

SCHEDULE
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07:30 - 08:15 | ACCREDITATION - INAUGURATION Blueberries Consulting and Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias; INIA |
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08:15 - 09:00 | Analysis of the 2018 - 2019 season. |
Andres Armstrong
Director Cranberry Committee of Chile |
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09:00 - 09:45 | Wood diseases in blueberries: the hidden enemy. |
Andres France
Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Phytopathologist INIA researcher International Consultant |
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09:45 - 10:30 | Pre-harvest and harvest factors that affect the post-harvest of blueberries. |
Jorge Retamales
Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. International Researcher and Consultant |
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10:30 - 11:20 | Coffee Break |
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11:20 - 12:05 | Irrigation planning, estimation of water requirements and their relationship with the growth and yield potential of blueberry plants. |
David Bryla
Research Horticulturist US Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service |
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12:05 - 12:35 | Evaluation of the water condition of blueberries and other fruit trees through thermographic images captured with a drone. |
Yordi Norero
Agronomist Engineer Teacher Pontifical Catholic University of Chile UAS expert CEO Dynamic wings |
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12:35 - 13:25 | Vegetable biostimulants, innovation for sustainable crop production. |
Patrick Du Jardin
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Plant Biology Unit Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech University of Liège |
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13:25 - 14:40 | Lunch. |
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14:40 - 15:10 | Question Round |
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15:10 - 15:55 | Foliar fertilization: Environmental, physiological and management factors that affect the permanence, penetration and translocation of nutrients. |
Heiner Goldbach
Ph.D. (Dr.rer.agr.) Professor of Plant Nutrition INRES - University of Bonn |
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15:55 - 16:45 | Nutritional tools to obtain quality blueberries. |
Juan Hirzel
Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher INIA International Consultant |
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16:45 - 17:10 | Innovation and digital transformation in agriculture: keys to competitiveness in a business with new rules. |
Gonzalo Mena
Industrial Civil Engineering and Diploma in Retail Teacher University of Chile Commercial director DynamicLab |
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17:10 - 17:50 | Coffee Break |
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17:50 - 18:35 | Production of blueberries under hedges: antecedents, considerations and management. |
Richard M. Bastias
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Associate Professor Fruit Production University of Concepcion, Chile |
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18:35 - 19:20 | Considerations for the use of blueberry toppings to define quality and postharvest management. |
Bruno Defilippi
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant |
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19:20 - 19:45 | Question Round |
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19:45 - 20:00 | Closing of the Conference |
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