Final Programme (August 26, 2009)
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Collegium de Valk, Leuven, Belgium. Organized by an International Scientific Committee and the Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Plant Protection, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and the ISHS
Organizing Committee
- J. Coosemans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Co-Convenor
- A. Gamliel, Agricultural Research Organisation, Israel, Co-Convenor
- J. Katan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- A. Vanachter, Scientia Terrae Research Institute, Belgium
- L. Ooms, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
- P. Vanderborght, International Society for Horticultural Science, Belgium
- M. Höfte, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
- H. Maraite, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- J. Dasque, Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitiére, Légumiére et Horticoles, France
- M. De Moor, Administrative and Logistic Association of Auctions, Belgium
- H. Willocx, Ministry of the Flemish Governement, Department Agriculture and Fisheries, Belgium
Scientific Committee
- A. Gamliel Agricultural Research Organisation, Israel, Co-Convenor
- J. Coosemans Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Co-Convenor
- J. Katan Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- A. Vanachter Scientia Terrae Research Institute, Belgium
- E.C. Tjamos Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
- M. L. Gullino DI.VA.P.R.A., University of Torino, Italy
- D. Chellemi USDA-ARS, Horticultural Research Laboratory, USA
- M. Besri Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco
- V. Cebolla Instituto Valenciana de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain
- G. Lazarovits Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
- M. Höfte Universiteit Gent, Belgium
- H. Maraite Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- A. Legrève Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- M. De Proft Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
Sunday, 13 September 2009
1500-2000 Registration at Collegium De Valk
1800-2000 Opening reception at Collegium De Valk
Monday, 14 September 2009
0900-1000 Opening Session
0900-0920 Welcome and introduction – Prof. Jozef Coosemans (Belgium); Welcome at KULeuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering – Prof. Pol Coppin, Dean of the Faculty (Belgium); Introduction to the scientific program – Dr. Abraham Gamliel (Israel)
0920 Keynote lecture: Soil and crop health following soil disinfestation -Jaacov Katan (Israel) and Alfons Vanachter (Belgium)
1000–1200 Special session: New developments and expectations since the Sixth Symposium - Corfu 2004. Needs, possibilities, legal changes, expectations Chairperson: Ian Porter (Australia)
1000 Invited lecture: Emerging new pests and diseases and new trends in their management – Angelo Garibaldi (Italy)
1030 New developments and expectations: Vision from the scientific world – Abraham Gamliel (Israel)
1045 New developments and expectations: Vision and expectations from horticultural and agricultural sector- Marta Pizano (Colombia)
1100-11.30 coffee break
1130 New developments and expectations: Vision from industry and fumigators - Husein Ajwa (USA)
1145 New developments and expectations: Vision from decision makers - Francesca Arena (EC)
1200 Discussion
1215-1330 Session 1 – MBr Alternatives Chairperson – Marta Pizano (Colombia)
1215 Progress in the global phase out of methyl bromide and the relative effectiveness of soil disinfestation products to replace fumigation for pre-plant soil uses – Ian Porter, M. Pizano, M. Besri, S. Mattner and P. Fraser
1230 Is There a Future for 1,3-Dichloropropene and Other Chemical Soil Fumigants in European Agriculture? – Andrew Leader, J. Busacca; J. Dawson; T. Lyall and H. Eelen
1245 Adoption of Methyl Bromide Alternatives and a Profile of Turkish Cut flower sector – Suat Yilmaz, M. A. Çelikyurt and B. Sayin
1300 Japan’s big effort to the phase out of methyl bromide by 2013 – Akio Tateya
13.30 14.30 Lunch break and poster viewing
1430-1630 Special Session: Methyl bromide alternatives : ALTERBROMIDE (EC) project, Chairperson: Gael du Fretay (France)
1430 Invited lecture : ALTERBROMIDE, dissemination of sustainable alternatives to Methyl Bromide in soil disinfestation and in post harvest – Gael du Fretay, J. Dasque; J. Auger; J. Coosemans; P. Colla; F. Pauwels and J. Fritsch (France)
1500 Current status of chemical and non-chemical soil disinfestations solutions in France – Jerome Fritsch
1515 Mechanical or manual applications of soil solarization for the control of soilborne pathogens in plastic house or open field in Greece – Polymnia Antoniou, Sotiris Tjamos and E. C. Tjamos
1530 Soil disinfestation treatments with 1.3-dichloropropene and chloropicrin under low temperature conditions for strawberry mother plants – Vicent Cebolla and Serrano Fernando
1545 Greenhouse grafting cucumber crop – methyl bromide alternative in Romania – Marian Bogoescu,Madalina Doltu, D. Sora and Niculina Tanasa
1600 Soil and substrate microbiologizing: a promising approach for sustainable horticulture – Frans Pauwels
1615 Discussions
1630-1700 Coffee break
1700-1800 Special Session: Methyl bromide alternatives: ALTMET (B) project, Chairperson: Henri Maraite (Belgium)
1700 Efficacy of chemical alternatives for Methyl bromide in lettuce production: field experiment - Ann Ceustermans, E. Van Wambeke and J. Coosemans
1715 Combinations of chemical soil fumigants for broad spectrum soil disinfestation- Etienne Van Wambeke, A. Ceustermans ,A. De Landtsheer, K. Gybels and J. Coosemans.
1730 Microbial mechanisms involved in the suppression of Rhizoctonia solani AG1-1B by lignin incorporation in soil – Sarah Van Beneden, Dries Roobroeck, Soraya C. França, Stefaan De Neve, Pascal Boeckx and Monica Höfte
1745 Use of oxamyl in the post methyl bromide era – Johan Desaeger and J. Wiles
1900-2100 Guided city tour and reception at the City Hall
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
0830-1100 Session 2 Chemical Soil Disinfestation, Chairperson : Husein Ajwa (USA)
0830 Shank application of chloropicrin as an alternative to methyl bromide for peach tree replant – S. Foschi, C. Spotti, A. Minuto, G. Minuto
0845 The emulsifiable formulations of Dimethyldisulfide (DMDS) and its mixtures with chloropicrin as alternatives to methyl bromide – Vicent Cebolla, Daniel Llobel, Antonio Oliver, Luís Miguel Valero, Francisco Torró and Andrés Hernández
0900 Evaluation of the efficacy of DMDS using drip application for the control of root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Turkey – J.J. Heller, E. Korkmaz and P. Charles
0915 Multi-tactic Approaches to Manage Soilborne Pathogens of Specialty Crops in North Carolina – Frank Louws, R.M. Welker, J.G. Driver and C.L. Rivard
0930 Powdery scab occurrence and control in Israel – Lea Tsror (Lahkim), O. Erlich, M. Hazanovsky and U. Zig
0945 Soil chemical treatments for the control of Fusarium wilt of Carnation in Spain – M. J. Basallote Ureba, M. D. Vela Delgado, F. J. Macías, C. J. López Herrera and J. M. Melero Vara
1000 Effectiveness of fumigants alone and in combination with grafting to control Verticillium wilt and root-knot nematode in eggplant and tomato brown rot caused by Colletotrichum coccodes – Giovanna Gilardi, M.Baudino, M. L. Gullino and A. Garibaldi
1015 Top applications of fungicides for the control of melon sudden wilt caused by Monosporascus cannonballus – Shimon Pivonia, A. Maduel, R. Levita and R. Cohen
1030 Accelerated degradation of metam-sodium in soil: Isolation and characterization of the involved microorganisms – Shachaf Triky-Dotan, M. Austerweil, B. Steiner, D. Minz, J. Katan and A. Gamliel
1045 Discussion
1100-1130 coffee break
1130-1330 Session 3: Assessment tools for soil infestation and disinfestation, Chairperson : George Lazarovits (Canada)
1130 Invited lecture: Assessing the spatial distribution of soil infestation by means of remote sensing and GIS as the “first-aid” for soil disinfestation – Yafit Cohen(Israel)
1200 Distribution and control of pod wart disease of peanuts as analyzed using spatial means –Harel Caduri, A. Gamliel and Y. Cohen
1215 Unraveling Soil Communities Using the CPN60 Genomic Marker and Pyrosequencing – George Lazarovits, R. Ramarathnam and S.M.Hemmingsen
1230 A knowledge based system to Predict Plot infestation with Verticillium dahliae and the success of disinfestation in Potato production systems – E. Goldstein, Y. Cohen, A. Hetzroni, L. Tsror, U. Zig and I. Lensky
1245 Methods to monitor MITC for phytotoxicity and in the environment – Etienne Van Wambeke
1300 Discussions
1330–1430 Lunch break and poster viewing
1430-1500 Poster viewing
1500-1530 Poster Session discussion Chairperson : Alfons Vanachter (Belgium)
1530-1630 Session 4: Integrated Control, Chairperson: Maria Lodovica Gullino (Italy)
1530 Invited lecture: Biological control of plant-parasitic nematodes: from fantasy to reality - Yitzhak Spiegel(Israel)
1600 Evaluation of some pre-plant soil treatments and chemical disinfectants for control of Fusarium wilt diseases in cut flowers – Timothy O’Neill and K.R. Green
1615 TrichoNema: a Trichoderma-based project to develop a commercial biocontrol agent product against phytonematodes - Edna Sharon, M. Mor, M. Bar-Eyal, Y. Oka, S. Van Kerckhove, A. Vanachter, I. Chet and Y. Spiegel
1630-1700 Coffee break
1700-1900 Roundtable discussion: Application of soil disinfestation: bottlenecks, challenges and improvement possibilities:
- Application of fumigants (drip or shank) alone and in combination – Husein Ajwa
- Application of fumigants with other methods (solarization) – Abraham Gamliel
- Application of non-fumigant treatments (soft chemicals) – Steve Fennimore
- Application of soil disinfestation with biocontrol agents – Jozef Coosemans
1930-2100 Visit at Inbev Brewery, Leuven : optional
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Technical Visit to the Vegetable Production in the region of Mechelen and Antwerp
Thursday, 17 September 2009
0830-1100 Session 5: Physical methods of soil disinfestation and solarization, Chairperson : Eleftherios Tjamos (Greece)
0830 Invited lecture: Physical methods for soil disinfestation in intensive agriculture: Old methods and new approaches - Willemien Runia and L.P.G. Molendijk (The Netherlands)
0900 Combining Effects of Soil Solarization and Grafting on Plant Yield and soilborne pathogens in cucumber – Suat Yilmaz and I. Celik
0915 Nitrate leaching after organic amendment under soil solarization in two different soils and its effects on yield and health of escarole and pepper - Vicent Cebolla, Josep Roselló, Carlos Ramos and Fernando Pomares
0930 The Effect of Pre-wetting on Thermal Inactivation of Soilborne Pathogens in Connection with Structural Solarization of Greenhouses – E. Shlevin, P. Di-Primo and J. Katan
0945 Perspectives of anaerobic soil disinfestation – Willemien Runia, L.P.G. Molendijk and P.O. Bleeker
1000-1315 Session 6: Organic amendments, Chairperson : José Melero-Vara (Spain)
1000 Effect of Biofumigation with Brassica Cover Crops on Weed Populations, Soil microbial Activity, and Fruit Rot in Pickling Cucumber Production – Mathieu Ngouajio and J. W. Counts
1015 Green manures and organic amendments to control corky root of tomato – Vincent Michel and L. Lazzeri
1030 Effect of Brassica green manure and Brassica pellets in combination with grafting and soil solarization against Verticillum wilt of eggplant and Fusarium wilt of lettuce and basil – Giovanna Gilardi, L. Lazzeri, L. Malaguti, F. Clematis, A. Minuto and M.L.Gullino
1045 Use of pelleted Medicago sativa meal for the control of root-knot and cyst nematodes – Trifone D’Addabbo, P. Avato, V. Radicci and A. Tava
1100-1130 coffee break
1130 Kakawate (Gliricidia sepium) as a Soil Amendment and Biological Control of Soil-borne Pathogens: The Philippines Experience – Gina Pangga
1145 Combined Effects of Bio control Agent and Residues on Root Rot Mortality in Indian Mesquite (Prosopis cineraria) – Satish Lodha and L.N. Harsh
1200 Additional benefits to the efficacy in containing soilborne pest and pathogens of biofumigant plants and materials – Luca Lazzeri, Onofrio Leoni, Lorena Malaguti and Lorenzo D’Avino
1215 Mycofumigation using Muscodor albus for control of soilborne plant pathogens – Barry Jacobson, E. Grimme and G. Strobel
1230 Induced soil suppressiveness to root diseases by herb amendments and solarization- Eyal Klein, J. Katan and A. Gamliel
1245 Plant metabolites derived from Brassica spp. tissues as biofumigant to control soil borne fungi pathogens- Eva Romero Luna, C. Barrau and F. Romero
1300 Discussion
1315-1430 Lunch break
1430-1630 Session 7 Soilless culture., Chairperson : Vicent Cebolla (Spain)
1430 Invited lecture : Disease control in soil-less systems - Erik Van Os (The Netherlands)
1500 Disinfestation of Polystyrene Seedling Trays for Substrate-based Float Systems in Australia – Scott Mattner, D.A. Wite, G.G. Baxter, R.C. Mann, R.J Holmes and I.J. Porter
1515 Effect of commercially available composts on plant health – Oliver Gurnett, Maaike Perneel and Stefaan Vandaele
1530 Effect of ozone treatment on suppressivity of composted sewage sludge on Meloidogyne incognita – N. Sasanelli, Trifone D’Addabbo, L. Mancini and F. Ciccarese
1545 Discussions
1600–1630 Coffee Break
1630-1800 Closing Session
- International Society for Horticultural Science – Jo Van Assche (Belgium)
- Concluding remarks – Monica Höfte (Belgium)
- General discussion and next meeting – Jaacov Katan (Scientific Committee)
2000 CONFERENCE DINNER at Salons Georges, Leuven
Posters
MB alternatives
- Economic Evaluation of Chemical and Non-Chemical Soil Disinfestation – B. Sayin, M. A. Çelikyurt Suat Yilmaz and ?. Çelik
- Maintaining Biosecurity and Market Access in the Australian Strawberry Industry Following Methyl Bromide Phase-out – Scott W. Mattner, I.J Porter, R.K. Gounder, R.C. Mann and B. Guijarro
- Pests and diseases of sweet basil after methyl bromide phase out: the Northern Italian experience – Andrea Minuto, N. Vovlas, A. Troccoli, C. Bruzzone, M. Scortichini and G. Minuto
Chemical disinfestation
- Effect of soil fumigants on fungal communities in protected pepper crops in Southeast Spain – Maria Angeles Martínez, M.A. Martínez, M.C. Martínez, J. Torres, C. Ros, M.M. Guerrero and A. Lacasa
- Efficacy of DMDS as a soil treatment against Meloidogyne chitwoodii in the Netherlands – Charles Patrick and Jean Jacques Heller
- Evaluation of DMDS as Soil Fumigant Application, Distribution and Pest control - A. Gamliel, Miriam Austerweil, Bracha Steiner, Yehodit Riven, Marina Benichis and Sagi Gal
- Dissipation fumigants in the soil and its impact on the control of nematode and parasitic weeds. R. Allon, Miriam Austerweil, Bracha Steiner, Marina beniches, Miri Grinner, b. Rubin and A. Gamliel
Integrated control
- The physiological sudden collapse of grafted melon as a result of a not appropriate growing procedure – A. Minuto, G. Causarano, C. Bruzzone, G. La Lota, S. Longombardo and G. Minuto
- Evaluation of Steam, Biofumigants, and Fungicides for Strawberry Production in Field Soils – S. Fennimore, J. Weber, J. Samtani and C. Gilbert
- A comparison of four pre-plant soil treatments for control of Verticillium wilt in field-grown trees – T.M. O’Neill, T. Locke and C.J. Dyer
- Chemical and biological alternatives for soil disinfestation in strawberry production – M. Thoelen, F. Meurrens, K. Stevens, J. Kellers, J. Coosemans and S. Clemens
- Soil-born diseases/pest control research in Lithuania – Sonata Kazlauskait?, Elena Survilien?, Aurelija Saluchait?
Physical methods of soil Disinfestation and solarization
- Soil Solarization as Alternative to Methyl Bromide for the Control of Protected Vegetable Soil Borne Pathogens in Morocco - Mohamed Besri
Organic amendments
- Non-Chemical Options for Managing Soil Borne Plant Pathogens in Indian Arid Zone – Satish Lodha, R.Mawar and V.Singh
- Effect of biosolarisation using pellets of Brassica carinata on soil-borne pathogens in protected pepper crops – M.M. Guerrero, M.A. Martínez, C. Ros, C.M. Lacasa, V. Martínez, A. Lacasa and P. Fernández
- Efficacy of biosolarisation with sugar beet vinasses for soil disinfestation in pepper greenhouses – C. M. Lacasa, M.M. Guerrero, C. Ros, M.A. Martínez, V. Martínez, A. Lacasa and P. Fernández
- Integration of Non-chemical Methods of Controlling Fusarium Wilt of Carnation - R. A. Nava-Juárez and J.M. Melero-Vara
- Application of organic amendments followed by plastic mulching for the control of Phytophthora root rot of pepper in northern Spain – Mireia Núñez-Zofío, C. Garbisu and S. Larregla
- Effect of meal of Aster caucasicus and A. sedifolius on the control of root-knot nematodes in glasshouse – Mauro Di Vito, P. Pecchia, F. Catalano, M. Cammareri and C. Conicella
- Effects of Soil Organic Amendments and Incubation Temperature on the Control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi – A. Borrego-Benjumea, J. M. Melero-Vara and M. J. Basallote-Ureba
- Effects of Several Soil Amendments on Allelopathy and Tolerance to Violet Root Rot in Mycorrhizal Asparagus Plants – A. S. M. Nahiyan, Y. Yagi, T. Okada and Y. Matsubara
Soilless culture
- Effects of Zeolite-Peat Mixtures on Yield and Some Quality Parameters of carnation – S. Kazaz and S. Yilmaz
Biological control
- Biocontrol of Eggplant Bacterial Wilt with Combination of Avirulent Bacteriocin Producing Strain of Ralstonia solanacearum and Rhizosphere Bacteria – Triwidodo Arwiyanto and Suhartiningsih Dwi Nurcahyanti
- Determination of Deoxynivalenol in corn crop at Ardabil province in Iran and related Fusarium species in 2007-2008 – Z.Aliakbari, H. Aminian, M. Mirabolfathi and R. Karami-Osboo
- Evaluation of Trichoderma Isolates for Biological Control of Crown and Root rot in wheat (Bipolaris spicifera(Bainer)Subram) – H. R. Etebarian and M. Mohammadifar
- Tolerance to Allelopathy and Fusarium Disease in Mycorrhizal Asparagus Plants Raised in Decline Soil – Y. Matsubara, T. Okada and A. S. M. Nahiyan
Friday, 18 September 2009
- Departure
Social Programme
On Sunday we will start with an opening reception
On Monday you can participate with a Guided City Tour
On Wednesday you can join the Technical Visit to the Vegetable Production in the region of Mechelen and Antwerp
On Thursday you are invited on the Conference Dinner