BCPC Diseases Review 2023

Theme – Balancing Food Security & Environmental Responsibility

Venue – Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB, Cambridge will take place 17 October 2023.
Event by Invitation Only.

Chair: Rosie Bryson, CHAP – Head of Marketing and Communications

Registration 0930-10.15

Speakers at this year’s event will include:

• 10.20: Introduction – Rosie Bryson
• 1030: Uwe Conrath, Professor of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Plant defence signalling
• 1105: Henry Creissen, Applied Plant Pathologist in the Crop Protection SRUC – Putting a value on IPM
• 1140: Aoife O’Driscoll, Senior Specialist-Plant pathology NIAB – Wheat blends
• 1215 – PhD Presentations: Morgan Wodring (Fera), Laura Sapelli (Uni of Herts), Elin Falla (Cambridge Uni), Lisa Hunbring (Rothamsted)
• 1240: Lunch
• 1340: Tamara Fitters, ADAS – Disease control and GHG emissions
• 1415: Martin Lines – Environmentally responsible disease control
• 1450: Discussion
• 1530: Closing Remarks