Plant Science Day will be held Wednesday (Aug. 1) rain or shine at the state Agricultural Expriment Station's Lockwood Farm, 890 Evergreen Avenue.
Plant Science Day, Mailing Flyer (47.289mb, 2 pages, PDF Format)
Plant Science Day, Program Booklet (382.81kb, 40 pages, PDF Format)
SCHEDULE
Doors Open at 9:30 a.m.
Program Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Event 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
10 a.m.--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"
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
10:45 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Mycologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
New Disease Threats for our Trees
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
2:00 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachus spp.) in Connecticut
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.)
