- Author: Ben A Faber
Avocado Irrigation Workshop
September 3(Tuesday), 2024
1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
San Diego Farm Bureau
420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025
Workshop registration link: Registration
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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1:00 |
Welcome |
1:05 |
Crop Water Use of Avocado Orchards – Ali Montazar, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties |
1:35 |
The Other Uses of Water in Avocado Orchards – Ben Faber, UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisor, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties |
2:05 |
Salinity Management in Avocado Orchards – Khaled Bali, UCCE Irrigation Water Management Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center |
Break: 10 mins. |
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2:45 |
Soil Moisture Monitoring in Avocado Groves – Gary Bender, UCCE EmeritusSubtropical Horticulture Advisor, San Diego County |
3:15 |
Development and Evaluation of Pathogen and Salinity Resistant Avocado Rootstocks – Patricia Manosalva, Director of the Avocado Rootstock Breeding Program, University of California, Riverside |
3:45 |
Mission RCD WETA and Ag Irrigation Efficiency Programs – Jameson Meyst and Mia Lorence, Mission Resource Conservation District |
4:00 |
ADJOURN |
For more information about the workshop, please contact Ali Montazar, amontazar@ucanr.edu.
Pending CEU CREDITS: CCA (2.45 hrs.)
SDRILG (2.0 hrs.)