22963 Carson Ave
Exeter, CA 93221-9744
Fall Citrus Meeting on October 9, 2024
We are excited to bring a group of UC experts to you for a “Fall Citrus Meeting” on October 9, 2024, at the Lindcove Conference Room. This is a great opportunity for citrus pest control advisors and growers to learn about ongoing research efforts, and meet with UC experts, Ass. Ag Commissioner about current laws and regs, and hear about ongoing efforts to mitigate ACP/HLB on ground from grower liaisons. 4.5 Continuing Education Units pending approval.
Registration link: Click here to register (it helps us plan for room and lunch)
When: October 9, 2024, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: 22963 Carson Avenue, Conference room
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Time |
Presenter/Affiliation |
Topic |
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8:00am |
Registration begins |
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8:30am |
Ashraf El-Kereamy, CE Specialist, Horticulture UC Riverside; LREC Director |
Optimization of Citrus Cultural Practices for Enhanced HLB Disease Management and Tree Health |
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9:05 am |
Chris Greer, Assistant Ag Commissioner, Tulare County |
Top Issues and Laws and Regulations for Citrus Industry |
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9:40 am |
Judy Zaninovich/Jessica Leslie Grower Liaison, Tulare County |
Recent ACP Detections in the SJV and Grower Liaison Updates |
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10:15 am |
Break |
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10:30 am |
Fatemah Khodadadi, CE Specialist, Plant Pathology UC Riverside |
Phytophthora and Dry Root Rot: Threats to California Citrus Orchards and Nurseries |
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11:05 am |
Bo Cass, CE Specialist UC Riverside |
Determining ecological drivers of citrus thrips pressure using Ecoinformatics |
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11:40 am |
Sandipa Gautam, IPM Advisor UCANR |
What’s new in research for managing ACP/HLB
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12:15 pm |
Lunch Break |
Lunch will be provided |
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1:00 pm |
Jorge Antonio Angeles, Weed Advisor UCANR |
Managing winter weeds in citrus |
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1:35 pm |
Georgios Vidalakis, CE Specialist, Plant Pathology UCR |
Graft-transmissible and Vectored Citrus Diseases |
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2:05 pm |
All presenters |
Discussion on research and extension needs on various topics |
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2:45 pm |
Meeting ends |
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What will be covered: Agenda