SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR OF BLUEBERRIES ORGANIZED IN A JOINT FORM BY BLUEBERRIES CONSULTING AND AGQ INTERNACIONAL.
On August 28, the International Blueberry Seminar was held with great success at the Monticello Conference Center. The Blueberrieschile.cl Team extends its thanks to the Sponsors for materializing this great challenge, along with that to thank the national and international rapporteurs who were present and finally thank the attendees who were part of this great event.
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"Botrytis spp. in Blueberries: Key aspects in its management and in the design of control strategies. Main results generated by the online Sensitivity Platform for Botryticides ”, InnovaChile Project of CORFO / FDF / Committee of Blueberries and U. of Chile. Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Jaime Auger S. / Ing. Agr. Mg Cs. Marcela Esterio G. | Jaime Auger. University of Chile. |
Integration of pre-harvest and harvest handling and factors to optimize blueberry post-harvest. | Jorge Retamales University of Talca, Chile. |
Problems and challenges in fertilization for high quality fruit: reality of Spain and Morocco. | Manuel Jesus Muñoz. International Consultant, Spain. |
Technology in the blueberry process: innovation and quality. | Nour Abdrabbo, Unitec. |
Pruning of summer and winter oriented to the quality. Experiences in the USA | Matt Blechman. Reiter Affiliated Companies, RAC. |
Nutritional strategies for the productive success of blueberries in Mexico | Ivan Frutos. Country Manager of AGQ Labs & TECH MEXICO |
Variability in blueberry genotype metabolism and its incidence in postharvest handling. Experiences with AM, AC and SO2. | Bruno Defilippi. INIA, Chile. |
Strategies to face the presence of Lobesia botrana: Identification, monitoring and control alternatives. | Joint presentation Edith Fuentes (CER) and Marcela Idalsoaga (SAG Regional Coordinator, National Lobesia Botrana Program PNLb). |
Marketing of Chilean cranberries in the USA, pre and post fumigation with Methyl Bromide. Update of the American season 2014, volumes and stock. | Evan Pence. California Giant, USA. |
Commercial vision of blueberries worldwide with an emphasis on emerging markets. | Andrés Armstrong, Executive Director. Blueberry Committee |