13/05/2011 Sancourt, Somme (F)

Technical programme

Welcome by ITB (A. Quillet, M. Richard-Molard)

Session 1 ‘Combined weed control: context and results in different countries'

M. Richard-Molard (ITB): Why and how to reduce herbicide use in the sugar beet crop in France?

C. Muchembled (ITB): Combined weed control, French experience

E. Ladewig (IfZ): Challenges in weed control in Germany

U. Bucher1, D. Fischer1/2, (Hohenheim University1, Südzucker AG2): Integrated crop protection - approaches to increase the percentage of mechanical weed control in sugar beet

P. Wilting (IRS): Weed control in the Netherlands

J. Nyholm Thomsen (NBR): Weed control under tight limitations and the way forward

A. Pérez, J. Ayala Garcia (AIMCRA): Is there nothing more to say about weed control?

Session 2 ‘Technical innovations to reduce herbicide use in sugar beet'

X. Couval (Monosem)

R. Dumbrill (Garford)

D. Digard (Maschio)

L. C. Mol (Steketee)

J. Mulat (Agronomic)

R. Olsson (NBR): Final discussion and conclusion

End of seminar