Dr. Gabriel A. Torres

Viticulture Farm Advisor

Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
559-684-3316
gabtorres@ucanr.edu

http://cetulare.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Viticulture & Enology
Kings County
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Statewide Program

Education

Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Michigan State University. 2016

B.S. Agronomy, Universidad de Caldas. 2007

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Ag Commodities and Products - General
• Plant Cmmdtys and Prod - General
• Grapes
• Ornamental Crops, Landscape and Turf
• Trees - Ornamental / Landscape / Shade
• Plant Production
• Plant Management Systems
• Plant Protection
• Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants
• Biological Control of Pests Affecting Plants
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Computer Programming
• Spanish
• Research and Extension Centers
• Agriculture
• Commercial
• Organic
• Pest Management/Diseases
• Ipm
• Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Martinez, Gerardo; Sanz, José; Torres, Gabriel; Sarria, Greicy; Velez, Diana; Zuñiga, Franky; Mestizo, Yuri; Varon, Francia (2018). The integrated management of bud rot disease and Phytophthora palmivora in oil palm. In Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm.A. Rival. Cambridge UK, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited. 135-156. February.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Torres, Gabriel (2019). Botrytis On The Rise. Grape Notes. Tulare, UCCE Tulare. 2. 6/7. http://cetulare.ucanr.edu/newsletters/Grape_Notes80295.pdf
• Torres, Gabriel (2019). Chemical and biological control of grape nematodes in the San Joaquin Valley. Vit Tips.K. Lundt. 2. 9/6. http://cetulare.ucanr.edu/?newsitem=81468
• Torres, Gabriel (2019). Grape Trunk Diseases and Management. Progressive Crop Consultant.K. Coatney. JSC MArketing. 4:5, 10-16. 9/5. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/fullscreen/62823834/pcc-sep-oct-2019
• Torres, Gabriel (2019). Growing Season = Spraying Season. Grape Notes. UCCE Tulare. 2. 4/23. http://cetulare.ucanr.edu/?newsitem=79759
• Torres, Gabriel (2019). Managing Diseases in a Rainy Year. Vit Tips.K. Lundt. Tulare. 5. 12.
• Torres, Gabriel (2018). Update on grape nematodes in California. CAPCA Tulare and Kings Ed Meeting 2018. Tulare, CAPCA. August 9.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Integrated Management of Soilborne Pests - Chair
• Integrated Grape Production - Member
• UAS (Drones) Workgroup - Member

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