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First International
Lavender Conference
  
Cambridge, UK
6th - 11th September 2009.
The First International Lavender Conference was successfully held at by Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Clare College, Cambridge in September 2009.
A selection of presentations can be viewed via the links below.
Advances in Systematics and Horticultural Taxonomy |
Alan Paton, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lavandula within the Labiatae |
Tim Upson, Cambridge University Botanic Garden
The Monograph, an overview: a new classification and future prospects |
Susyn Andrews, Honorary Research Associate, RBG Kew
Facets of the Lavender Industry in England: 1500 - c.1950’s |
Anthony Lyman-Dixon, Limeburn Nurseries
Classic Lavender, the History of the Genus Lavandula (and its fakes) from Dioscorides to Mattioli |
Collections and Identification |
Simon Charlesworth, Downderry Nursery
The history and structure of National Plant Collections and their role in accurate plant identification. |
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Tim Upson, Cambridge University Botanic Garden
The Canary Island Lavenders: a case of natural and cultivated evolution. |
Growing Lavenders - Pests and Diseases |
Andrew Salisbury, Entomologist, Royal Horticultural Society Garden, Wisley
The Rosemary beetle, Chrysolina americana,a threat to lavender in the UK? |
Geoff Denton, Plant Pathologist, RHS, Wisley
Phytophthora: a major pathogen of plants |
Tim Haig, Charles Sturt University, Australia
The potential of lavender extract for use as a natural herbicide |
Oils Overview and Clinical Uses |
Noel G Porter, Christchurch, New Zealand
Lavender Oil 2009 – Challenges and Opportunities |
Belinda Bradley, School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire
The Effects of Lavandula angustifolia Essential Oil on Experimental Models of Anxiety |
Henry Head
Lavender cultivation on a field scale |
Henry Head
Lavender products and their marketing |
Henry Head
Lavender tourism and its marketing |
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