BCPC seed symposium returns

Date:01-21-2009

The British Crop Protection Council (BCPC) is organizing its fourth technical Symposium Seed Production and Treatment in a Changing Environment on Feb. 24-25, 2009, following its third Symposium on seed health and treatment in 2001.

The event, to be sponsored by Bayer CropScience and held at the Belfry Hotel, Wishaw, West Midlands, UK, will explore the latest developments and the effects of the current and future legislation on seed production in Europe.

Dr. Anthony Biddle, program chairman, said: “Over the past three years there has been more information available on the technology of seed treatment. There has also been improved interpretation of seed testing, a better understanding of the technology of seed testing, as well as sampling of seeds and production methods which lessen the risk of pest or pathogen attack.”