International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis

The Symposium is organized under the auspices of the International Society for Horticultural Science and co-sponsored by the International Peat Society, with support from the ISHS-Commission of Plant Substrates and Soilless Culture and their Working Groups on Growing Media, Composting for Horticultural Applications and Substrate Analysis. The UPC-institutions hosting the Symposium are the Escola Superior d’Agricultura de Barcelona (ESAB) and the Department d’Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia (DEAB). The ESAB celebrates the centenary of its foundation in the academic year 2011-12, and the Symposium is included as a special event of this celebration.

The conference will bring together stakeholders from around the world to address the scientific and technological advances in growing media, analytical methods and composting for horticultural uses, focusing on the sustainability of the involved processes, resources, products and management practices. The Symposium intends to provide a forum for information exchange and discussion and to foster collaboration amongst the participants.

The Organising Committee is pleased to invite you to attend and contribute to the International Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and Substrate Analysis.

F. Xavier Martínez (Convener)