- Author: Larry J Bettiga
UPCOMING MEETING EVENT:
UCDavisViticultureand EnologyOn theRoad in Monterey County
Monterey County Cooperative Extension Office
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA
March 8, 2019, 8:30 am-1:30 pm
8:30 - 9:00 Check-in,lightbreakfast andcoffee
9:00 - 9:30 Managing vector spread/virus diseases of grape, Neil McRoberts, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Director of the Western Plant Diagnostic Network, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis.
9:30 -10:00 The effect of grapevine red blotch virus on wine quality, Anita Oberholster,UC CooperativeExtension Specialist,Enology,Department ofViticultureandEnology,UCDavis
10:00-10:20 Introduction of Megan Bartlett, New Faculty member, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
10:20-10:30 Break
10:30 -11:00 Using plant material to promote early vine development, Larry Bettiga, Viticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties.
11:00 -11:30 Understanding how grapevine roots respond and recover, Andrew McElrone,Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Adjunct Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
11:30-12:00 Current and future objectives of the grape breeding program at UC Davis, Andrew Walker, Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
12:00-12:30 Precision viticulture, Kaan Kurtural, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist in Viticulture, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis.
12:30 -1:30 Lunch and Discussion
Advanced registration is required to attend this meeting. The cost to attend is $40.00:
To Register, http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=26522
PCA and CCA credits have been requested. For more information or directions call (831) 759‐7350. Please call ahead for arrangements for special needs, every effort will be made to accommodate full participation.