On June 15 and June 16 , PanAmerican Seed organise FlowerTalk where they shared info for young works growers and finish raiser in two separate webinars in which not only new products have been announce , but also technological and hot topics have been discussed . Curious ? Below , the full webinars as well as a small sum-up on the issue that were highlighted .
Webinar 1 : Focus on Young Plant Growers
In this first webinar , which is focused on the agriculturalist , Leon Vrijland , Cultural Research Officer for PanAmerican Seed and Kieft Seed at PanAmerican Seed and Diego Poot , Technical Support at PanAmerican Seed will give more information their feat regarding limiting the use of chemical substance and tips on how to forestall alga and fungus gnats . In the meantime , prissy picture will be shown in which new motley are being presented .
PGR’sThe first matter is propel away from the use of PGR ’s , or the role of chemicals in general . A deal of retailer , nowadays , are asking for varieties without chemicals . He explains that they are face into this at their fix in Venhuizen ; not only in breeding but also in finish . They seek to breed more compact varieties , but when this is not possible , they wait for alternatives that are still well-disposed for the nature , like changing the climate the works is spring up in , the usage fertilizers and lately they are also trialing with the use of LED ’s .
alga and fungus gnatsThe , Diego gives more data on algae and fungus gnats . Algae developments is one of the with child challenge for plug cultivator around the world as it sometimes can grow over the seedling , and can even create a water repellant layer on top of the grunge . Light , eminent temperature and moister is perfect habitat for algae In the webinar , shares some hint and focus points for the agriculturist to where they need to put their care to , because it is not just one affair the cultivator take to change or adjust to keep it under control . In short , he explain that the type of weewee is important , how it is stored , what kind of filtration is used , and if the grower apply filtration , how the weewee is treated , the way the tray are being water , how the trays , benches and greenhouse is being cleaned and so on . And if a raiser is dealing with alga , they are often also dealing with fungus gnat . Luckily , there are several biologic alternatives to battle these issuing , but with biological control , it is significant to stat at an early phase angle , not when it is already escalate .
Webinar 2 : Focus on Finishing cultivator
In this webinar , with the focal point on finishing growers , Leon and Diego talk about biodegradable deal and plant disease . In the meanwhile , nice picture will be shown in which new varieties are being presented .
Biodegradable potstheir initiatives and efforts regarding the use and suitability of their products for biodegradable pots . The question they asked themselves is : Can we have our genetics also be shown in a biodegradable heap ? Together with Jiffy they did several trials over the years and nowadays , they detect several advantages .
plant life diseases andresistanceIn this session , Ruud Brinkkemper , Breeder Director Europe and General Manager joined the table , when they start out talking about different plant diseases . raiser are expect or forced to use less pesticide and as there are progressively more raw diseases showing up , breed insubordinate varieties is becoming increasingly of import . One salmagundi of PanAmerican Seed that is know for it ’s high resistance to Impatiens fluffy mold to is the Beacon series , which is bred by Ruud . He explicate more about the history of the impatient , the resistance , the series and more .
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