During our seminar on the 28th of February in Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, we brought together stakeholders in the sugar beet sector to discuss and address the pressing issue of SBR/RTD (Syndrome Basses Richesses / Rubbery Taproot Disease) complex, a new challenge we are facing.
Thank you to each of you who attended our seminar!
Download the presentation slides
In case you were not able to attend, or you would like to review any of the materials discussed during the seminar, you can download the presentation slides below.
THE PROGRAM
Part 1 - Current insights | ||
16:30 | Insects: a growing threat for the viability of the EU beet sugar sector | Dr. Niels Wynant (SESVanderHave) |
16:45 | SBR & RTD: what we know today | Prof. Dr. Mark Varrelmann (IfZ) |
Part 2 - Practical experiences: industry and farmer perspectives | ||
17:00 | SBR – new founded Task Force in Southern Germany | Dr. Georg Vierling (Südzucker) |
17:15 | Situation in Switzerland | Luzi Schneider (SFZ) |
17:30 | Situation in Serbia | Dr. Zivko Curcic (IFVCNS) |
17:45 | Bacterial Tuber Wilt (BTW) in Potato | Helen Pfitzner (Verband der Hessisch-Pfälzischen Zuckerrübenanbauer) |
Part 3 - Working together to deliver solutions | ||
18:00 | Breeding for SBR & RTD solutions | Pierre Longerstay (SESVanderHave) |
18:15 | R&D collaboration between SV and IfZ | Prof. Dr. Mark Varrelmann (IfZ) |
Part 4 – Discussion & reception | ||
18:30-20:00 | Discussion & reception |
We will gladly keep you informed through e-mail as we learn more about SBR/RTD. In case you would like to share a development yourself, feel free to share or discuss it with us! Let us join forces and move forward together in addressing this pressing issue.
In case you have questions or need more information, don’t hesitate to contact your local SESVanderHave representative.