Chairman's Introduction

Exploitation of field resistance to lettuce downy mildew (Bremia lactucae)
D A C Pink and P Hand, Warwick HRI, Wellesbourne, UK

Designing crops for variable environments
M S Wolfe, Elm Farm Research Centre, Newbury, UK

Combining genetic and agronomic approaches to overcome premature sprouting in cereals
P S Kettlewell, Harper Adams University College, Newport, UK

Does altering the feed value of crops alter their self-defence and influence crop protection?
A H Kingston-Smith, M Humphreys, M O Humphreys, R J Merry, F Minchin, P Morris, R K Shaw, A Winters and M K Theodorou, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, UK;
L A Mur, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

Panel discussion of all papers
All

Chairman's introduction

Opportunities for improved crop protection via sprayer control
P C H Miller, Silsoe Research Institute, Bedford, UK

Agronomic relationships –- do we know enough? Is there enough to be gained?
J Orson, The Arable Group, Wymondham, UK

Panel discussion 1

Application equipment – current and future developments of nozzles and control systems
S L Pearson, B Göbel and M Baxter, Spraying Systems, Wheaton , USA

Delivering and supporting technical developments aimed at improving applications
B Knight, Knight Farm Machinery, Oakham , UK

Panel discussion 2

It is now common practice for farmers and growers to use ‘reduced rates’. But how do you decide what rate to use and at what risk? This session will aim to provoke discussion of dose rate selection and the risks presented.

Chairman's introduction

Ten years of appropriate doses – progress and prospects
N D Paveley, ADAS High Mowthorpe, Malton, UK;
A Ainsley, Malton, UK;
J A Turner, S J Elcock, S R Parker and J E Slough, Central Science Laboratory, York, UK;
W S Clark, ADAS Boxworth, Cambridge, UK;
K D Lockley, ADAS Mamhead Castle, Exeter, UK

A practical agronomist’s approach to the selection of appropriate doses of crop protection products
D R Ellerton, ProCam Group, Royston, UK

How are resistance risks influenced by applied dose rates? How can the risks be minimised?
M W Shaw, The University of Reading, UK

An industry approach to insecticide dose rate selection and resistance risk assessment
N P Storer, T Sparks and G D Thompson, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, USA;
R Dutton, (IRAC International), Dow AgroSciences Europe, Abingdon, UK

Herbicide dose rates – the manufacturers’ view
H J Menne, Bayer CropScience, Frankfurt, Germany;
J T Bahr and T Hashman, FMC Corporation, Princeton, USA;
N L Dinicola and H L Glick, Monsanto Company, St Louis, USA;
L Glasgow and D Vitolo, Syngenta Crop Protection, Vero Beach, USA;
E Kibler, BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany;
F T Lichtner and T Obrigawitch, DuPont Crop Protection, Wilmington, USA;
M Schultz, Dow AgroScience, Indianapolis, USA

Panel discussion
All

Chairman's introduction and setting the scene: safety and agrobiotechnology
P W E Kearns, OECD, Paris, France

Science, risk assessment and regulation in the United States
S McCammon, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, USA

Risk assessment and biotechnology in the Netherlands : An example of an EU member state
J E N Bergmans, National Institute of Public Health and Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands

The biosafety framework in the Cameroon . An example of an African member state
M Fosi Mbantenkhu, Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Yaounde, Cameroon

Agrobiotechnology and safety: the role of the plant science industry
M Leader, CropLife International, Brussels, Belgium

The role of intergovernmental activities in biosafety
During this session, each of the previous speakers will present their perspective on the importance of specific intergovernmental activities to their countries or organisations, for example, the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol, OECD, etc.

The role of intergovernmental activities in biosafety

Panel discussion
The Chairman and speakers will answer questions and discuss with participants any issues raised during the seminar.