Plant Science Day, Wednesday, August 1, 2012
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RAIN OR SHINE!
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Plant Science Day, Mailing Flyer (47.289mb, 2 pages, PDF Format)
Plant Science Day, Program Booklet (382.81kb, 40 pages, PDF Format)
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Taping of Plant Science Day 2012 by the Connecticut Network (CT-N) (www.ctn.state.ct.us)
CT Agricultural Experiment Station 2012 Plant Science Day
(Date Recorded: 8/1/2012) Length: 3 hr 28 min
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Gates Open at 9:30 a.m.
Program Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Event 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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10:00am--Greeting
In Main Tent at 11:15 a.m.
CENTURY FARM AWARD PRESENTATION
Futtner's Family Farm, LLC
East Hartford, CT
SAMUEL W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
Ms. Joan Nichols
Connecticut Certified Forester & President of the Connecticut Professional Timber Producers Assocaition, Inc.
"The Connecticut Forest Products Industry: Reflections on the Past, Outlook to the Future"
(2.89mb, 19 pages, PDF Format)
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Presentations on Research & Technical Demonstrations
10:00 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
10:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Brian D. Eitzer, Analytical Chemist, Department of Analytical Chemistry
Honey Bees and Pesticides: Recent Research on Toxicity and Routes of Exposure
(2.15mb, 36 pages, PDF Format)
10:45 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Mycologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
New Disease Threats for our Trees
(2.03mb, 29 pages, PDF Format)
10:30 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
11:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Greeting and Director's Report, Century Farm Award, Experiment Station Associates, and
The Samuel W. Johnson Memorial Lecture
1:30 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Carole A. Cheah, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed
(6.76mb, 44 pages, PDF Format)
2:00 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachus spp.) in Connecticut
(3.20mb, 28 pages, PDF Format)
2:45 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
3:10 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
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10:00 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
10:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Brian D. Eitzer, Analytical Chemist, Department of Analytical Chemistry
Honey Bees and Pesticides: Recent Research on Toxicity and Routes of Exposure
(2.15mb, 36 pages, PDF Format)
10:45 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Mycologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
New Disease Threats for our Trees
(2.03mb, 29 pages, PDF Format)
10:30 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
11:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Greeting and Director's Report, Century Farm Award, Experiment Station Associates, and
The Samuel W. Johnson Memorial Lecture
1:30 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Carole A. Cheah, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed
(6.76mb, 44 pages, PDF Format)
2:00 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachus spp.) in Connecticut
(3.20mb, 28 pages, PDF Format)
2:45 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
3:10 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
10:00 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
10:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Brian D. Eitzer, Analytical Chemist, Department of Analytical Chemistry
Honey Bees and Pesticides: Recent Research on Toxicity and Routes of Exposure
(2.15mb, 36 pages, PDF Format)
10:45 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Mycologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
New Disease Threats for our Trees
(2.03mb, 29 pages, PDF Format)
10:30 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
11:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Greeting and Director's Report, Century Farm Award, Experiment Station Associates, and
The Samuel W. Johnson Memorial Lecture
1:30 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Carole A. Cheah, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed
(6.76mb, 44 pages, PDF Format)
2:00 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachus spp.) in Connecticut
(3.20mb, 28 pages, PDF Format)
2:45 p.m. Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology (20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
3:10 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)
Pesticide Credit Tour
12:15pm-1:15pm Pesticide Credit Tour, Dr. Robert E. Marra
If you are interested in obtaining pesticide credits you must sign-in at the registration desk between 9:30am-10:00am, and sign-out to pick up pesticide credit forms at 3:30 p.m.at the registration desk (R).
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Connecticut Pesticide Credits
Connecticut Pesticide credits will be offered for attending Plant Science Day. If you are interested in obtaining pesticide credits, you must sign-in at the registration desk at the start of the day, between 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., collect signatures for the talks, demonstration, and tours you attended, and sign-out to pick up your pesticide credit form at 3:30 p.m. at the registration desk (R).
Connecticut Pesticide credits offered:
ALL CATEGORIES and private applicator (PA) / 4 credit hours
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Event 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Barn Displays ¨ 60 Field Plots and Exhibits ¨ Technical Demonstrations
Plant Diagnosis and Plant Identification ¨ Insect Identification ¨ Questions Answered ¨ Passport for Children
Lockwood Farm Walking Tours ¨ Connecticut
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