Tree & Vine Field Day on Crop Management and Salinity: Grapes, Avocado & Passion Fruit, a Potential New Crop

Dec 7, 2016

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Presented by UC Cooperative Extension & USDA-ARS, US Salinity Lab

When: December 15, 2016

Where: USDA-ARS U.S. Salinity Laboratory - Loctated on UCR Campus 450 W. Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92507 https://campusmap.ucr.edu/

 

Time: Registration, light breakfast & coffee will be served at 8:00 AM, program from 8:30 – Noon

 

Cost: FREE Please register at :  http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=19550

Moderator: Sonia Rios, Subtropical Horticulture Farm Advisor, UCCE Riverside/San Diego Co.

Agenda:

8:30 AM – Welcome, Donald Suarez, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Director

8:35 AM – “Management of avocado production in southern California” - Peggy Mauk Ph.D., Dir. of Agricultural

Wine grapes
Operations/Subtropical Horticulture CE Specialist- UCR

9:05 AM – “Avocado salinity management: Response of different rootstocks”- Donald Suarez Ph.D., USDA-ARS Salinity Laboratory Director

9:25 AM - “Grape Management in southern California -  Carmen Gispert Ph. D. Area Viticulture Advisor, UCCE Riverside

9:55 AM – “Wine Grape production under saline conditions” - Donald Suarez Ph.D. USDA-ARS Salinity Laboratory Director.

10:10 AM - Break- light refreshments & snacks

10:30 – Noon - “Introducing Passion Fruit as a New Crop to Southern California- Cultural aspects and salinity effects” & Field Tour - Jorge Ferreira, Ph.D., Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, US Salinity Lab

 

Passion Fruit

For more information, please Contact: Sonia Rios, UCCE Subtropical Farm Advisor: sirios@ucanr.edu

OR

Donald Suarez, USDA Salinity Laboratory Director:  donald.suarez@ars.usda.gov, 951-369-4815

 

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