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NJF seminar 419
Plant breeding and management for human nutrition
How we can produce more healthful crops and food products?
10-11 June 2010 Finland |
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How we can breed and produce more healthful crops and plant products? How crop management effects health related characteristics? Recent developments in plant breeding and management in understanding health related components in plants. The seminar aims to bring human nutrition, food science and health expertise together with plant breeding & management and biotechology expertise. In addition to our western world situation the challenges and possibilities in developing world will be addressed.
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Tentative session titles:
* What is our aim with cereals, the feeder of the world?
* How can horticultural crops be improved for healthfullness?
* Possibilities with potato and legumes?
* Oilseed crops - a record of achievements and future prospects
* Role of processing for nutritional content?
* Challenges and possibilities in the developing world
* Diversity in genetic resources in these characteristics?
* Regulatory framework for health claims in human nutrition
* Improving feed use efficiency and healthfulness characteristics in animal products by affecting qualities in feeds by plant breeding and management |
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Keynote speakers:
Prof. Åke Bruce, National Food Administration, Sweden
Prof. Brian Grout, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Prof. Alan Schulman, MTT, Finland
Prof. Sari Mäkelä, University of Turku, Finland
Prof. Kaisa Poutanen, VTT Finland |
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* scientist in plant and horticultural science and agronomy
* plant breeding and biotechnology experts
* food and nutrigenomics scientists
* experts in health & food interactions
* R & D personnel on functional foods and food processing
* authorities and policy makers
* general public interested in food and health interactions |
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| If you want to present a poster inquire seminar secretaty about the possibility. Please, send a short (one to max four page) extended abstract of your oral paper or poster to seminar secretary. You can use the normal A0 paper size printed poster. Actual soft background space is 91 by 91 cm but there is plenty of space between the posters so the A0 size is fine. |
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| Forssa is located 110 km to north west from Helsinki airport. Bus is a convenient way to travel from the airport to Forssa. Buses leave nearly every hour and travel time is two hours. Price for oneway trip is 21 euro. |
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Seminar registration starts on Wednesday evening 9.6.2010 from 19 to 21 at Hotel Pumpulienkeli with a welcoming get-together hosted by Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd.
Special rate (65 e single and 75 e double room per night with breakfast) for seminar participants at Hotel PumpuliEnkeli until 24.5.2010. Inform "NJF" code when booking to get the special rate. Make bookings and payments directly to hotel. Hotel is 200 m from the seminar venue. Link to Hotel's web-page is on the right. Email address for bookings: varaukset@hotellipumpulienkeli.fi
Baltic members and students have reduced seminar registration fee (75% of normal fees). |
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| NJF members before 2010-05-01: 230 EUR |
| NJF members after 2010-05-01: 280 EUR |
| Others before 2010-05-01: 280 EUR |
| Others after 2010-05-01: 340 EUR |
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| The seminar will be held at HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Kehräämö Campus, , Forssa, Finland. |
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- Proposal for posters and papers: 2010-04-30
- Final registration: 2010-06-09
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Scientific Advisory Committee:
Prof. Åke Bruce, National Food Administration, Sweden
Prof. Alan Schulman, MTT Finland
Prof. Sari Mäkelä, University of Turku, Finland
Prof. Brian Grout, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Organizing Committee
Prof. Raija Tahvonen, MTT
M.Sc. Asdis Bjarnadottir, Agricultural University of Iceland
Dr. Elina Kiviharju, MTT
Dr. Kimmo Rumpunen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Frederick Stoddard, University of Helsinki
Dr. Oiva Niemeläinen, MTT |
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Oiva Niemeläinen, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Plant Production Research
MTT / E-house,
31600 Jokioinen, Finland.
Phone: +358 3 41882459
Fax: +358 3 41882437
E-mail: oiva.niemelainen@mtt.fi
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