14:30

Session dedicated to FIBRA project

Chaired by Prof. Melvyn Askew

14:30

Breeding of fibre crops for biobased application

Dr. Luisa Trindade,                        

Wagenigen University, Plant Breeding, The Netherlands

14:50

Flax fibers biotechnology

Dr. Marta Preisner & Prof. Jan Szopa,

University of Wroclaw, Poland

15:10

Variation of fiber flax parameters in the initial variety trials

Dr. Zofjia Jankauskiene,

Lithuanian Research Centre for Agricultural and Forestry, Lithuania

15:30

Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as a source of cellulose for paper production

Dr. Andrzej  Wojtaszewski,                  

Institute of Bast Fiber Crops and Medicinal Plants, Poland

15:50

Market analysis of bast fiber crops in EU and China

Dr. Jan van Dam,                                      

University of Wagenigen UR, Food and Biobased Research, The Netherlands

16:10

Environmental and socio-economic impact assessment of the production of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) when irrigated with Zn/Cu rich wastewaters

Dr. Ana Luisa Fernando, Dr. Jorge Costa,

New University of Lisboa, Faculty of Science and Technology, Portugal

16:30

Final remarks