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Workgroup Information Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests
Summary	Our provisional workgroup organized and conducted two workshops/training sessions in 2005 and have another planned prior to the end of the 2005-06 fiscal year. Also, the acting chair made formal presentations at both the 2005 Weed Workgroup meeting and the 2006 Nematology Workgroup meeting to gauge their interest in supporting ratification of the Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests Workgroup. Although broad support for this group was not strongly expressed by other existing workgroup memberships, it may be useful to propose its continuation under the umbrella of the Pest Management in ANR continuing conference. This is the only workgroup where those working in the areas of managing soilborne nematodes, pathogens, and weed propagules, soil disinfestation methods, and/or methyl bromide alternatives could communicate and interact in a multidisciplinary and integrated fashion.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	Ana Maria Pastrana Leon (Chair)
Phone
E-Mail	ampastranaleon@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Imperial County

Membership List
CE Advisor
Molinar, Richard		Small Farm Program
	Farm Advisor, Emeritus	Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish
Nguyen, Cuong Huu		Imperial County
	Food Safety and Organic Production Area Advisor	Food Safety and Food Processing
Pastrana Leon, Ana Maria		Imperial County
	Plant Pathology Advisor	Plant Pathology
Roncoroni, John		Weed Science UCD
	SRA	weed control
Stapleton, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	IPM Plant Pathologist	Integrated pest management; alternatives to synthetic chemical products for disease and pest control; solar energy in pest management; ecological engineering; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; seed pathology; sustainable and appropriate pest management technologies; circular economy issues
Vinchesi-Vahl, Amber
	Area Vegetable Crops Advisor	Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Pollinators, Insect-vectored diseases, vegetable crops, soilborne fungal pathogens, processing tomatoes, muskmelons, cucumber beetle
CE Specialist
Elmore, Clyde		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Scientist, Emeritus	Vegetation management in ornamentals, turf, tree fruits and vines, use of resident vegetation and planted cover crops, utilization of soil solarization for control of weeds
McKenry, Michael		Nematology Department
	Emeritus Nematologist and CE Nematology Specialist, Emeritus	Field pathogenicity and practical control of nematodes in perennial crops
Ploeg, Antoon		Nematology Department
	Nematology Specialist	Management of plant-parasitic nematodes in field and vegetable crops.
Putman, Alexander		Plant Pathology
	Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension and Assistant Plant Pathologist	Vegetable and strawberry crops; epidemiology and disease management; downy mildew diseases; soilborne pathogens
Other ANR
Farrar, James		Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program
	Director, Statewide IPM Program	IPM, integrated pest management, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, fungi
Non-UC
Broome, Janet C. "Jenny"
	Research Manager	Berries, grapes, tree fruit, organic, plant health
Membership Totals
Number of Members		12
ANR Members		11
Non-ANR		1
Info Only		0