The Programme of VIAnnual Conference APPM “Russian Nurseries: Growth Prospects»

Primary sponsor of APPM conference: “Sady Rossii”, Chelyabinsk region

Sponsors of APPM conference: “Sady Urala” nursery, Sverdlov region; “Imperatorsky pitomnik” nursery, Tatarstan; MFC “Tochka Opory”, Moscow; SIC “Rassadnuy servis”, Moscow region.

Feb. 7, Thursday

7.00–9.00. Registration of participants.

7.30–9.00. Distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

9.00–9.15. Conference Opening. Ceremony.

Welcome speech of Irina Savvateeva, APPM president; Maurizio Lapponi, European Nursery Stock Association president; Karina Lazareva, Professional Landscape Industry Guild president.

Block 1 Nursery Production Assortment.

Block host – Mihail Kachalkin.

9.15–9.35. Mihail Kachalkin, PhD in Agriculture, Experimental-selective nursery, Tula region: “The complex of innovative and marketing components for successful promoting of nursery production”.

9.35–9.55. Juri Bazhenov, “Bazhenov I Kompaniya”, Moscow region: “Nursery assortment. What and Why?”

9.55–10.15. Antonina Minaeva, Federal state unitary enterprise “Forest steppe experimental-selective station”, Lipetsk region: “Russian selection heritage: Philadelphus – the present and the future”.

10.15–10.35. Alexandra Miroleeva, “Sady Urala” nursery, Sverdlovsk region: “The experience of creation and maintenance of collection”.

10.35–11.00. Pavel Ershov, Garden center group, Moscow region: “Two possible ways of the development of the market of goods for gardening in terms of European and USA markets. Which way will Russia choose?”.

11.00–11.15. Discussion of reports, questions.

11.15–11.30. Conference sponsors` speech: SPA “Sady Rossii, “Sady Urala” nursery

11.30–12.00. Coffee break, distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

Block 2. The Work of the APPM

Block host – Irina Savvateeva.

12.00–12.15. Irina Savvateeva, APPM President, “The Savvateevs’ Nursery”, Moscow-Tula-Belgorod region: “Russian Nursery Stock Association – fast-moving organization which unites and supports nurserymen”.

12.15–12.55. Irina Savvateeva. “APPM planting stock standards”.

12.55–13.15. Irina Bochkova, PhD in Agriculture, associate professor of the ornamental plant cultivation department of Moscow State Forest University; Margarita Akhmechet, Member of Management Board of APPM, Akhmechet Nursery, Tumen region: “Presentation of APPM perennial catalogue”.

13.15–13.30. Ekaterina Zherebnaya, APPM website redactor: “APPM website presentation”.

13.30–13.50. Sergey Arzamascev, Agroindustrial company Modern ornamental nursery, Moscow region: “Specialization is the basis of efficient business”.

13.50–14.00. Discussion of reports, questions.

14.00–14.10. Conference sponsors` speech: “Imperatorsky pitomnik” nursery, MFC “Tochka Opory”.

14.10–15.00. Dinner. Distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

Block 3. Modern Technologies

Block host – Vladimir Razumovsky.

15.00–15.40. Vladimir Razumovsky, Ornamental Plats Factory, Ukraine. “Modern nursery designing”.

15.40–16.10. Kristina Khoma-Kozakovska, Ornamental nursery in Jabinez, Poland. “Experience of coniferous growing in containers (substrates, technologies, covering)”.

16.10–16.30. Andrei Romakhov, ornamental nursery “Yoly-Paly”, Tolyatti, “Creation of production basis of container field”.

16.30-16.35. Conference sponsors` speech: SIC “Rassadnuy servis”

16.35- 17.00. Break.

17.00–17.25. Mihail Sukhotsky, Belarus. “Reproduction of clonal seedlings of Malus and herbicide application in nurseries”.

17.25–17.55. Valdemar Treder, professor in Agriculture, Institute of gardening in Skierniewice, Poland. “Irrigation in ornamental nurseries”.

17.55–18.20. Alexander Provorchenko, Doctor of Scince in Agriculture, professor of the fruit growing department of Kuban State Agrarian University, Krasnodar. “Experience of growing of stock material of different kinds and sorts of Jupinerus”.

18.20–18.35. Aleksey Tseplyaev, United nurseries, Voronezh region: “Experience of heating up substrate for rooting of cuttings of coniferous introducent”.

18.35–18.50. Alexander Bezmaternyh,

18.50–19.00. Discussion of reports, questions.

19.00–19.30. Free time.

19.30–23.30. Banquet.

Feb. 8, Friday

7.30–9.00. Registration of participants.

8.00–10.00. Distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

Block 4. Plant Protection

Block host – Tatyana Smirnova.

10.00–10.40. Dirand van Wijk, nursery consultant, Cultus Advies BV, “Current and expected pests and diseases for tree nurseries”. Shevtsov Mikhail, interpreter, “The Savvateevs’ Nursery”.

10.40–11.20. Dr. Heinrich Lösing, the leader of the group of nursery consultants, organizer of fair of equipment for nurseries, Germany. “The Use of Herbicide in the open Field and Containers”.Dmitry Balzer-Bondarenko, interpreter, “The United nurseries” (“Obyedinennye pitomniki”).

11.20–11.40. Olga Beloshapkina, Doctor of Scince in Agriculture, professor of plant protection department of Russian State Agricultural University. “Problem of virus diseases of ornamental trees”.

11.40–12.00. Discussion of reports, questions.

12.00–12.30. Coffee break, distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

12.30–12.55. Vadim Borovkov, PhD in Biology, Garden nursery Kutepovo, Tula region. “Quarantine pests in nurseries – golden nematode, sharka, burn of fruit trees, californian thrips. Dispersion and methods of controlling”.

12.55–13.20. Alexander Nezhenets, agroindustrial firm “Poisk”, Moscow region: “Plant protection experience in the nursery of agroindustrial firm “Poisk”.

13.20–13.40. Fedor Zhukov, bonsai and topiary plants nursery “Nivaki”, Moscow region, “Assessment of the impact of different microfertilizer and phytohormones on growth and development of Thuja occidentlis “Smaragd”.

13.40–14.00. Discussion of reports, questions.

14.00–15.00. Dinner. Distribution of promoting materials at the foyer.

15.00–15.30. Dmitry Kalashnikov, PhD in Agriculture, associate professor of the landscape architecture department of Russian State Agricultural University. “Prospects of plant growth stimulant application during the process of ornamental plants growing”.

15.30–16.15. Dr. Heinrich Lösing, the leader of the group of nursery consultants, organizer of fair of equipment for nurseries, Germany. “Modern equipment for nurserymen”.Dmitry Balzer-Bondarenko, interpreter, “The United nurseries”(“Obyedinennye pitomniki”).

16.15-16.30. Discussion of reports, questions.

Block 5. Nurseries and Government

Block host – Alexander Bezmaterhykh.

16.30–17.00. Jan van Herreweghe, CRV-plant, Belgium. “Nurseries – government – science: Belgian experience of cooperation”.Elena Poestovit, interpreter.

17.00–17.30. Dirand van Wijk, nursery consultant, Cultus Advies BV, “Nurseries and science, cooperation experience in plant protection”.Shevtsov Mikhail, interpreter, “The Savvateevs’ Nursery”.

17.30–17.45. Discussion of reports, questions.

17.45–18.00. Summarizing and closing of the conference.

18.00–18.30. Admission of new members to the association.

19.00. Transfer to the metro station “Rechnoy vokzal” (by previous appointment)

Participants of the special exhibiton at the foyer:

1."Agbina company", Moscow region.

2."AST Plant", Moscow.

3.«Welltorf», Pskov region.

4.“Vnukovo” nursery , Moscow region.

5."Geksa - nonwoven", Moscow region.

6.“Imperatorsky pitomnik” nursery, Kazan.

7.Garden nursery Kutepovo, Tula region.

8."Lama Torf", Moscow region.

9.“Magazin dlya pitomnikov”, Moscow.

10."NEST M", Moscow

11."Pelgorskoye-М", Leningrad region.

12.Agroindustrial firm “Poisk”, Moscow region.

13."Rassada.ru", Leningrad region.

14.SIC “Rassadnuy servis”; Moscow region.

15."ROSTORFINVEST", Pskov region.

16."FLORLIFE", Moscow.

17. Allaert Nurseries, Belgium.

18. Willy de Nolf bvba, Belgium.

19. CRV-plants, Belgium

20. "Agro-Ital-Service", Italy-Krasnodar.

21.VANDEPUTTE nv, Belgium

22." DEFORCHE CONSTRUCT NV, Moscow-Belgium.

23. " Standarttools", Moscow - DEWIT HOLLAND

24. «Viscom Trading Company», Moscow-Shri-Lanka

25. Irricom ( A. Buslaev.), Moscow

26. «SOLID LINE”, Moscow.

27. MFC “Tochka Opory”, Moscow.

28.“Sadovaya tekhnika”

Media sponsors:

Internet media: Gardener.ru, CC “Green Line”, “Infosad”, “Landshaftnoye iskusstvo”.

Magazines: “Vestnik sadovoda”, “Zhivoi les”, “Landscape desing”, “Nastoyashiy khozyain”, “Pitomnik I chastnyi sad”, “Sady Rossii”, “Tsvetochnuy club”, “Rolanda”.