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Title: FIRST INTERNATIONAL HUMULUS SYMPOSIUM

Author
item Hummer, Kim

Submitted to: Chronica Horticulturae
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/1/2005
Publication Date: 1/1/2005
Citation: Hummer, K.E. 2005. First international humulus symposium. Chronica Horticulturae. 45(1):23-24

Interpretive Summary: A First International ISHS Humulus Symposium occurred from 1 to 7 August 2004, in Corvallis, Oregon. This initial meeting brought scientists from 13 countries to discuss the serious challenges and current advances facing hop development and culture. Dr. Kim E. Hummer, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, (USDA, ARS) National Clonal Germplasm Repository-Corvallis, and Dr. John Henning, USDA, ARS, National Forage Seed Research Center-Corvallis, were the co-conveners for this event. This multi-day symposium took place in conjunction with the Hop Research Council Annual meeting with the administrative assistance of the Oregon and Washington Hop Growers Associations. Sponsors included John I. Haas, Heineken, and Anheuser-Busch. The symposium meetings were held at the CH2MHill Alumni Center of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Local tours of the hop research facilities at the USDA, ARS, Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, and the Department of Food Technology were provided. A post-symposium tour visited farms of Oregon and Washington hop growers, processing plants, and regional breweries. The Commission on Plant Genetic Resources coordinated this symposium in conjunction with the Section of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. More than 100 participants attended the combined meetings.

Technical Abstract: A First International ISHS Humulus Symposium occurred from 1 to 7 August 2004, in Corvallis, Oregon. This initial meeting brought scientists from 13 countries together to discuss the serious challenges and current advances facing hop development and culture. Dr. Kim E. Hummer, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, (USDA, ARS) National Clonal Germplasm Repository-Corvallis, and Dr. John Henning, USDA, ARS, National Forage Seed Research Center-Corvallis, were the co-conveners for this event. This multi-day symposium took place in conjunction with the Hop Research Council Annual meeting with the administrative assistance of the Oregon and Washington Hop Growers Associations. Sponsors included John I. Haas, Heineken, and Anheuser-Busch. The symposium meetings were held at the CH2MHill Alumni Center of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Local tours of the hop research facilities at the USDA, ARS, Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, and the Department of Food Technology were provided. A post-symposium tour visited farms of Oregon and Washington hop growers, processing plants, and regional breweries. The Commission on Plant Genetic Resources coordinated this symposium in conjunction with the Section of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. More than 100 participants attended the combined meetings.