This Congress entitled "The challenges of improving both quality and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in potato" is the 17th Joint Meeting of EAPR Breeding and Varietal Assessment Section and EUCARPIA Section Potatoes. It is being held at Hévíz in Hungary from 30 June – 4 July 2013.
We live in challenging times; where there is a continuing need to increase the sustainability of potato production, in an environment where biotic and abiotic stresses are becoming increasingly problematic due to factors such as climate change, monoculture and ever more limited chemical control options for disease management.
Improving varietal resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses is of key importance to dealing with these challenges.
However, the potato is also a high value crop where the quality of the final product (the tuber) is also subject to improvement. Moreover, improving resistance and quality simultaneously are not trivial objectives. The huge genetic diversity of potato and the fast development of modern techniques increasingly allows us to meet these challenges.
This congress invites researchers to share how their work is contributing to varietal improvement in potato on any level, and where possible, how it is contributing to the challenges outlined in this theme.
Sessions during the Congress will include:
Invited speakers at the Congress include:
Offered papers include:
The registration fees include:
Late rate | ||
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Members | €420 | |
Non-members | €480 | |
Students | €340 | |
Accompanying persons | €150 plus €50 (city tour) |
The EAPR Council is generously supporting students who are interested in attending to the 17th Joint Meeting of EAPR Breeding and Varietal Assessment Section and EUCARPIA Section Potatoes.
Deadline of application for student grants was 1 April 2013.
The conditions for students to access this funding (for supporting registration and/or accommodation fees) are as follows.
The amount of support will be informed to the selected candidates.
To book your place at the congress please download and complete the registration form below and email to Zsolt Polgár [5] or fax to: +36 83 545 104.
Fees to be transferred to University of Pannonia account number:
10048005-01426696-00000000, Hungarian State Treasury, Address: 8200 Veszprém, Budapesti út 4.
IBAN: HU 55 1004 8005 0142 6696 0000 0000 (Please refer to “EAPR Potato Conference”)
Early bird registration: until 31 March
Late registration: 1 April – 15 May
Abstract submission: 3 March
Information on accommodation in Heviz, Hungary and booking forms for congress accommodation can be found on the accommodation booking page [7].
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/events/EAPR/EAPR-Eucarpia2013-programme.pdf
[2] http://www.gsk.com/uk
[3] http://www.ribena.co.uk
[4] http://www.mrsltd.com
[5] mailto:polg-zs@georgikon.hu?subject=EAPR%20Eucarpia%20Congress
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/events/EAPR/EAPR2013-registration-form.docx
[7] http://www.carbona.hu/en/eapr_breeding_section_meeting
[8] http://www.budapestairport.hu/english
[9] http://www.airportshuttle.hu/en/
[10] http://ujmenetrend.cdata.hu/uj_menetrend/en/index.php