Pistachio Day 2010

2010 Annual Statewide Pistachio Day
Visalia Convention Center
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

• Understanding the 2009 BOT Blowup: Management Guidelines for 2010 (pdf)
  Dr. Themis Michailides, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
  
  
• Understanding Salinity and its Effect on Pistacho Plant Performance (pdf)
  Dr. Louise Ferguson, UCCE Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
  
  
• Navel Orangeworm: Factors Affecting survival, Pesticide Efficacy, and Development (pdf)
  Dr. Joel Siegel, USDA ARS, Parlier
  
  
• Update on New Pistachio Varieties and Plantings (pdf)
  Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern Co.
  
  
• Diagnosis and Management of Alternaria Blight: A Resistance Challenge (pdf)
  Dr. Themis Michailides, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis
  
  
• Food Safety Challenges Facing the Pistachio Industry (pdf)
  Dr. Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board