Schedule of Events

 Saturday, 9/11/04

  8:00-9:00 am              Registration and refreshments-KSU Farm

  9:00-10:15 am            Pawpaw 101 and Regional Variety Trial Report - Dr. Kirk W. Pomper

10:15-11:00 am            Fruit Tasting

11:00-12 noon             Propagation Round Table – Kirk Pomper, Sheri Crabtree, Robert Geneve, and others

12:00-1:00 pm             Lunch

1:00 -2:00 pm               Fruit ripening and Storage- Dr. Douglas Archbold and Federica Galli

 2:00-2:30 pm              Antioxidants and Lipids in Pawpaw- Dr. Changzheng Wang and Dr. Meshack Afitlhile

 2:30-3:00 pm              More Fruit Tasting and Discussion

  3:00-3:45 pm              New Pawpaw Cultivars- Mr. Neal Peterson

  3:45 –4:45 pm            Pawpaw Marketing and SARE Growers Roundtable- Chris Chmiel, Neal Peterson, and others

  4:45- 6:00 pm             KSU Orchard and Greenhouse Tours-Kirk Pomper and Sheri Crabtree

  6:00 – 9:00 pm           Dinner followed by PPF Award Presentations, Show-and-Tell Session, and Poster Session

 For further information, contact Dr. Kirk Pomper at kpomper@dcr.net or telephone # 502-597-6174.

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