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NTC ANNUAL MEETING

NOVEMBER 18-19, 2008 KELSO, WA

Tuesday, November 18  ~ meeting hosted by IFA Nurseries, Inc. 

8:30 - coffee, tea, and networking

9:00 - Product Evaluations ~

· Use of soft rock phosphate in container growing medium

· Applying the “Kinsey” method to modify the nutrient composition of container nursery peat

· Efficacy of Eclipse as a crop protectant for western hemlock

· Efficacy of Zeba applied to bareroot and container seedling susceptible to moisture stress

· Herbicide trials at Webster Nursery targeting pearlworts (Sagina spp.) ~ Nabil Khadduri

10:10 -Effect of plant date and nursery dormancy induction treatment on Douglas-fir seedling field performance in western Oregon

10:30 - BREAK / seedling beauty contest judging

11:00 - Douglas-fir response to moisture stress and blackout shutdown treatments ~ Nabil Khadduri

11:30 - Development and distribution of planted seedlings, naturally regenerated seedlings, and competing vegetation following wildfire

11:50 - NTC budget report

12:00 - LUNCH (provided) / final opportunity to judge in the seedling beauty contest

1:00 - Update on EPA re-registration eligibility decisions for soil fumigation

1:30 - Effect of compost amendments on seedlings grown in methyl bromide/chloropicrin-fumigated vs. non-fumigated soil ~ Nabil Khadduri

1:50 - Seedling Beauty Contest Awards Ceremony

2:00 - Proposed NTC studies and discussion

· Douglas-fir seedling vigor and recovery following a freeze event

· Frequent low-rate application of ZeroTol™ and other crop protection products for prevention of pathogen, liverwort, moss, and algae development in container forest nurseries

· Influence of dormancy induction timing and seedling nutritional status on subsequent cold hardiness, storability, and outplanting performance

2:45 - travel to IFA Toledo Nursery (approximately 30 minutes)

3:30 - nursery tour

5:00 - adjourn

Wednesday, November 19 ~ additional nursery tours

9:00 - Webster nursery tour (approximate 60-minute drive from Kelso)

11:00 - IFA Nisqually nursery tour (approximate 20-minute drive from Webster)