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Symposium Programme

2 days of ground breaking speakers

DAY ONE

8:00
Coach Transportation starts
York Memorial Gardens
8:30
Registration opens
York Racecourse

Plenary Session

9:30
Symposium opening address
Martin Van Der Voort, Bejo
The Challenges and Opportunities of UK Carrot Production
Stephen Shields, Huntapac
Roots to Growth
Joe Sorrell- Roberts , Kantar
Coffee break

Technical session

Production, Marketing & Consumption Around the World
Carrots: Marketing and Consumption Trends Worldwide
Danielle Bruin, Bejo, Netherlands
Audrey Beyer, Agrial, France
Carrot Production in France
Differences in cultivation techniques and costs between the countries
Robert Schilder, Bejo, Netherlands

Scientific session

Environment and nutrition effect on product quality
Precipitation, drought, and soil factors affecting carrot quality.
Mette Goul Thomsen
Carrot firmness and yield increased while skin defects reduced by stimulated calcium absorption.
Jolyon Dodgson
Carrot firmness and yield increased while skin defects reduced by stimulated calcium absorption.
Rosario Paolo Mauro
Consumption and health
Consumer acceptance of carrot cultivars associated with volatile and non-volatile metabolic profiles
Thomas Nothnagel
New insights on the role of carrots in relieving the double burden of malnutrition and cancer
Kirsten Brandt
Lunch break and Poster session

Technical session

Production, Marketing & Consumption Around the World
Precision water management for resilient agriculture in a changing climate
Dubi Raz, Netafim
Celery; seed to consumers, now and for the future
Julius Joel, G's Growers
Market Trends and Consumer Habits
Jasmine Collins & Elizabeth Ward, Greenyard Frozen
Carrot (Apiaceae) Agronomy - Part 1
IPM systems in Umbeliferous crops
Richard Binks, Koppert Biological Systems
Understanding the Root Causes: Improving Carrot Virus Management in the UK
Adrian Fox, Fera Science Ltd
The changing role of R&D within Agriculture
Max Newbert, Syngenta

Scientific session

Agronomy - disease & weeds
Methods for diagnosis of plant diseases: the case of tip rot of carrot
Belachew Asalf Tadesse
Control of foliar fungal disease in carrots with plant extracts
Simona Chrapaciene
Development of artificial inoculation techniques for cavity spot caused by Pythium violae to identify new management strategies
Nicole Pereira
How to optimize the deployment of biocontrol products for carrot?
Valérie Le Clerc
Assessing the risk to carrots in the United Kingdom from the vector-borne phytobacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum
Adrian Fox
Development of screening assays and diagnostic techniques to assess resistance to Willow Carrot aphid and Carrot Red Leaf Virus (CtRLV)
Lauren Chappell
AlterCarot: Conception of agroecological cropping systems with the use of pesticides as a last resort: focus on weed control in carrot cultivation and transferability of decision rules
Emilie CASTEIL
Agronomy - pests
Decision support for growers – current options and future prospects for growers of carrot and other apiaceous crops
Rosemary Collier
Evaluation of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae Filipjev as a biological control agent against carrot fly (Psila rosae F.).
Richard Binks
Non-Fumigant nematicides and root-knot nematode management in Californian carrots
Jaspreet Sidhu
17:00
Coach Transportation leaves
York Racecourse

DAY TWO

8:00
Coach Transportation starts
York Memorial Gardens
8:30
Registration opens
York Racecourse
9:25

Technical session

Seed and breeding
Highlights of Bejo's Carrot Breeding Program
Floris Martens, Bejo Zaden B.V.
Breeding the Perfect Parsnip
Richard Tudor, Elsoms Seeds
Seed Journey - the challenges of seed production, now and the future
Jo Townshend, Midlands Seed
9:00

Scientific session

Seed and breeding - genetics and genomics
Recent advances in characterizing the carrot genome
Massimo Iorizzo
Transposable elements and the carrot genome
Dariusz Grzebelus
Production of a high-resolution genetic map in carrot from multi-parental populations.
Stéphanie Arnoux
Exploring modification of centromeric histone H3 (CENH3) as a strategy for haploid induction in carrot (Daucus carota)
QTL mapping utilizing F2:3 linkage mapping populations reveals regions of chromosomes 2 and 6 are significantly associated with root width in carrot
Andrey Vega-Alfaro
Transfer of resistance to the Northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla) from carrot wild relatives to the cultivated carrot
Holger Budahn
Coffee break

Technical session

Carrot (Apiaceae) Agronomy - Part 2
A Little (more) Help for Carrot Seeds
Rob Pronk, Incotec
Growing storable organic carrots in a changing climate
Christoffell den Herder, CERES Horti Advice
Four steps to improve soil health
Sander Bernaerts, Naturim

Scientific session

Seed and breeding - genetic diversity
Assessment of genetic diversity and population structure of carrot accessions with DcSto Intron Length Polymorphism markers
Santosh Hadagali
Assessment of the genetic structure and diversity of arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza) using genotyping-by-sequencing
Carlos Arbizu Berrocal
Counting carrots: conservation and use of Apiaceous crops – from genebank to data
Charlotte Allender
Seed and breeding - phenotyping for breeding
Computer vision for carrot root phenotyping on smartphone images taken during crop evaluation
Cindy TORRES
How can envirotyping help to mitigate the impact of climate change on carrots?
Juliette Chevalier
Lunch break and Poster session

Technical session

The Future
Cover Cropping: Benefits for carrot production
Dr Marcel von Reth, PH Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
Opportunities for emissions reduction in carrot production
Islam Abdel-Aziz, RSK ADAS Ltd
Robots for Vegetables
Thomas Beach , Autonomous Agri Solutions Ltd
Vertical Farming and What It Means for Apiaceous Crops
Dr Phoebe Sutton , Vertically Urban
Commercialisation of Vertical Farming
James Lloyd-Jones, Jones Food Company

Scientific session

Seed and breeding - breeding
Screening of drought tolerant carrot genotypes and understanding drought tolerance in carrots
Harun Ar Rashid
Response of Turkish purple carrot genotypes to the anther culture
Meryem Ipek
Valorization of carrot genetic resources through participatory breeding for organic farming
Emmanuel Geoffriau
The carrot SCRI project taps into carrot diversity to develop genetic and genomic resources, evaluate nutrient bioavailability, and assess factors influencing grower and consumer decisions
Philipp Simon
Seed and breeding - carrot wild relatives
Screening of carrot wild relatives in warm, dry and saline field conditions with respect to root and seed production.
Mohammad Abdur Rahim
Physiological method of selection of wild carrot as source material for breeding heat-resistant varieties
Emmanuel Geoffriau
Best oral presentation, best poster presentation and young minds award
Rosemary Collier, University of Warwick
Conference Closing Statement
Lisa Eagles, British Growers Association Ltd
16:10
ISHS Carrot and other Apiaceae working goup business meeting
open to all delegates
Poster session
17:00
Coach Transportation leaves
York Racecourse

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