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  UAL Crop Nitrogen and Irrigation Lab

Current and Recent Invited Presentations

2019

Optimising irrigation and nutrient management of drip irrigated and fertigated vegetable crops in Almeria. Invited plenary presentation for International Workshop of Precise Irrigation and Fertigation Strategy for Northern China, From Greenhouse to Large-scale, held in Beijing, China, 2-6 September 2019. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Reducing nitrate leaching losses from vegetable production in Mediterranean greenhouses. Invited plenary presentation for XI International Symposium on Protected Cultivation in Mild Winter Climates. Tenerife, Spain. 27-31 January 2019. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

2018

Modelling greenhouse-grown vegetable crops for optimisation of irrigation and nitrogen management. Invited plenary presentation for XXX International Horticultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkey. 12-16 August 2018. Presenter: Marisa Gallardo.

Developing prescriptive-corrective irrigation and nitrogen management for vegetable crops in greenhouses. NIAB-EMR. East Malling, Kent, England. 13 March 2018. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

2015

Irrigation management of greenhouse grown vegetable crops in south-eastern Spain. Invited presentation presented at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China, 15 May 2015. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Nitrogen management of greenhouse grown vegetable crops. Invited presentation presented at the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China, 11 May 2015. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Strategies for optimal management of vegetable crops in Europe. Invited plenary presentation for 5th International Symposium on "Ecologically Sound Fertilization Strategies for Field Vegetable Production", Beijing, China, 19 May 2015. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Sustainable irrigation and N management of fertigated vegetable crops. Invited plenary presentation for 8th International Irrigation Symposium on Horticultural Crops, Lleida, Spain, 10 June 2015. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Strategies and tools to reduce the environmental impact of PPP and nutrients on surface and ground water. Presented jointly with Ellen Beerling (Wageningen University and Research) at workshop "Regional cooperation for innovation on water management in horticulture", jointly organised by TOPSECTOR Horticulture & Starting material (The Netherlands), ERIAFF Network and the WIRE Action Group on irrigation under the EIP WATER. Tuscany Region Brussels office, Brussels, Belgium. 18 March. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

2014

Optimizing nitrogen and water inputs for greenhouse vegetable production. Invited plenary presentation for International Symposium on “Innovation and New Technologies in Protected Cropping” held as part of International Horticultural Congress (IHC-2014) in Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 August 2014. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Towards a more sustainable fertilization (Hacia una fertilización más sostenible). Invited oral presentation for Fifth Conference of the Group of Fertilization of the Spanish Society of Horticultural Science on Fertilization and Environmental Sustainability (V Jornadas del Grupo de Fertilización de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Hortícolas, sobre Fertilización y Sostenibilidad Ambiental) held in Granada, Spain, 7-8 May 2014. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.


2013

Types and characteristics of sensors used for irrigation control (Tipología y características de los sensores para el control del riego). Invited oral presentation in symposium "New Technologies for automatic control of irrigation" (Nuevas tecnologías para el control automático de riegos), held at Centro IFAPA La Mojonera, La Mojonera, Almería, Spain, 11 December 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Optimisation of nutrient use is the new challenge for agriculture in Almeria, Spain (Optimizar el uso de nutrientes es el nuevo reto de nuestra agricultura). Invited oral presentation for Technical and Agronomic Seminar on “Optimisation of fertilisers, nitrogen and perchlorates” organised by Foundation Cajamar, held in El Ejido, Almeria, Spain, 26 September 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Improved nitrogen management practices for vegetable production. Invited plenary presentation for NUTRIHORT conference, held in Ghent, Belgium, 16-18 September 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson

Managing nitrogen in greenhouse vegetable production in south-eastern Spain. Invited presentation for the workshop “La concimazione azotata delle colture ortive” (Nitrogen fertilization of vegetable crops), held in Venturina (Livorno), Italy, 4 September 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Improving nitrogen fertilizer management in vegetable crops. Invited plenary presentation for NEV 2013, “International Workshop on Nitrogen, Environment and Vegetables”, held in Turin, Italy, 15-17 April 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Nitrate leaching from greenhouse vegetable production in Almeria, Spain: from problem to solution. Invited oral presentation for NEV 2013, “International Workshop on Nitrogen, Environment and Vegetables”, held in Turin, Italy, 15-17 April 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.

Regional N balance for an intensive vegetable production system in South-Eastern Spain. Invited oral presentation for NEV 2013, “International Workshop on Nitrogen, Environment and Vegetables”, held in Turin, Italy, 15-17 April 2013. Presenter: Rodney B. Thompson.