ticket for Hort Science Live ( HSL ) - which this year has a potent focus on sustainability - are being snapped up with over 90 delegate already registered .
The event - to be hold at The Bransford Webbs Plant Company , in Worcester , on 7 July – sport 8 workstations conduct by technical experts from ICL , ADAS , APHA , Syngenta & Hortec .
" As horticulture reduces its trust on peat and wrick to more sustainable raw materials , it is important to sympathize where these hail from , how they work , and how to manage them to get the best results , " say ICL marketing communications manager Adam Ferjani .
" In a workstation entitled ' Sustainable mature Media – the future , ' ICL ’s Chloe Whiteside and Stephen Briggs will discuss the pros and gyp of different material and explain how mixes are designed to beseem different plant life types and growing system . They will deal their own experiences of growing in sustainable medium , detailing the virtual point to consider . "
Transitioning to peat - free’Transitioning to peat - free and managing peat option ' will be explore by Dr. Jill England , technical director of ADAS – together with David Talbot and Andrew Watson . As well as how agriculturist can adopt responsibly sourced growing medium , this workstation will highlight late trials show how with the right direction , most sustainable media can perform as well as peat - based medium include in the propagation of hedging and forestry products .
Turning the spotlight on ' reduce peat but not compromising on quality ' , Andrew Wilson , ICL ’s technical manager for professional horticulture , will explain how Osmocote 5 delivers super - efficient and efficacious nutrient liberation and has been painstakingly developed to overcome specific nutritionary challenges present by cultivator using sustainable medium .
The workstation devoted to wetting agentive role technology and its importance to sustainable growing medium ' will see ICL ’s Richard Collins and Steve Hughes clean up on the challenges of different piss holding and drain characteristics . They will excuse wetting agent engineering to help overcome these and the pragmatic uses of H2Gro through visitation and practical death - user experiences . Hortec ’s Steve Dunn will certify their Bale Breaker - with a sprinkler bar tot up to help wet up mature mass medium and/or add extra H2Gro .
Turning to sustainable pestis and disease control , Sam Rivers , ICL ’s proficient manager for controls – will run through the principles of integrate plague management ( IPM ) as well as integrate disease management ( IDM ) plus the Sustainable Use Directive ( SUD ) . Sam will explain how ICL ’s land - breaking digital WWW - establish Plant Health Planner can toy a fundamental role in helping growers schedule ( and therefore simplify ) control programs to help optimise results .
Meanwhile , ICL ’s Steve Chapman and Mike Finney will take attendees footmark by step through a full IPM scheme to get vine weevil under control – including ICL ’s award - winning Pitcher GR . Mike will share his Brobdingnagian experience of beneficial nematode software , including how to maximize ascendency pursue best software practices and the role of Transporter – ICL ’s blend of growing media surfactants to optimise environmental condition during and after discourse .
software’The art of software – keeping your sprays on target ' workstation will see Sean Loakes , Syngenta UK technical manager , unravel an interactional demonstration of top gratuity and techniques - to full target handling for ornamental ' industrial plant wellness ; to see to it spraying wheeler dealer get the best possible resolution from every software .
" Whether applying a plant protection ware , biostimulant , biocontrol , or foliar fertiliser , growers need to get the best return from their investment in plant health , " say Adam .
" We are entranced that APHA is returning to HSL again to take a workstation on the most notable late plague and disease eruption in the UK and to shine a spotlight on the most serious threats rap on our door . "
" With over 80 % of HSL tag already taken , do n’t detain registering , " he monish .
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