Innovation in crop production for productivity and biodiversity was held on 9 September 2009 at Syngenta, Jealott's Hill and was organised by SCI's BioResources Group.
The conference addressed the battle against pests, diseases and weeds which threaten crop yields. There was a focus on the development of resistance, by the effectiveness of materials available for control and the imperative to consider the impact of treatments on non-target organisms, the environment and biodiversity. Progress in both chemical- and biotechnology-based technology was also covered, concentrating on discovery companies whose R&D groups drive crop management forward, particularly at a time when increases in agricultural productivity are crucial to the global food supply.
Conference Presentations:
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The seed: an ideal delivery mechanism for customer benefits (pdf 1.8Mb)
Martin Battersby, Syngenta Seeds -
New genes for agriculture - beyond two traits and three crops (pdf 5.3Mb)
David Fischoff, Monsanto -
Using a Molecular Understanding of Native Genetic Variation to Enhance Crop Productivity (pdf 2.1Mb)
John Bedbrook, DuPont -
Chairman's introduction
(pdf 400Kb)
David Evans, ex-Head, Research and Technology, Syngenta -
How can biocontrol be realistically delivered? (pdf 3.4Mb)
John Pickett, Rothamsted Research -
The role of biological fungicides in conventional agriculture
(pdf 2.6Mb)
Philip Lane, BASF -
Innovation: past and future (pdf 650Kb)
David Lawrence, Syngenta
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