ISHS Acta Horticulturae 141: II International Symposium on Carnation Culture
PREFACE |
| Authors: | Seward T. Besemer, Anton M. Kofranek |
| Abstract:
We wish to thank the more than 170 persons who attended this Second International Symposium on Carnation Culture in San Diego, California in February 1983. The Attendance was exceptionally large since carnation growers from overseas and the United States were also invited to participate for the entire symposium or just on Friday, February 18, which was designated "Growers' Day". On that day, sessions were organized that would be of special interest to commercial growers. Four invited speakers gave talks concerning the present outlook and the future trends in Colombia, Europe, Israel and the United States. These talks appear at the end of this volume, all entitled "The Present Outlook on Future Trends". The scientific sessions were categorized into physiology (lighting and nutrition), breeding, propagation, postharvest physiology and diseases and their controls. All sessions were well attended. The attendees were enthusiastic, and asked many questions of the speakers. After these sessions were completed, there were two discussions held in the evening. One session dealt with physiology and the other on diseases and breeding for disease resistance. The session on physiology was recorded and appears just before "The Present Outlook and Future Trends" papers. Thursday, February 17, 1983 was set aside for an all day field trip. The following places were visited by approximately 120 persons:
A pre-symposium tour of Northern California on February 14, 1983 was organized and conducted by Dr. Raymond F. Hasek, Floriculture Extension Specialist for the University of California. Breakfast was provided by the California Flower Grower's Association, 640 Brannan Street., San Francisco with Mr. Mas Hongo, Manager conducting a tour of the San Francisco flower Market. The group left the market in mini buses and visited the following flower growing establishments:
Yoder Brothers, Chular, California was visited by some participants while others joined the opening of the symposium in the early evening. A post symposium tour of Baja California, Mexico on February 19, 1983 was organized and conducted by Phil Babcock, Wolfgang Kocher and Michael Mellano. The following grower establishments were visited by approximately 100 participants:
The entire organizing committee wishes to express their thanks for the time each grower spent with each tour and for their gracious hospitatlity extended to the groups. Each evening during the symposium the participants were able to visit the trade fair which had a display of new carnation cultivars and crosses supplied by various commercial breeders from all over the world.
The organizing committee expresses their thanks for sharing their new cut flowers with the entire group. | |
