47th Annual Meeting
Western Region
International Plant Propagators' Society
Program
David Aylieff-Sansom: Adapting
to a Changing and Challenging Marketplace
Dave Kolotelo: Conifer Cone and Seed Processing
Paulus Vrijmoed: Seed handling of BC native species at Linnaea Nurseries Ltd.
Bruce McTavish: Financial Impact of Phytophthora ramorum British Columbia
Bruce Peel: Direct Sticking Through Plastic
Ewan McKenzie: Propagating Ornamental Grasses
Mario Lanthier: Use of Mycorrhizal Fungi
In Softwood Propagation and Perennials Production
Lee Hesketh: Ecological Restoration using Riparian Species
Jim Matteoni: Biological Pest Control in Propagation
Sandy Howkins: Propagation of Difficult to root Shade Trees, such as Parrotia and Carpinus
Sheila Bhattacharya: Greenhouse Automation and
Plant Propagation’s Global Connection
Dave Van Belle: Gaining Efficiencies in Propagation
Andrew Riseman: Daphne Research at UBC: Tthe search for fungal resistance
Dennis Bottemiller: Propagating Rhododendron Species by Cutting and Seed
Ross Merker: Simple, Successful Propagation at
Classical Farms