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1st International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone

May 26–30, 2008

PRůHONICE, CZECH REPUBLIC

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We are very pleased to have the opportunity to invite you to the First International Symposium on Woody Ornamentals of the Temperate Zone organized by the Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening and the Ornamentals Section of the International Society for Horticultural Science.

The symposium will be held May 26–30 at Průhonice (5 km from Prague), a traditional centre of Czech horticultural research.

Main topics

  • Assortment of woody ornamentals, evaluation of the gene pools and new perspective taxa
  • Breeding of woody ornamentals
  • Propagation and cultivation methods for woody ornamentals
  • Preservation of rare and endangered taxa
  • Woody plants in the human environment

 

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Symposium web site: http://www.woodyornamentals.cz

 

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