UK's Event: "Potatoes in Practice"
August 6, 2010| |
The United Kingdon's largest potato event Potatoes in Practice will be held on August 12 and will feature research and variety trials alongside seminars, machinery and marquee exhibits. The event which will be held at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) Balruddery Farm will feature talks and presentations on how to protect potato production from the threats of existing and new diseases, the use of diagnostics in soil assessment for site selection, varieties and chemical control treatments in particular fields, among others. Last year's event attracted 650 participants.
For details of the annoucement and to get information on how to join, see http://www.scri.ac.uk/news/pip2010
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