2022 CRB Webinar Series Begins June 7
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) is excited to announce the return of the CRB Webinar Series geared toward citrus growers and industry professionals. CRB will be holding four one-hour webinars scheduled for June 2022. Each webinar will highlight a specific CRB-funded research area and provide technical insight for growers.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Citrus Leprosis Disease and Summer/Fall IPM Practices
The series will kick-off on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, with Dr. Greg Douhan, Area Citrus Advisor for Cooperative Extension - Tulare County, providing an update to the industry. He will be followed by Dr. Sandipa Gautam, UC Cooperative Extension Area Citrus IPM Advisor at Lindcove Research & Extension Center. Dr. Gautam will cover Citrus Leprosis Disease and Summer/Fall IPM Practices.
Continuing Education Units: This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and 1-hour of IPM from Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Citrus Clonal Protection Program - Upgrades and Improvements for the Production and Distribution of Clean Plant Units
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Ben Faber, Ph.D., Farm Advisor, Cooperative Extension - Ventura County, will be opening the webinar with a regional farm advisor update. He will be followed by Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, Director of Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP), who will cover the preventive and multi-layered citrus disease management approaches with focus on the Citrus Clonal Protection Program.
Continuing Education Units: This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and 1-hour of IPM from Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Overview of Sweet Orange Scab (Elsinoё australis) and Citrus Canker (Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri) and their potential impact on citrus production in California
On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Sonia Rios, Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, Cooperative Extension Riverside County, will be opening the webinar with a regional farm advisor update. She will be followed by Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, Professor of Plant Pathology, UC Riverside, who will provide an overview of Sweet Orange Scab and Citrus Canker
Continuing Education Units: This webinar is approved for 1-hour of “Other” continuing education units from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and 1-hour of IPM from Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Rootstock Characteristics and New Scions in California
On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, Cindy Fake, Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Cooperative Extension - Placer & Nevada Counties - will be opening the webinar with a regional farm advisor update. She will be followed by Dr. Mike Roose, Professor Emeritus of Genetics, UC Riverside, who will be discussing Citrus Rootstocks for California – Effects on Soil Adaptation, Water Use and Tree Vigor. Closing the webinar, Dr. Tracy Kahn, Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection Endowed Chair, UC Riverside, will cover new citrus varieties for California.
Continuing Education Units: This webinar is approved for 0.5-hour of Crop Management and 0.5-hour of Soil and Water Management continuing education units from Certified Crop Advisers (CCA).