

SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 27, 2019
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07:00 - 08:00 | Accreditation and Welcome |
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08:00 - 09:05 | Physiological concepts for the production of blueberries: light-shadow, coordination of aerial-radical growth, considerations for handling. |
Jorge Retamales
Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. International Researcher and Consultant |
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09:05 - 10:10 | Management of blueberries with low cold requirements in Florida: Pruning, necessary characteristics in new varieties and use of rootstocks. |
Jeffrey G. Williamson
Professor and Extension Specialist Horticultural Sciences Department IFAS, University of Florida |
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10:10 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 11:20 | Question Round |
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11:20 - 12:20 | Nutritional tools to obtain quality blueberries. |
Juan Hirzel
Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher INIA International Consultant |
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12:20 - 13:00 | Organic and conventional nutrition in the production of blueberries "deciduous and evergreen". |
Gerard W. Krewer
Extension University of Georgia International Consultant |
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13:00 - 14:20 | Lunch. |
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14:20 - 14:40 | Round of questions |
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14:40 - 15:20 | Mechanized harvest of blueberries: is it an option for the fresh fruit market? |
Kathryn Van Weerdhuizen
Market Manager Oxbo International Corporation |
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15:20 - 15:50 | The impact of technology on the blueberry process: Innovation, quality and efficiency. Case Study (Costa de Huelva). |
Bartolomé Fernandez Corner
Managing Director SCA Costa de Huelva |
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Nour Abdrabbo
Commercial manager UNITEC SpA |
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María del Carmen Salas
Ing. Agr. Ph.D. researcher and PhD professor University of Almería |
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16:40 - 17:10 | Coffee Break |
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17:20 - 18:10 | 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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18:10 - 18:35 | Growth regulators in blueberries with low cold requirements: GA3, CPPU, Dormex. |
Gerard W. Krewer
Extension University of Georgia International Consultant |
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18:35 - 18:55 | Question Round |
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18:55 - 19:00 | Closing of the Conference |
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