BCPC Diseases Review 2024

ThemeCultivating change; Managing diseases in future farming systems

Venue – Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB, Cambridge, 15 October 2024.
Event by Invitation Only.

Chair: Steve Dennis, Head of Business and Technical Development, BASF

TimeAgenda itemSpeaker
9:30 AMRegistration and coffee –
10:20 AMWelcome, Review ChairSteve Dennis (BASF)
10:30 AMSFI and IPM options – Click here to viewPhilip Walker (ADAS)
11:05 AMStewardship of new and existing chemistry – Click here to viewAndy Leader (Corteva Agriscience)
11:40 AMBetter prediction of disease epidemics – Click here to viewPete Skelsey (James Hutton Institute)
12:15 PMPhD Talks
* Managing concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides
* Understanding interactions between Leptoshaeria maculans & L. biglobosa for improving control of phoma stem canker
 * Isobel Corkley
* Evren Bingol
12:40 PMLUNCH
1:40 PMControl of soilborne mosaic viruses – Click here to viewKostya Kanyuka (NIAB)
2:15 PMDisease management and forecasting in fruit, salad and veg – Click here to viewPeter Waldock
2:50 PMDISCUSSION (Structure and Slido questions)
3:30 PMChair’s closing remarksSteve Dennis (BASF)
3:40 PMDEPART

Presentations from the 2023 Review can be viewed here.