World Potato Congress 2009World Potato Congress 2009
Christchurch • New Zealand • Sunday 22 March to Wednesday 25 March 2009

Speakers

 

Dr Marc Cubeta

Dr Marc Cubeta

Center for Integrated Fungal Research,
North Carolina State University

"Rhizoctonia diseases of potato; genomics, novel biocontrol and practical disease management"

www.cifr.ncsu.edu/researchprojects/cubeta.html

 

Prof Dr Richard Visser

Prof Dr Richard Visser

Director, Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium Wageningen University Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands

"Significance of the international potato sequencing project for the world potato industry"

 

Mr Nic Lees

Mr Nic Lees

CropLogic, NZ Institute for Crop & Food Research
Lincoln, New Zealand

"Predicting potato yields in diverse environments"

www.crop.cri.nz/home/contacts/bios/leesn.php

 

Dr Hamish Brown

Dr Hamish Brown

NZ Institute for Crop & Food Research
Lincoln, New Zealand

"Nitrogen/nitrate management for potato production"

 

 

Dr Julian Heyes

Dr Julian Heyes

Science Group Manager, Fresh Whole Foods, NZ Institute for Crop & Food Research

"Opportunities from potato processing waste"

www.nutrigenomics.org.nz/index/page/36

 

Kåre Lehmann Nielsen

Kåre Lehmann Nielsen

Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Aalborg University, Denmark

"Developing potato into a high-efficient, low-maintenance and multipurpose crop"

personprofil.aau.dk/Profil/103057

 

Dr. Joe Sowokinos

Dr. Joe Sowokinos

Professor, Department of Horticultural Science,
University of Minnesota, USA

"Fine-tuning the colour quality of potato products"

www.horticulture.umn.edu

 
 
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