Current situation and commercial opportunities for the Chilean blueberry in the European market, one of the topics to be discussed in the next X Blueberries Chile 2018 Seminar
06/04/2018


CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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8:00 - 8:35 | HOME ACCREDITATION - OPENING | ![]() |
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8:35 - 9:25 | Current situation and commercial opportunities for the Chilean blueberry in the European market | Mr. Holger Brandt Director of International Business Development SanLucar | ![]() |
9:30 - 10:15 | Cranberry diseases: Analysis of the season from the phytopathological point of view | Mr. Andrés France. Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. Phytopathologist, INIA Researcher International Consultant | ![]() |
10:15 - 11:05 | COFFEE BREAK | ![]() |
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11:05 - 11:55 | Factors to consider in the development of nutritional programs to obtain quality fruit. Case studies in South, Central - South and North Central areas of Chile. | Mr. Juan Hirzel. Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Researcher INIA, Chile International Consultant | ![]() |
12:00 - 13:10 | Round table: Use of blueberry meshes: effects on plant development, quantity and quality of fruit | Mr. Jorge Retamales. Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher International Consultant Mr. Erick Smith BS Agr. BS Ph. D. in Horticulture Researcher University of Georgia Mr. José Ignacio Covarrubias Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Dr. U researcher from Chile | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13:10 - 14:40 | LUNCH | ![]() |
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14:40 - 15:00 | Round of questions tomorrow | ![]() |
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15:05 - 15:50 | Water management based on blueberry physiology to maximize its production and quality | Mr. Rodrigo Ferreyra Ing. Agr. Technical & R&D Manager Morph2o Latin America | ![]() |
15:55 - 16:45 | Calcium: physiology and effects as a fruit | Mr. Jorge Retamales. Ing. Agr. MS. Ph.D. Researcher International Consultant | ![]() |
16:45 - 17:35 | COFFEE BREAK | ![]() |
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17:35 - 18:55 | Round table: Fruit firmness, economic importance, factors and handling | Mr. Bruno Defilippi Ing. Agr. Ph.D. INIA researcher International Consultant Mr. Reinaldo Campos Ing. Agr. Ph.D. Researcher, UNAB Mrs. Claudia Moggia Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Ph.D. Researcher, U de Talca Mr. Pablo A. Kiger Ing. Agr. M.Sc. Quality Assurance Manager Driscoll's South America | ![]() |
19:00 - 19:20 | Question round afternoon | ![]() |
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19:20 - 19:30 | CLOSING OF THE DAY |