3rd International Redagricola´s

Blueberries

Course

10 Online sessions

Thursday
From october 6th to december 15th, 2022

Lenguage:
Spanish and english

(october 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th; november 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and december 1st and 15th, 2022)
Chile: 09:00 a 13:00 time GMT -3.
Perú: 07:00 a 11:00 time GMT -5,

EARLY BIRD:

USD$450 + taxes

*up to september 15th 2022

Full price:

USD$500 + taxs
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Aimed at:

Farm administrators, consultants, agricultural managers, producers, field managers, personnel of exporting companies, personnel of companies that offer services and/or supplies for the blueberries industry and any person with work for production , marketing and export blueberries.

Course format:

The sessions will be held through a video conference system (Zoom) and will be launched from Redagrícola´s Education Platform, where there will be complementary material. The sessions will be recorded and will be available up to 15 days after the course.

Program

Session 1 (october 6th, 2022) / Free open session - Blueberries in the world: New production areas and global trends / Blueberry physiology, phenology and characteristics
  • Blueberries in the world: New production areas and global trends – Sebastián Ochoa
  • Blueberry physiology, phenology and characteristics – Bruno Mancilla
    Session 2 (October 13th, 2022) - Global market and planting and production trends
    • Lecture Felipe Julleart about Blueberry global market – Felipe Juillerart
    • Global planting and production trends – Cort Brazelton y Ernesto Pino
      Session 3 (October 20th, 2022) - Land preparation, trends and characteristics of varieties and genetic improvement
      • Blueberry breeding: rationale, objectives and technologies – Carlos Muñoz Schick
      • Land preparation, crop establishment and techniques for varietal change – Sebastián Ochoa
        Session 4 (October 27th, 2022) Pruning and crop management with focus on nutrition
        • Pruning and crop management with focus on nutrition – Sebastián Ochoa y Bruno Mancilla
          Session 5 (November 3rd, 2022) Emerging pests with emphasis on Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis)
          • Emerging pests with emphasis on Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) – Dr. Oscar Liburd
          • Main Blueberry Pests – Renato Ripa
            Session 6 (November 10th, 2022) Major diseases in blueberries and the challenge of Botrytis control
            • Major diseases in blueberries and the challenge of Botrytis control – Andrés France
            • Agrofresh talk: technological innovation in quality, condition and harvest management of blueberries – Claudio Moreno
              Session 7 (November 24th, 2022) - Irrigation and soil care / Root management and plant nutrition
              • Irrigation and soil care.
              • Root management and plant nutrition – Ivan Frutos
                Session 8 (December 1st, 2022) - Irrigation and soil care / Preparation of nutrient solutions
                • Substrates and protected agriculture in blueberries production – Sebastián Ochoa and Bruno Mancilla
                Session 9 (December 15th, 2022) - Post-harvest technologies: Packaging, gasification (SO2), plastic generating sheets, controlled atmospheres / Keys and technical issues in blueberries cold chain.
                • Post-harvest technologies: Packaging, gasification (SO2), plastic generating sheets, controlled atmospheres – Luis Luchsinger
                • Keys and technical issues in blueberries cold chain – Luis Luchsinger
                Session 10 (December 20th, 2022) - Alternatives in biostimulation and hormonal management of blueberries
                • Alternatives in biostimulation and hormonal management of blueberries – Antonio Gónzalez
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