Nearly 16 years after the inaugural meeting in Anaheim CA, the 6th International Table Grape Symposium returned to California and was held at UC Davis. Approximately 300 participants convened to discuss all aspects of table grape production. Forty oral presentations and 25 posters were given, representing over a dozen countries and three states: California, Colorado and Idaho. Highlights of the meeting were symposiums that focused on the use and benefit of plant growth regulators for improved fruit quality and an overview of California’s public and private table grape and rootstock breeding programs. Researchers for both sessions presented to full capacity auditoriums. The meeting concluded with a dinner at the Historic Railroad Museum in Old Town Sacramento. After the meeting, 100 participants toured the table grape growing regions of the San Joaquin Valley, with stops in Fresno, Tulare and Bakersfield. Participants were able to see a state of the art nursery, trellis installation demonstration and new table grape cultivars being grown in southern Kern County. The next meeting is scheduled for Australia in 2013.
To view the photos from the meeting go to:
http://ucanr.org/sites/GoGrapes2010/
Aug 3, 2010
