General Information

Book of Abstracts

Download Book of Abstracts

Note. This book will also be available in print at the Symposium.


Technical tours
  1. Vegetables: Plantinera Aconcagua, Limache and Agrícola el Guindo, Quillota.

  2. Vine grapes: Casablanca Valley. Viña Veramonte, Viña Orgánica Santa Emiliana, Viña Kingstone, and Viña Casas del Bosque.

  3. Subtropical fruits, table grapes and deciduous fruits (*): Orocoipo, Viña Errazuriz, Panquehue, and Fundo El Maitenal, San Felipe.

 

(*) The Subtropical fruits, and table grapes and deciduous fruits tours will be held together

Trip Santiago-Viña del Mar

TRANSVIP

In the airport you have to approach the TRANSVIP attention module which have direct transfer to Viña del Mar.

  • Executive car (3 persons capacity): $67.000 pesos (~US$ 122)
  • Van (7 persons capacity): $70.000 pesos (~US$ 127)

Public Transportation

TURBUS (www.turbus.cl)

  • From the airport yo have to take a TURBUS bus which leaves you at the bus stop in Viña del Mar. The price is $1.700 pesos (~US$ 3)

Rent Car in Viña del Mar

Hertz
766 Quillota Street
Phone: 32-283 10 25
Fax Reservs: 32-238 10 20
Monday to Friday: 8:30 - 18:00 hours

Avis
(Of.) 201 Arlegui Street, local 2
Phone: 32-255 61 00
Fax: 32-255 6101

Radio Taxi

V° Region
Monday to Friday: 24 hours
Phones: (56-32) 290 79 79
(56-32) 278 05 66
(56-32) 247 47 46
(56-32) 296 13 72

Libertad
Monday to Friday: 8 - 22 hours.
Saturday and Sunday: 8 - 24 hours.
Phone: (56-32) 297 12 85

Plaza Sucre
Monday to Sunday: 6 - 21 hours.
Phone: (56-32) 268 71 36


Reception of poster by ordinary mail

The participants who need to send by postal mail their posters before the symposium can send them to the following address. Please email Luciana Araya o Karen Lazo, who are in charge of reception, indicating the date of submission.

Calle Toledo 1991, Providencia, Santiago, Chile

NOTE: Sending of posters by mail before the symposium is OPTIONAL.



Invitation

On behalf of the Vegetable Section of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), the Conveners and Organizing Committee invite you with great pleasure to participate in the Sixth International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural crops. The Symposium will be held in November 2-6, 2009 in Viña del Mar, Chile.

The Symposium Program will consist of invited papers, contributed papers, posters and exhibits. The Organizing Committee will accept contributed papers on the basis of selection and recommendation of the Scientific Committee.

Papers presented in the Symposium will be published in a volume of Acta Horticulturae, subject to acceptance by the editorial board. Posters will be displayed during the Symposium.

The Scientific Program will include the following subjects:

Recent advances on crop coefficients and horticultural crops evapotranspiration.
Plant-water relations and physiological indicators for irrigation management.
Irrigation scheduling using soil water content measurements, weather stations network and remote sensing.
Regulated deficit irrigation and partial drying root.
Use of recycled and poor quality water for irrigation.
Irrigation systems, water management and productivity.
Climate change impact on irrigation practices.



We look forward to seeing you in 2009!

Dr. Samuel Ortega / Dr. Gabriel Sellés
Convenors

 
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Symposium
General Information
Committee
Program
Registration
Online Registration Secure Site
Instruction to Authors
Abstract Submission
Invited Lecturers
Sponsors
Location
Accommodation
Viña del Mar


Deadlines
Abstract submission:
September 5 , 2009
Early registration:
July 1, 2009
Hotel Reservation:
September 30, 2009
Submission of Manuscripts:
November 7, 2009


Contact information

Emails

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chilesecretariat
information
registration
reservations
Convener
Dr. Gabriel Sellés van Sch.

gselles@inia.cl

Institute of Agricultural Research
Santa Rosa 11610, Santiago, Chile
Phone:  (562) 757 5105
Fax:  (562) 757 5102

Convener
Dr. Samuel Ortega-Farias

sortega@utalca.cl

University of Talca
Casilla 747, Talca, Chile.
Phone: (56) 71-200214
Fax: (56) 71-200214



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