7 October 2022
SCI Horticulture Group David Miller Awards
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SCI’s Horticulture group
SCI, London, UK
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Synopsis
David Miller was the founder of SCI's Horticulture Group. David was a stalwart of the Guernsey horticulture industry for over 40 years and made a great contribution to UK horticulture as a whole. He was always one to look ahead, and the encouragement and support he gave to young people at the outset of their horticulture careers, was fundamental to his philosophy.
The David Miller Travel Bursary Awards was set up in his honour and aims to give one or more young plant scientists or horticulturists the opportunity of domestic or overseas travel in connection with their careers.
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Programme
Friday 7 October 2022
- 12:00
- Registration and lunch
- 13:00
- Welcome and introduction
David Atkinson, Group Chair and Alison Foster, David Miller Award Co-ordinator - 13:20
- 2021 winner: Optimising the light recipe for maximum photosynthesis, yield and quality in strawberry
Winnie Swann - 13:45
- 2022 winner: Towards Year-Round Production of UK Strawberries
Sophie Read, University of Reading - 14:10
- 2022 winner: Enhancing the Stress Tolerance and Shelf Life of Horticultural Crops Through Light Quality Manipulation
Jessie Sweetman, University of Bristol - 14:35
- 2022 winner: Developing Watercress with Improved Phosphate use and Optimisation for Indoor Vertical Farming
Lauren Hibbert, University of Southampton - 15:00
- Refreshment break and opportunity to view the Horticulture Group BBC Gardeners World live exhibit
- 15:30
- Keynote: Careering Through Horticulture
Chris Rose - 16:40
- Closing remarks
- 17:00
- Networking reception
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Venue and Contact
SCI
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
Conference Team
Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561
Email: conferences@soci.org
Fees
This is a free event. To enable us to control the number of visitors into the building, we are asking all delegates to pre-register in advance.
For this reason, registration will close 24 hours prior to the event and only registered guests will be admitted.
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Organising Committee
Alison Foster, University of KentDavid Atkinson, SCI