CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Seed Biology Workshop. July 8 & 9, 1999. OSU Campus, Columbus Ohio Hands-on Workshop Sessions:

  1. Germination and Seed Vigor Testing
  2. Techniques for Enhancing Seed Performance
  3. Tetrazolium Tests
  4. Methods for evaluating seed health.

Participants can also attend presentations by respected seed industry representatives. Presentation Session Topics:

  1. Future funding of seed biology research - An industry perspective
  2. Imaging analysis research - Applications in seed science and technology
  3. Optimizing high value seed quality - A seed industry overview.

Conference enrollment is limited. Fee: $210 prior to June 15. For information call Dr. P. Sweeney 614-292-9002.

OFA Short Course and Trade Show. July 10-14, 1999. Columbus Convention Center. The programs are out. Do not forget to register!

Did you know that the OFA Short Course and Trade Show is the nation's premier floriculture trade show? Did you know that last year the Short Course and Trade Show overlapped with the Congress of the American Society for Horticultural Science? Many Short Course speakers who are members of the Society decided to come to Columbus instead. If you weren't at the Short Course last year, be there or be square in 1999!

Why?

  1. You can learn from 200 educational sessions and hands-on workshops given by horticulture professionals from across the country.
  2. You can keep an eye on your competitors in a 1,018 booth show with hundreds of exhibitors.
  3. You can check out new varieties, products and displays.
  4. You can gain pesticide recertification credits.

For more info call OFA: 614-487-1117.

Slow Sand Filtration for Control of Plant Pathogens in Irrigation Water: a Novel Breakthrough for Agriculture. July 15, 1999. 8:45 AM - 2:30 PM. Fisher Auditorium, OARDC, Wooster, OH. Speakers: Dr. Walter Wohanka, Dr. Harry Hoitink, and Dr. Sally Miller. For information contact Dr. Hoitink at: 330-263- 3848. Registration fee, $60.00 per person, includes lunch.

During the past five years, European greenhouses and nurseries have begun to install slow sand filtration systems that economically remove plant pathogens from irrigation water. Dr. Walter Wohanka from the Department of Plant Pathology at Geisenheim, Germany has developed this breakthrough. He is the featured speaker at a workshop at OSU funded by the Ohio Florists' Association, the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, and The Ohio State University. He will be available for consultation with growers on installation aspects.