Plant Science Day in the Spring

 

1:00 p.m., Monday, April 18, 2005

THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
DONALD F. JONES AUDITORIUM
123 HUNTINGTON STREET ¨ NEW HAVEN, CT  06511

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Presentations on Research

Ramorum Blight (Sudden Oak Death) in Connecticut:  Dr. Sharon Douglas ¨ Invasion of Alien Insects:  Dr. Chris Maier ¨ Invasive Aquatic Plants: Why they're a problem, and what we're doing about it:  Dr. Robert Capers

Greenhouse/Laboratory Tours

Efficiency of Pollination in Corn Plant:  Dr. Donald Aylor ¨ Theory and Practice of Analytical Chemistry:  Dr. MaryJane Incorvia Mattina ¨ Looking in on the Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory (mosquito/virus analyses):  Dr. John Anderson ¨ Mosquito Laboratory:  Dr. Theodore Andreadis  

Questions Answered

Plant Diagnosis ¨ Soil Testing ¨ Insect Identification ¨ Weed Questions

Bring soil samples for testing and plant, insect, and weed problems to be identified

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REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

For more information call New Haven 974-8500 ¨ Toll Free Statewide (877) 855-2237

DIRECTIONS TO THE EXPERIMENT STATION

From I-95 North or South: Exit onto I-91 north in New Haven. Take Exit 6 (left exit) to Willow Street. Follow detailed instructions below.

From I-91 South: Take Exit 6 in New Haven to Willow Street. Follow detailed instructions below.

From I-84: Take Route 691 to I-91 south to Exit 6 in New Haven. Follow detailed instructions below.

Detailed instructions: Turn right onto Willow Street and proceed to the end. Turn right onto Whitney Avenue. Take the third left off Whitney Avenue (Huntington Street) and proceed up the hill. The Experiment Station is on the right just past the first cross street on Huntington Street.

SAVE THE Date Plant Science Day, Lockwood Farm, Hamden, August 3, 2005