Recent AAB conferences

Click on the title of the conference to view the programme or contents list of the Aspects book, if one was produced. Reports are also available for selected meetings.  

 

  2010

 

 

10-11 May

Non Food Uses of Crops

Wyboston Lakes Conference Centre, Beds, UK

 

27-29 April

Agri-environment schemes - what have they achieved and wehre do we go from here?

University of Leicester at Oadby, UK

 

21 April

Biopesticides: Commercial Uptake

Olde Barn Hotel, Marston, UK   

 

5-7 January

International Advances in Pesticide Application  

Robinson College, Cambridge

 

 

 2009

 

15-16 December

International Conference on Positive Plant Microbial Interactions in Relation to Plant Performance and Ecosystem Function

The Olde Barn Hotel, Marston, Lincs

 

15 December

Advances in Nematology

The Linnean Society of London, Picaddilly 

 

11-12 November

Acrylamide: Influence of plant genetics, agronomy and food processing 

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden 

 

10-12 October

Agriculture: Africa's "engine for growth" - Plant science and biotechnology hold the key

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden 

The proceedings for this conference will be available shortly 

 

23-24 September 

Measuring and marketing the environmental costs and benefits of agricultural practice

Hilton Hotel, Basingstoke 

 

16 September 

Potatoes: Viruses and their vectors

SASA Edinburgh

 

2-4 June

Integrated Agricultural Systems: Methodoogies, modelling and measuring

SAC Edinburgh 

 

19 May

Pesticide Application in Sport, Leisure and Amenity Areas

SCI, Belgrave Square, London   

Abstracts can be found via the links below:     

Flazasulfuron, a new total herbicide for amenity areas. SIMON LEAK

Regulatory exposure assessments for pesticide applications in sport, leisure and amenity areas. NEIL MORGAN 

New approaches to pesticide spraying and application method in managed amenity turf. RUTH MANN

Developing spray application techniques in sports turf management.  

TOM ROBINSON

 

 

7-8 April

The 2nd European Ramularia Workshop - A new disease and challenge in barley production

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 

 

1-3 April

An International Conference: Advances in Plant Virology

Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate, UK 

 

2 March

Crop Protection in Vineyards

Plumpton College, Brighton, UK

Abstracts can be found via the links below:    

Pests and diseases in UK vineyards. CHRIS FOSS

Making the most efficient use of pesticide applications in vineyards - experiences from Europe. PAOLO BALSARI  

Waste not, want not ! – methods of improving spray deposition and reducing drift in vineyards. ANDREW LANDERS  

A comparison of the biology and epidemiology of powdery mildew, downy mildew and botrytis. KIM GREEN  

Innovative technologies for precision application of pesticides in vineyards. ANDREW LANDERS  

Retaining pesticides for minor uses - EU changes & SOLAs. VIV POWELL  

Moving away from pesticides - lessons from IPM in other UK cropsJUDE BENNISON The state of the UK vineyard industry. BOB LINDO

 

17 February

Application Efficacy vs Spray Drift Control 

East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK 

 

10-11 February 

Crop Protection in Southern Britain

East of England Showground, Peterborough, UK