depart |
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Admission £10.00 for EMRA and MFSS
Members; £20.00 for Non-Members.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Ursula Twomey, East Malling Research, New Road,
East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ
Tel: 01732 523723 (DD)
Fax: 01732 849067
Email:
Click here to Email Ursula
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EMRA
SEMINARS
AT THE NATIONAL FRUIT SHOW
KENT COUNTY SHOWGROUND
16 October 2008
10.30am Astor Pavilion
Topics for discussion
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Best practice in canker control Dr Angela Berrie
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Timing and efficacy of insecticides for control of apple mussel
scale Dr Michelle Fountain
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Adjusting dose to suit crop Prof. Jerry Cross
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EMRA MEMBERS DAY
Novel Crops
Thursday October 2nd
2008
East Malling
Conference Centre
Programme
10.00 am
Coffee and Registration
The Chairman for the morning will be Dr Colin Gutteridge,
East Malling Research
10.30
Climate change and the need to rethink which crops
Dr Chris Atkinson
we should be
growing in the UK )
EMR
Minor and novel fruit crops for the
UK
Feli Fernandez
EMR
The broader benefits of growing 'exotic' vegetables
Emma Hockridge
Soil Association
Apricot growing in the
UK
Will Sibley
The Solanaceae
- a Wealth of Resources
Dr John Samuels
Incredible Crops
12.35 pm
Lunch
The Chairman for the afternoon will be Dr Chris Atkinson,
East Malling Research
1.30 pm Novel fruit crops practical advice
Clive Simms
Marketing Novel food crops
Chris Jones
Food Standards Agency
Artemisia as an anti-malarial
TBC
The versatility of Hops
Dr Yannick Ford
Botanix
Woad as an Indigo crop
Prof Philip John
Reading
University
General Discussion
4:00 pm
Tea and Depart
For more information or to request
a booking form for this event, please contact Penny Greeves,
Communications Officer, 01732 843833; penny.greeves@emr.ac.uk
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Technical
Up-Date on Soft Fruit Research
Tuesday 11
November 2008
10.00am 4.45pm
East Malling Research, Kent |
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HDC is currently using
levy collected from soft fruit growers to fund 16 research projects
that are aiming to resolve key problems faced by the industry. Seven
of these projects are being undertaken at East Malling Research
(EMR). This soft fruit technical day will provide members of EMRA
and HDC with the latest results and progress being made in a range
of projects being undertaken at both EMR and at other research
sites.
The programme
10.00
Arrive & coffee
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The latest
strawberry varieties from EMR (David Simpson, EMR)
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Research to reduce
pesticide residues (Colin Gutteridge, EMR)
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Raspberry zero
residues cane midge and aphids (Jerry Cross, EMR)
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Raspberry zero
residues Botrytis (Xiangming Xu, EMR)
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Strawberry
production in food waste-derived composts (Phillippa Dodds, EMR)
12.30
Lunch
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Improving water
use efficiency and fruit quality in strawberry (Mark Else, EMR)
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Control of
strawberry powdery mildew under protection (Avice Hall, Herts
University)
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Pheromone
technology for monitoring capsid bug (Michelle Fountain, EMR)
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Foliar sprays for
tarsonemid mite control in strawberry (Adrian Harris, EMR)
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Improving
management of leaf and bud mite in cane fruit (Carolyn Mitchell,
SCRI)
3.20
Tea
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Biology and control of western flower thrips
in strawberry (Jean Fitzgerald, EMR)
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Fungicides for
blackberry downy mildew control (Erika Wedgwood, ADAS)
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Biofumigant crops
in strawberry (David Yohalem, EMR)
4.45
Tea & close
The event is free to EMRA and HDC members. If you
would like to attend this event, please fill in the slip below and
return to the HDC by
Wednesday 5 November
2008.
As numbers are restricted to 100,
booking early is more likely to secure a place.
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I would like to attend the EMRA/HDC
Soft Fruit Day on 11 November 2008
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HDC Member
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EMRA
Member (please tick)
Name(s)
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Address
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Email
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Please return
this form to Anne Leipnik, HDC, Bradbourne House, East Malling,
Kent, ME19 6DZ, Tel: 01732 848383 Fax: 01732 848498 by
Wednesday 5 November 2008.
East Malling Research
New Road, East
Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ
Tel: 01732 843833
Fax: 01732 849067
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