Programme
Talks from PFR and other researchers will cover areas of potato and related research including environment and sustainability, pest and disease, genetics and breeding and food. The presentations will be short, 10 minutes with 5 minutes for discussion.
The programme includes time for Q&A, discussions and exchanges of ideas, which will be key to the success of the day.
| Time | What | Who |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Morning tea and register | |
| 9:30 – 9:35 | Welcome | Philippa Stevens (PFR) & Chris Claridge (PNZ) |
| 9:35 – 9:40 | PFR Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) | Philippa Stevens |
| 9:40 – 9:45 | MBIE Programme ‘Realising Potato Export Growth’ | Gail Timmerman-Vaughan |
| 9:45 – 10:00 | RA 1.1 TPP cues | Lee-Anne Manning |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | RA 1.2 TPP populations | Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | RA 1.3 Plant response to TPP/CLso | Margaret Carpenter |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Mesh crop covers | Charles Merfield (Lincoln University) |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | TPP management | Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break and “I wish R&D would resolve…” | Philippa Stevens, Chris Claridge & Gail Timmerman-Vaughan |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Towards reduced insecticides in North Island main crop potatoes | Frances MacDonald |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Potato viruses | Roy Van Den Brink |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Potato disease research at Pukekohe | Peter Wright |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | Potato soil-borne diseases in Canterbury | Alex Michel & Steve Dellow |
| 12:15 – 1:15 | Lunch & PNZ AGM | Chris Claridge & Stuart Wright |
| 1:15 – 1:30 | Improving soil and water management | Steve Thomas |
| 1:30 – 1:45 | Improved environmental outcomes for potato production systems | Matthew Norris |
| 1:45 – 2:00 | ‘Don’t muddy the water’ project | Andrew Barber (Agrilink) |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | The principles of gene editing | Revel Drummond |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | PFR potato breeding programme | Steve Lewthwaite |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Consumer desired, health and novelty traits | Marian McKenzie |
| 2:45 – 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Q&A, discussion, incorporating “I wish R&D would solve…” forms | Philippa Stevens, Chris Claridge & Gail Timmerman-Vaughan |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Last words | Philippa Stevens, Chris Claridge & Gail Timmerman-Vaughan |
| 4:00 | Finish | |
Lunch will be served
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