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| The ISHS (International Society for Horticultural Science) will be holding the world’s first international trials conference at Surrey University, Guilford, organized by the Royal Horticultural Garden, Wisley, 5-7 July 2011. It is the first time that an international conference promises to bring together all the operators and experts working in the field of assessing of new plant varieties. The breeding, propagation and cultivation of new varieties is a truly global business and impacts on a wide range of factors internationally. The results of variety trials are an increasingly important benchmark in terms of communications, marketing and promotion and the RHS looks forward to strengthening relationships between participants and their Plant Committee. There will be a program of lectures, workshop sessions and posters and sponsors will be offered display areas. A Gala Dinner at the RHS Garden, Wisley, is part of the venue. The main themes of the conference are: Processes and award systems (selecting trials and entries for trials, assessment methods, communication of results and awards); Growing environments (multiple site testing, specialized requirements for different plant groups, fighting pests and diseases); Resolving nomenclature (establishing identities, archive data and value of historical cultivars, relevance of Plant Breeder’s Rights). For further information and application forms, see: http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-trials/Trials-conference-2011 New and ongoing plant variety trials at Wisley in 2010 include: asparagus; dwarf French bean, blackcurrant & collections; carrot; spring cabbage; winter squash (exc. pumpkin/butternut). This reflects the increasing importance of grow-your-own vegetables and fruit plants in the UK and Europe at large. Ornamentals under trials include: narcissus (daffodil); Alstroemeria; Argyranthemum; Campanula; garden Dianthus; Delphinium; hardy Chrysanthemum; Median Bearded iries; Siberian and wetland irises; sweet pea; spring-flowering Crocus; Meconopsis; Roscoea and Dahlia. For container and garden shrubs there are: Buddleja davidii; Clematis Viticella Group; Lonicera (climbing deciduous); Ribes sanguineum and Weigela. www.rhs.org.uk/trials |
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