Insects pollinating forget me not flowers, photo.
9 Oct
10 Oct

The aula & foyer at Alnarpsgården, Sundsvägen 6, and Clarion Hotel & Congress Malmö Live, Alnarp

Networking symposium on plant protection and forest damage

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Welcome to a networking symposium arranged by SLU Plant Protection Network and SLU Forest Damage Centre for staff at SLU active in these areas. The meeting is held in Alnarp and the networks pays travel costs for those traveling by train and hotel for those travelling from other places.

Trains and buses to the meeting (is booked by you)

Uppsala C–Lund C

9 October 08:11–13:34
Lund C 13:42-14:11 Campus Alnarp (Region bus 139)

Umeå C–Lund C

8 October 19:40–9 oktober 10:34
Lund C 10:42-11:10 Campus Alnarp (Region bus 139)

If you choose to fly to the meeting, you are responsible for the cost yourself.

Hotel (is booked by the organisers)

SLU staff not working at Alnarp are offered a hotel stay on the 9th of October at Clarion Hotel & Congress Malmö Live.

Facts

Time: 2023-10-09 - 2023-10-10
City: Alnarp
Location: The aula & foyer at Alnarpsgården, Sundsvägen 6, and Clarion Hotel & Congress Malmö Live
Organiser: SLU Plant Protection Network and SLU Forest Damage Centre
Last signup date: 22 September 2023

Programme

Day 1, 9 October

Location: Alnarpsgården, Auditorium & foyer, Sundsvägen

  • 12:00 Lunch for those already in Alnarp
  • 14:30 Registration, fika & mingle, set up posters
  • 14:50 Welcome & introduction
  • 15:10 Plant protection & forest damage research at SLU – a short overview
  • 15:25 Introduction to Joint Action Plant Health (Kraftsamling växthälsa)
  • 15.30 Short break
  • 15:35 Speed talks
    Moderator: Åke Olson
    • Edoardo Piombo, Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
    • Carolina Diller, Department of Plant Protection Biology
    • Julie Guerreiro, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
    • Eirini Lamprini Daouti, Department of Crop Production Ecology
    • Salim Bourras, Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
    • Anna Laura Erdei, Department of Plant Protection Biology
    • Chandra Krishnamurthy, Department of Forest Economy
    • Hanna Friberg, Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
    • Donnie Lee Peterson, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
  • 16:20 Excursions around Campus Alnarp
  • 17:40 Mingle around posters
  • 18:50 Dinner
  • 21:00 Organised bus to Malmö for those that stay at the hotel in Malmö

Overnight stay at Clarion Hotel & Congress Malmö Live for participants that are not working at campus Alnarp.

Day 2, 10 October

Location: Clarion Hotel & Congress Malmö Live

  • 08:00 Welcome and short feedback from yesterday
  • 08:10 Plant protection in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
    Moderator: Malin Elfstrand
    • Effects of wildlife browsing and grazing in gardens, agriculture and forests. Fredrik Widemo
    • The use of chemical ecology for pest control in gardens, agriculture and forests. Maria Sousa & Paul Becher
    • Examples of disease detection in agriculture and forestry. Aakash Chawade & Ke Zhang
    • Pest risk analysis in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. Johanna Boberg
  • 9:30 Coffee break & mingle; poster presentations from different centres connected to plant protection/forest damage at SLU
  • 10:15 Group discussions
  • 11:30-11:40 Summary and end of symposium
  • 11:45-12:45 Lunch or a portable lunch (for those that need to catch the train)
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