UC Riverside and the Citrus Research Board partner to provide:

UC Riverside Citrus Day for Professional Industry members

Thursday, February 20, 2014

8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

UCR Agricultural Operations, Riverside, California

For information: (951) 827-5906

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Citrus field day designed for citrus growers and citrus industry representatives. Pending approval, we will be offering 2.5 hours of California Continuing Education

Credit for Pest Control Advisers (PCA).

Presentations, field tours and topics of interest:

Pesticide safety – Vince Samons

Update on ACP and HLB in California – Joseph Morse

Phytophthora diseases of citrus – Jim Adaskaveg

Lemon Varieties for the Desert –Glenn Wright

Understanding factors that influence the eating experience in citrus – David Obenland and Mary Lu Arpaia

Citrus Variety Collection tours of new cultivars and “unforbidden” fruits – Tracy Kahn, David Karp, Tom Shea, and Robert Krueger

Update on Citrus Rootstock Field Demonstration – Mikeal Roose

Barbeque Lunch included.

Registration: $18. Deadline: February 14, 2014. There will be no walk-in registrations. We will email directions and updates to all who have registered.

Space is limited so please register early.

Please register online at

http://form.jotformpro.com/form/40196914861965

To make a tax-deductible contribution to the

Citrus Variety Collection Endowment fund or the Citrus Research Center & Agricultural Experiment Station support fund go to the following link and select College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences then select the specific fund:

https://advancementservices.ucr.edu/GivingForm.aspx