SCHEDULE

8:45 AM
Registration and Parking

9:00 AM
Welcome – Dr. Peggy Mauk and Dr. Tracy Kahn, University of California, Riverside

9:15 AM

Updates on Changes in Pesticide Regulations, Update on Oriental Fruit Fly Quarantine, ACP/HLB Regulations – Delia Cioc, Agricultural Commissioner and Chris Blake, Deputy Agricultural Commissioner, Riverside County

10:00 AM

First Rotation (30 minutes per speaker)

• Strategies for Controlling Phytophthora spp. in Citrus – Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, University of California, Riverside

   

• Role of the California Citrus Clonal Protection Program in Disease Prevention – Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, University of California, Riverside

   

11:10 AM

Second Rotation (30 minutes per speaker)

• Strategies for Controlling Asian Citrus Psyllid – Dr. Bodil Cass, University of California, Riverside

   

• Weed Control Strategies – Dr. Matt Fatino, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources San Diego/Riverside Co.

12:15 PM
Lunch and Tasting Selections

Tables for Tasting Selections:

• Long-term Solutions for Citrus Huanglongbing - Dr. Chandrika Ramadugu, University of California, Riverside

   

• UCR Citrus Scion Breeding and Evaluation Program Fruit Display - Toni Siebert Wooldridge, Karen Trunnelle, Dr. Tracy Kahn, Dr. Mikeal Roose, Dr. Danelle Seymour, and Dr. Claire Federici, University of California, Riverside

   

• Citrus Relatives Rootstock Trial Tasting: Determining if using relatives as rootstocks impacts the flavor of navel oranges - Zach Thomas and Dr. Mikeal Roose, University of California, Riverside

1:30 PM

Third Rotation (30 minutes per speaker)

• Research Update and Overview of the CRaFT Program – Dr. Melinda Klein and Dr. Ivan Milosavljević, Citrus Research Board

   

• Strategies for Nutritional Management – Dr. Ben Faber, University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources Ventura

   

2:30 PM
Wrap Up

3:00 PM

Adjourn