Дemonstration of pruning and training of the vine at ARS – Ruse

On 29 March 2024, the Institute of Agriculture and Seed Science (IASS) „Obraztsov Chiflik” – Ruse will hold a demonstration for improving farmers’ skills in vine pruning and training.

Those wishing to attend the demonstration must be registered farmers, as well as persons employed in their holdings.

The demonstration will be carried out under project No BG06RDNP001-1.004-0003 „Transfer of knowledge and improvement of farmers’ skills for competitive and sustainable agriculture” under sub-measure 1.2 „Demonstration activities and information actions” of measure 1 „Knowledge transfer and information actions” of the Rural Development Programme for the period 2014 – 2020.

The programme includes:

First option

8:30 – 9:00 Registration, receipt of materials, coffee

9:00 – 9:45 „Purpose and objectives of vine pruning”

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Galina Dyakova, PhD, Assist. Ralitsa Mincheva

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

9:45 – 10:30 „Technical rules for vine pruning”

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Galina Dyakova, PhD, Assist. Ralitsa Mincheva

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 – 11:30 „Practical training on forming a medium-trunk Guyot”

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Galina Dyakova, PhD, Assist. Ralitsa Mincheva

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

11:30 – 12:15 „Current schemes for control of economically important vine diseases”

Lecturer: Chief Assist. Prof. Iliana Ivanova, PhD

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

12:15 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 14:45 „Pruning for maintaining a medium-trunk Guyot in fruit-bearing vines”

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Galina Dyakova, PhD, Assist. Ralitsa Mincheva

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30 „Pruning in cases of vine frost damage”

Lecturers: Assoc. Prof. Galina Dyakova, PhD, Assist. Ralitsa Mincheva

One activity with a duration of 1 academic hour of 45 minutes.

16:30 Conclusion of the demonstration activities.

A participation form (Annex No 3 of the implementation conditions) must be filled in in advance, and it is necessary to present the available unique identification number of the farmer.

For more details see HERE