Fumigant alternatives and soil-borne pathogens field day

On the morning of Tuesday, April 3 Oleg Daugovish will hold a fumigant alternatives and soil-borne pathogens field day. This event will be simultaneously translated into Spanish.

Scheduled topics include:

• Regulatory update on soil fumigation
• Alternative fumigants research update
• Soil borne pathogens Macrophomina and Fusarium: biology and management in strawberry
• Advances in steam application technology for soil disinfestation
• Update on Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation studies
• Research update from the California Strawberry Commission
• In-progress results from experiment on display
• View the plots with fumigant alternative treatments

Continuing education credits have been approved from DPR (Department of Pesticide Regulation).

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.   Additional details can be found on the agenda.

To insure your participation, or if you have questions, please contact Oleg Daugovish at  (805) 645-1454 or odaugovish@ucdavis.edu.

Strawberries are the highest value crop in Ventura County. Oleg Daugovish and his collaborators work to improve yield while reducing potential environmental impacts.

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