Dry Bean Field Day

The field day will begin along Bee Biology Road on the UC Davis campus where attendees will have the opportunity to view research plots. UCCE sandwich board signs will be set up to direct attendees to the field location. The program will relocate to the Agronomy Field Headquarters about half way through the program, where there will be additional presentations. 

• No RSVP or registration required – participants can just show up.
• To find the event, simply follow the link to Bee Biology Road. Bee Biology Road is a very short road; park with other vehicles and look for the group of people gathering.
• See the agenda below for more details.

Agenda:

9:30am       Arrival and sign-in

9:45am       Welcome and introductions: Christine Diepenbrock, Antonia Palkovic, UC Davis; Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE 

9:50am       Breeding garbanzo beans for yield, seed quality, and regional acclimation: Antonia Palkovic, Varma Penmetsa, and Christine Diepenbrock; UC Davis

10:00am     Spring planted garbanzo bean variety trial in Colusa County: Sarah Light; UCCE

10:15am     Seed production and certification: Larry Frame, CA Crop Improvement Association

10:20am     Walk to field plots

10:25am     Breeding lima beans for yield, seed quality, consumer preference, and stress resistance: Christine Diepenbrock and Antonia Palkovic; UC Davis

10:40am     Walk to field plots

10:45am     Evaluation of herbicide treatments for weed control in blackeye bean: Mandeep Singh, UCCE; Rohith Vulchi, Brad Hanson, UC Davis

11:00am     Travel to Agronomy Field Headquarters, follow the signs to the field location

11:15am     Cowpea breeding for California – biotic and abiotic stress resistance: Bao-Lam Huynh; UC Riverside

11:30am     Choosing blackeye varieties for pest resistance and high yields – regional trial results: Michelle Leinfelder-Miles; UCCE

11:45am     Viewing of the small-plot research combine harvester: UC Davis field station team

12:00pm     Evaluations and burrito lunch at Agronomy Field Headquarters

This event is hosted by UC Davis.