The Second International Pawpaw Conference

Conference Program Committee Members: Kirk Pomper (Chair), Robert Barney, Noland Williams, Charliese Brown, Wyvette Williams, Marion Simon, Snake Jones, Eddie Reed, Mac Stone, Susan Templeton, Dewayne Ingram, and Jean Ward
Committee Advisor: Harold R. Benson
Proceedings Associate Editor: Robert Barney

The Second International Pawpaw Conference will represent a unique experience for scientists, nurserymen, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to share information about the production and uses of pawpaw. The conference will focus on progress in pawpaw [Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal]: regional variety trials, cultivar development, seedling and clonal propagation, germplasm collection, postharvest fruit physiology and handling, marketing and product development, and anti-cancer and pesticidal compounds. In addition to presentations on pawpaw, the conference will also offer an opportunity to taste pawpaw fruit, tour the Kentucky State University pawpaw orchards, view demonstrations on how to propagate pawpaw, and allow participants a chance to sample pawpaw recipes from the chefs of one of Kentucky’s finest restaurants, The Oakroom, a 5-diamond restaurant at Louisville’s Seelbach Hilton.

The conference will host a combination of invited speakers and submitted talks and posters. There will also be a poster session and show-and-tell session about pawpaw for non-scientists and enthusiasts. If you wish to present a poster or a talk, please read the Call for abstracts.

Conference space is limited to 180 attendees, and pre-registration is required for both days of the conference. The deadline for pre-registration is August 1, 2001. For detailed information, please read the Registration information.

Schedule of events
Call for abstracts
Abstract submission form
Registration information
Registration form
Area attractions
for further information, contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at kpomper@dcr.net or 502-597-5942.

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