PROGRAMME

With the Collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foods and the Polytechnic University of Valencia

Current resistance issues in Mediterranean crops

Valencia, 16th and 17th November 2005
MAIN HALL
Central Venue – Rector’s Building - Valencia Polytechnic University

 

Wednesday, 16th November 2005

8.30-10.00. Documentation handed over at the Symposium Secretariat.

10.00-10.30. Inauguration of the Symposium presided by the Honourable Minster of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat Valenciana, Mr Juan Cotino and the Rector of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Mr Juan Juliá.

RESISTANCES TO FUNGICIDES

10.30-11.00. Resistance to fungicides and bactericides.Risk factors associated with the action mechanism and the evolutionary potential of the pathogen.
Mr Emilio Montesinos. Professor of Vegetal Production (Vegetal Pathology), Institute of Agricultural and Food Technology - CIDSAV. University of Gerona.

11.00-11.30. Coffee break courtesy of DOW AGROSCIENCES

11.30-12.00. Resistance to Fungicides.
Mr Juan Antonio Torés. Experimental Station "La Mayora". Higher Council for Scientific Research, CSIC. Malaga.

12.00-12.20. Efficacy assays on fungicides in vitro compared with soil fungi. Use in knowledge of resistances and the establishment of appropriate therapeutic guidelines.Practical examples.
Ms. Ana J. González Fernández.Phytopathology Laboratory of SERIDA (Regional Agricultural and Food Research and Development Service). Villaviciosa.Asturias.

12.20-12.40. Resistance to inhibitors of biosynthesis of ergosterol and strobilurins en oidium of cucurbitaceous species.
Mr Alejandro Pérez García. University of Malaga. Malaga.

12.40-13.00. Resistance of Botrytis cinerea to fungicides in greenhouse vegetable crops.
Ms. Paloma Melgarejo Nárdiz.Vegetal Protection Department.National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA).Madrid.

13.00-13.20. Resistances to fungicides in post-harvest fruit crops.Current situation and prospects.
Ms. Inmaculada Viñas Almenar.Professor of Food Technology. Post-harvest Department.UdL-IRTACentre.Lleida.

13.20-14.15. ROUND TABLE

Moderator: Ms Concha Jordá (UPValencia)
Components: Mr Emilio Montesinos, Mr Alejandro Pérez, Ms Ana J. González, Mr Juan Antonio Torés, Ms Paloma Melgarejo and Ms Inmaculada Viñas

Afternoon

RESISTANCES TO INSECTICIDES/ACARICIDES

16.30-17.10. Resistance to insecticides: from mechanisms to handling strategies.
Mr Pablo Bielza Lino.Department of Vegetal Production.Higher Technical College of Agricultural Engineering.Polytechnic University of Cartagena.

17.10-17.30. Main difficulties in pest control: Results of the Surveys by IRAC Spain (Insecticide Resistance Action Committee), 2002-2004.
Mr José Luis Collar Urquijo.Member of IRAC.Technical Director of Aragonesas Agro SA.

17.30-18.00. Resistance to insecticides in the whiteflies, Bemisia tabaciand Trialeurodes vaporariorum.
Mr Kevin Gorman. PIE División, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden (United Kingdom).

18.00-18.25. * BOTANIGARD®, the latest generation of bioinsecticide for the control of whiteflies and other insects..
Ms Carolina Fernández, Mr José Manuel Lara, Ms Isabel Troytiño and Mr Miguel Louis.Research and Development Department of FUTURECO SL.Barcelona.

18.25-18.40. Break.

18.40-19.00. Insecticide resistance of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner in Spain: an agro-ecological focus.
Mr Luis Miguel Torres-Vila.Vegetal Health Service.Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of the Junta de Extremadura.Mérida.Badajoz.

19.00-19.20. Resistance to insecticides in Frankliniella occidentalis.
Mr Pablo Bielza Lino and Ms. Josefina Contreras Gallego.Department of Vegetal Production. Higher Technical College of Agricultural Engineering.Polytechnic University of Cartagena.

19.20-20.00.ROUND TABLE

Moderator: Mr Fernando Garcia-Marí
Components: Mr Pablo Bielza, Mr José Luis Collar, Mr Kevin Gorman andMr Luis Miguel Torres-Vila.

Thursday, 17th November 2005

9.30-9.50. Detection of resistance to insecticides in Ceratitis capitata: biochemical and molecular bases.
Mr Félix Ortego.Plant Biology Department.Biological Research Centre (CIB), CSIC.Madrid.

9.50-10.10. Evaluation of resistances to insecticides in whitefly and diaspine coccids in citrus.
Ms. Antonia Soto Sánchez.Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute.Polytechnic University of Valencia.

10.10-10.30. Resistance to acaricides of tetranychid citrus mites Panonychus citri and Tetranychus urticae.
Mr Ferran Garcia Marí.Mediterranean Agroforestry Institute.Polytechnic University of Valencia.

10.30-10.50. Resistance of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Cacopsylla pyri (L.) (Homoptera: Psyllidae) to insecticides.
Mr Jesús Avilla, Miarnau, X., Rodríguez, M., Bosch, D., Artigues, M., and Sarasúa, M.J.Crop Protection Area. UdL-IRTA R+D Centre.University of Lleida.

10.50-11.20.Coffee courtesy of DOW AGROSCIENCES.

11.20-11.40. Handling resistance to insecticide proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis.
Mr Juan Ferré Manzanero.Department of Genetics.University of Valencia.

11.40-12.00. Monitoring the evolution of resistance of borers in transgenic maize in Spain.
Mr Pedro Castañera.Department of Plant Biology.Biological Research Centre (CIB), CSIC.Associate Unit ofIVIA-CIB.Madrid.

12.00-12.45. ROUND TABLE

Moderator: Mr Pablo Bielza
Components: Mr Félix Ortego, Ms Antonia Soto, Mr Ferran Garcia Marí, Mr Jesús Avilla, Mr Juan Ferré and Mr Pedro Castañera.

RESISTANCES TO HERBICIDES

12.45-13.15. State of resistances in Spain.Activity of the Committee for Prevention of Resistances to Herbicides, CPRH.
Mr Andreu Taberner Palou. Coordinator of CPRH. Vegetal Health Service.Weed studies.Department of Agriculture, Cattle-breeding and Fisheries.Generalitat de Catalunya. Lleida.

13.15-13.35. Handling herbicide-resistant populations of Lolium rigidum.
Mr Enrique Díaz.Member of SEMh.Herbicide Development Department of Bayer CropScienceSL. and Mr Andoni Gorrochategui.Member ofSEMh.Syngenta Agro SA.

13.35-13.55. Handling herbicide-resistant populations of Papaver rhoeas.
Mr Jordi Recasens and Mr Joel Torra.Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Agrària,ETSEA.University ofLleida.

13.55-14.15. Characterisation and control of herbicide-resistant Echinochloa spp. in rice.
Mr Rafael de Prado and Mr Juan Pedro Ruiz-Santaella.Department of Agricultural Chemistry.University of Cordoba.

Afternoon

16.30-17.00. ROUND TABLE

Moderator: Mr Carlos Zaragoza
Components: Mr Andreu Taberner, Mr Enrique Díaz, Mr Andoni Gorrochategui, Mr Jordi Recasens and Mr Rafael de Prado.

17.00-17.20. Handling glyphosate-resistant populations of Conyza bonariensis.
Mr José María Urbano Fuentes-Guerra.Dept. of Agro-forestry Studies. Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola, EUITA.University of Seville.

17.20-17.45. *30 years of efficacy with Roundup®.
Mr Javier Fernández, Costa J., Fernández, J., Plancke, M.P., Garnett, R. and Starke, M. MonsantoAgriculturaEspaña, SL.Madrid.

17.45-18.05. Resistances from the distribution viewpoint.
Mr Lorenzo Ortas Pont.Member of SEMh and CPRH, Committee for Prevention of Resistance to Herbicides.Commercial representative of AGRIGAN Services SA.Associate company of FEDISPROVE.Huesca.

18.05-18.25. Herbicide-tolerant crops.Risk of development of resistant weeds.
Ms. Mª Cristina Chueca Castedo.Vegetal Protection Department. National Agricultural Research Institute, INIA.Madrid.

18.25-18.40. **Herbicide resistance survey in Portugal: first results.

Calha IM1, Rocha F1, Guerra M2, Magalhães, I3, Jordão A3, Vieira J4, Rebocho JM4. 1Direcção-Geral de Protecção das Culturas, Oeiras. 2Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Alentejo. 3Direcção Regional de Agricultura da Beira Litoral. 4Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Ribatejo e Oeste.

18.40-19.10. ROUND TABLE

Moderator: Mr Jordi Recasens
Components: Mr José María Urbano, Mr Lorenzo Ortas Pont and Ms Mª Cristina Chueca

19.10-20.00. DEBATING TABLE

Prevention of resistances in the field: Technological transference in handling resistances to fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.
Moderator: Mr Andreu Taberner

Table Components:
Mr Emilio Montesinos.Technical Delegate of FRAC.
Mr Pablo Bielza.Scientific Assessor of IRAC
Mr Carlos Zaragoza.Member CPRH.

20.00.Closing act presided byMr Eduardo Primo Millo, DirectorGeneral of Agricultural and Cattle-breeding Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Generalitat Valenciana.

22.00. Closing dinner in “Palacio Diez Cisneros” (Carrer Caballers, 28, Valencia).

For PRESENTATION OF TECHNICALPOSTERS, please contact the Symposium Technical Secretary

* Interventions corresponding to company a presentations

* * Technical Communication.

NOTE FOR STUDENTS:The Polytechnic University of Valencia will award a free choice credit to those agronomy/agriculture students attending the Symposium.In addition, these students (of the UPV) will be eligible for a special discount in Inscription to the Symposium if made before 28th October.Please contact the Secretary.