September 2003
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 9

 

2003 Texas A&M University Horticulture Food Crops Symposium
(Tentative Agenda)

Contact Larry Stein or Frank Dainello for details.

TIME
SPEAKER
TOPIC
MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 29, 2003)
AM
11:30
PM
1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 5:00

5:00

6:00 - 7:00
7:00 -


Registration

Dr. Mark McFarland
Dr. Sam Feagley
Dr. Russ Wallace
Dr. Mark Black

Adjourn for day

Happy Hour
Dinner
  • N sources, fate in soil and uptake
  • Soil physics; water and nutrient movement in various soil types
  • Making herbicides work
  • Disease control strategies



    (SPJST Hall in Snook)
    (Snook)
TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 30, 2003)
AM
8:00 - 8:30
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00

12:00 - 1:30

PM
1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 4:00
4:00 - 5:00

5:00


Dr. George McEachern
Dr. Al Wagner
Dr. Dave Reed
Dr. Blaine Hanson
Dr. Don Renchie

Lunch


Dr. Leonard Pike
Dr. Dan Lineberger
Dr. Blaine Hanson
Dr. Joe Pena

Adjourn

Roots, soil, and water interactions
Food Safety and GAP's
Hormone growth regulators
Design and management of drip irrigation systems
Laws & Regs

In classroom

Breeding for phytochemicals and other heath benefiting compounds
Internet as a management and marketing tool
Managing water, salts and fertilizers with drip irrigation
Why small farms fail
WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 1, 2003)

AM
8:00 – 12:00

FRUIT & GRAPE CROPS
Jim Kamas – Peach flowering and fruiting physiology
Dr. Ed Hellman – Grape flowering and fruiting physiology
Dr. Larry Stein – Apple and pear flowering and fruiting physiology

 VEGETABLE CROPS
Dr. Larry Stein – Fertilizer application techniques and efficiency
Dr. Juan Anciso – IPM for vegetable crops
Dr. Russ Wallace – Overview of Vegetable Herbicides
Dr. Frank Dainello – Vegetable crops water use and scheduling

 

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