Fall Citrus Meeting
Dr. Sandipa Gautam
Fall Citrus Meeting on October 7, 2025
This 2nd Annual Fall Citrus Meeting will bring together UCANR specialists, researchers, and industry leaders to discuss current challenges and management strategies for California citrus production. The program begins with updates on the use of biofertilizers for HLB management, followed by an overview of laws, regulations, and industry priorities from Tulare County and the CCQC.
Technical sessions will highlight spray penetration in citrus canopies, ACP management updates from Southern California, and pest pressures heading into the next season. Additional talks will address weed management, graft-transmissible and vectored citrus diseases, and emerging problems such as Botryosphaerias and Neoscytalidium canker.
Later presentations will cover best practices for tissue sampling and CLas detection, and provide an international perspective with a review of citrus pests and IPM approaches in Tunisia.
The meeting concludes with a speaker panel discussion and Q&A, giving attendees an opportunity to engage directly with experts on pressing issues facing the citrus industry.