MCOI Short Course 2010

Educational Sessions & Speaker Program Highlights:

Garden Solutions for Edible Crops

• The Challenges of Growing Garden Vegetables, Ahmed Bilal, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• Growing Fruit in the Home Garden, Dr. Ken Slingerland & Dr. Wendy McFadden Smith, OMAFRA

Garden Solutions for Ornamental Crops

• Being Successful Growing New Vegetative Annuals, Wayne Brown, OMAFRA
• Alternative Weed Control, Dr. Hannah Mathers, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• Plants for Insect Control, Dr. Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• Biological Solutions for Weed and Pest Management and other Practical Solutions for Healthy Lawns,
  Dr. Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Innovation in Research

• The Use of DNA Technology Towards Horticulture Cultivars Development,
  Dr. Travis Banks, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• The Involvement of Master Gardeners in Horticulture Research Projects –Virginia Case Study,
  Dr. Rumen Conev, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
• Consumer Research and You: How Do We Know What You Want,
  Dr. Ben Campbell, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Lunch Keynote Address
Tony DiGiovanni, Executive Director, Landscape Ontario

*Speaker program subject to change