A&PB Sector Group
What is the Blackcurrant Agronomy & Plant Breeding Sector Group ?
The IBA Blackcurrant Agronomy & Plant Breeding Sector Group officially started its work in 2016. This working group is a sub-section of the International Blackcurrant Association. Its objective is to collect information in the fields of agronomy and plant breeding from all blackcurrant growing countries. This information can thus be shared between blackcurrant growers and blackcurrant agronomy specialists. The work of the sector group aims at facilitating the access to this information.
Membership and meetings
The members of the sector group meet bi-annually at the international conferences. Any person or organization can become a member of IBA A&PB Sector Group at any time. Only membership in the IBA is compulsory for any participant.
Projects developed within the
Blackcurrant A&PB sector group:
(update 2016)
Blackcurrant Cultivar information
Plant protection products
IBA Agronomy & Plant Breeding Sector Group
Piotr Baryla, Poland
Head of A&PB Sector Group, University of Life Sciences in Lublin
Gitte Hallengreen Jorgensen, Denmark
HortiAdvice Scandinavia
Hanne Lindhard Pedersen, Denmark
Special Consultant HortiAdvice Scandinavia
Karen Koefoed Petersen, Denmark
Science Leader Aarhus University
Kersti Kahu, Estonia
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Hedi Kaldmäe, Estonia
Senior Specialist, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr Pauliina Palonen, Finland
Department of Agricultural Sciences University of Helsinki
Tuija Tanska, Finland
Finnish Association of Fruit and Berry Growers
Fabrice Ecalle, France
Blackcurrant Advisor, Chambre d'Agriculture de Côte-d'Or
Michael Bullinger, Germany
Blackcurrant Grower
Heiko Danner, Germany
Blackcurrant Grower
Dr Ferenc Denes, Hungary
Research Institute for Fruit Growing Fertod
Biff Kitson, New Zealand
Plant & Food Research
Jim Grierson, New Zealand
Horticulture Crop Agronomy & Marketing Advisor Hortman
Kathryn Wright, New Zealand
Plant & Food Research
Dr Nina Opstad, Norway
Norwegian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research
Anita Sonsteby, Norway
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Stanislav Strbac, Norway
Norsk Landbruksradgivingen Ostafjells
Miroslaw Korzeniowski, Poland
Marketing Manager Bayer Crop Science
Stanislaw Pluta, Poland
Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture Skerniewicze
Sergey Knyazev, Russia
Director All Russian Research Institute of Fruit Crop Breeding
Harriet Roberts, UK
Agronomist Lucozade Ribena Suntory LTD.
Andrew Tinsley, UK
Research Manager Horticultural Development Company
Edward Thompson, UK
Pixley Berries
Dr. Dorota Jarret, UK
The James Hutton Institute
Dr Aleksandr Yareshchenko, Ukraine
Institute of Horticulture, National Academy of Agrarian Sciences...