Fruit firmness, one of the topics to be discussed at the X Blueberries Chile 2018 Seminar
15/03/2018
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| Schedule | Themes | Rapporteurs | |
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| 8:00 - 8:35 | START ACCREDITATION - OPENING |  |
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| 8:35 - 9:25 | Current situation and business opportunities for Chilean blueberries in the European market | Mr Holger Brandt Director of International Business Development SanLucar |  |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Blueberry diseases: Analysis of the season from the phytopathological point of view | Mr. Andrés France. Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. Phytopathologist, INIA Researcher International Consultant |  |
| 10:15 - 11:05 | COFFEE BREAK |  |
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| 11:05 - 11:55 | Factors to consider in the elaboration of nutritional programs to obtain quality fruit. Practical cases in South, Central-South and North-Central areas of Chile. | Mr. Juan Hirzel. Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Researcher INIA, Chile International Consultant | |
| 12:00 - 13:10 | Round table: Use of nets in blueberries: effects on the development of the plant, quantity and quality of fruit | Mr. Jorge Retamales. Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher International Consultant Mr. Eric Smith BS Agr. BS Ph. D. in Horticulture Researcher University of Georgia Mr. José Ignacio Covarrubias Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Dr. Researcher U of Chile |  |
| 13:10 - 14:40 | LUNCH |  |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | Round of questions tomorrow |  |
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| 15:05 - 15:50 | Water management based on blueberry physiology to maximize production and quality | Mr. Rodrigo Ferreyra Ing. Agr. Technical & R&D Manager Morph2o Latin America | |
| 15:55 - 16:45 | Calcium: physiology and effects as fruit | Mr. Jorge Retamales. Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher International Consultant | |
| 16:45 - 17:35 | COFFEE BREAK |  |
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| 17:35 - 18:55 | Round table: Firmness of the fruit, economic importance, factors and management | Mr. Bruno Defilippi Ing. Agr. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant Mr. Reinaldo Campos Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Researcher, UNAB Mrs. Claudia Moggia Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. Researcher, U of Talca Mr. Pablo A. Kiger Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Quality Assurance Manager Driscoll's South America | |
| 19:00 - 19:20 | Afternoon round of questions | |
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| 19:20 - 19:30 | CLOSING OF THE DAY | ||
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