2014 Plant Disease Seminar

Thursday, November 13, 2014

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

**County of Monterey Agricultural Center— Conference Room**

1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, California

8:00 – 8:30            Registration for morning session (no charge).

8:30 – 9:00            2014 plant disease developments in coastal California

                              Steven Koike. UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey

9:00 – 9:30            Weeds as pathogen reservoirs: INSV case study

                              Richard Smith. UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey

9:30 – 10:00          Iris yellow spot virus of onion: coastal & statewide update

                              Tom Turini. UC Cooperative Extension, Fresno

10:00 – 10:30        Break: Sponsored by CAPCA, Monterey Bay Chapter

10:30 – 11:00        Challenges of spinach seed production

                              Jay Schafer.

11:00 – 11:30       Biology of Fusarium oxysporum & management of

                              Fusarium wilt of lettuce

                              Tom Gordon, University of California at Davis       

11:30 – 12:00        Pre-plant soil preparation post methyl bromide:

                              where are we going from here?

                              Mark Bolda. UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Cruz

Continuing education credits are requested. Call ahead (at least 24 hrs.) for special needs arrangements; efforts will be made to accommodate full participation. For more information, contact Steven Koike (831-759-7350; 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA 93901) or visit our website at http://cemonterey.ucdavis.edu.

Requirement from California DPR: Bring your license or certificate card to the meeting for verification when signing in for continuing education units.