in the context of COST-Action 863: "Euroberry Research: from Genomics to Sustainable Production, Quality and Health" and supported by ISHS

The objective of the workshop is to discuss the future production of Fragaria, Rubus, Ribes and Vaccinium in Europe; under the impact of climate change and modern cultivation systems. Both topics stands for its own, however, climate change with increasing temperature, CO2 values and water stress will also required an adoption of the cultivation system. The workshop will cover all research areas relevant to climate change and berry cultivation systems, e.g. breeding strategies, berry physiology and sustainable cultural management, quality and nutritional values of berry fruits, dynamics of diseases, pests and beneficials.

Invited speaker: Climate change
J.M. Legave, INRA Bordeaux: Climate change in Europe and its impact on berry phenology, physiology and production

H. G. Jones and R. Brennan, University of Dundee at SCRI, Scotland: Possible impacts of climate change on soft fruit production: the example of winter chill in Ribes

Adam Dale, University of Guelph, Ontario Canada: How climate change could influence breeding and modern production systems in berry crops

Fanny Pitsioudis, Proefcentrum Fruitteelt vzw afdeling Tongeren, Belgium: Early and late production of raspberry, blackberry and red currants

Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, HortResearch, New Zealand: Molecular characterisation of flowering in perennial fruit

Session
To increase the scientific knowledge on berry production in changing climate conditions and cultivation systems, different topics and aspects will be discussed in the following sessions:

• Impacts on breeding strategies
• Impacts on berry physiology and cultural management 
• Impacts on quality and nutritional values of berry fruits
• Impacts on dynamics of diseases, pests and beneficials
• Final discussion: Further research requirements

Language: The official language of the workshop will be English.

Organising Committee
Erika Krüger: Geisenheim Research Center, Germany; krueger@fa-gm.de 
Christoph Carlen: Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Switzerland, christoph.carlen@acw.admin.ch 
Bruno Mezzetti Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy, b.mezzetti@univpm.it 

Scientific Committee
Pedro Brás de Oliviera INRB, Portugal
Christoph Carlen  Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil ACW, Switzerland Beatrice Denoyes-Rothan INRA, France
Erika Krüger   Geisenheim Research Center, Germany
Margit Laimer   Boku Vienna, Austria
Bruno Mezzetti  University Ancona, Italy
Paivi Parikka   MTT, Finland
Anita Sønsteby  Bioforsk, Norway

Important Dates

Final Date for Abstracts: Final Date for Registration:	10th of August 2008 10th of September 2008
Final Date for Papers and posters for Proceedings:	30th of November 2008

Program  

Date / Time                                   Activity / Subject	Place
29th October 2008      1pm        start of the workshop	Campus Geisenheim
30th October 2008     evening               dinner 31st October 2008    about 2pm           The End

  Here you can download:

• Announcement (pdf-File)

• Registration form (word-document)

• Instruction for abstract (word-document)

• authors instructions for Acta Horticulturae

• Program (word-document)