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Rose Day

Join fellow rose enthusiasts and avid gardeners in discussions of rose production, hybridization, marketing, and pest/disease issues with national and international industry leaders.

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Friday April 25,2008

Mondavi Center, Studio Theater - UC Davis

EVENT AGENDA

8:30-8:35AM
 Welcome
  • Diane Ullman, Associate Dean
    College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
8:35-8:45AM
 Welcome
  • Dave Fujino, Director
    California Center for Urban Horticulture
8:45-8:55AM Introduction of the Garden Rose Council
  • Mike McCaffrey, President
    Garden Rose Council
8:55-9:20AM Rose Production
  • Brian Correiar, Director of Research
    Jackson & Perkins
9:20-10:20AM Hybridization & Breeding
  • Keith Zary, Jackson & Perkins
  • Tom Carruth, Weeks Roses
10:20-10:30AM
 Break
10:30-11:30AM Marketing
  • Anthony Tesselaar, Anthony Tesselaar International Pty. Ltd.
  • Jacques Ferare, Meilland-Star Roses
11:30-12:30PM Pests & Diseases
  • Pathology - Ann Chase, Chase Horticultural Research Inc.
  • Virology - Deborah Golino, Foundation Plant Services
12:30-2PM Lunch

Please allow yourself 10 minutes for transportation to Foundation Plant Services. See "Rose Tour & Sale" for map.
2-5PM Tour of Foundation Plant Services rose fields

Tours will be offered continuously, every 30 minutes starting at 2pm. Please see "Rose Tour & Sale" for more information.
2-5PM Rose Sale

Roses, including AARS winning roses, will be available for sale in #5 containers (approximately 5 gallons) on the grounds of Foundation Plant Services. Please see "Rose Tour & Sale" for more information. Complimentary Flower Carpet Scarlet ground cover rose will be available for pickup at Foundation Plant Services.