PECC/Pomology Program Team Meeting Agenda

Thursday, March 17

What’s New and What Lies Ahead

9:00 – Welcome and Plant Sciences Department Update
Ted DeJong, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

9:25 – Introduction of New Faculty, Specialists, and Advisors
Moderator: Katherine Pope, Advisor, CE Yolo County

10:15 – Break

The World of Tree Fruit
Moderator: Lynn Wunderlich, Advisor, CE Central Sierra

10:30 – Industry Update and Trends in Dwarfing Rootstocks
Ted DeJong, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

10:50 – Physiology of Dwarfing Rootstocks
Ted DeJong, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

11:10 – Xylella Update
Rodrigo Krugner, Research Entomologist, USDA ARS Crop Diseases, Pests, and Genetics

11:30 – Cling Peach Breeding Program
Tom Gradziel, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

11:50 – Discussion

12:00 – Lunch

Back to Bee-sics
Moderator: Jhalendra Rijal, Advisor, CE San Joaquin County

1:00 – Native Pollinators in Orchard Landscapes
Neal Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology

1:20 – The E. L. Niño Bee Lab: What we are doing to support honey bee health
Elina Nino, CE Specialist, Department of Entomology and Nematology

1:40 – Neonicotinoid Effects on Bees
Larry Godfrey, CE Specialist, Department of Entomology and Nematology

2:00 – Mechanical Supplementation of Pollen
Elizabeth Fichtner, Advisor, CE Tulare County

2:20 – Discussion

2:30 – Break

3:00 – Strategic Initiatives Update
David Doll, SFS Strategic Initiative Leader and Advisor, CE Merced County

3:20 – Discussion of Current and Future Pomology Position Needs
Moderator: Roger Duncan, Advisor, CE Stanislaus County

4:00 – The Future of UCCE and Campus Collaborations
Glenda Humiston, Vice President, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

5:00 – Adjourn

6:00 - Dinner hosted by Louise Ferguson

Friday, March 18

Water Water Water
Moderator: TBD

8:30 – Surface Water Renewal and Site-Specific Evapotranspiration
Richard Snyder, Specialist, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources
Daniele Zaccaria, Assistant Specialist, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources       

9:15 –  Use of Recycled Oil Industry Water for Ag Irrigation
Blake Sanden, Advisor, CE Kern County

9:40 – Discussion

10:00 – Break

Individual Project Reports
Moderator: Sonia Rios, Advisor, CE Tulare

10:15 – Root System Dynamics - Lighting up the Underworld
Astrid Volder, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

10:35 – Carbohydrate Mobilization
Maciej Zwieniecki, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences

11:05 – Mechanisms of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds
Brad Hanson, Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences

11:25 – Use of Drones in Orchards
David Doll, SFS Strategic Initiative Leader and Advisor, CE Merced County

11:40 – Discussion

Noon – Adjourn