UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for Growers and Industry members - February 20, 2025

UC Riverside and CAPCA SoCal Chapter partner to provide:
UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for Growers and Industry Members
Thursday, February 20, 2025
7:30 AM - 2:00 PM (lunch included)
1060 Martin Luther King Blvd, Riverside, CA 92507

SCHEDULE

7:15 AM
Registration and Parking

7:45 AM
Welcome – Peggy Mauk and Tracy Kahn, Dept Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside

8:00 AM
Updates on changes in pesticide regulations, update on Oriental Fruit fly quarantine, ACP/HLB Regulations – Delia Cioc, Ag Commissioner and Erik Downs, Deputy Ag Commissioner, Riverside County

Dry Root Rot: Impact on Citrus Production and Management Strategies; Management of Anthracnose – Fatemeh Khodadadi, UC Riverside

Innovative Technologies for Microbial Safety in Citrus Farms and Packing Houses – Ahmed El-Moghazy, UC Riverside

Strategies for controlling Phytophthora spp. in citrus – Dr. Jim Adaskaveg, UC Riverside

Research updates on Citrus Insect Pests – Dr. Bodil Cass, UC Riverside

Update on the Status of Breeding Rootstocks for resistance to Huanglongbing. – Mikeal Roose, UCR and Kim Bowman, USDA, Fort Pierce, Fl.

Evaluation the potential of Huanglongbing-tolerant citrus hybrid rootstocks for resistance against soil-borne pathogens – Dr. M. Hamid, UC Riverside

Research update and overview of the CRaFT program – Melinda Klein and Ivan Milosavljević, Citrus Research Board

Long-term solutions for citrus huanglongbing – Chandrika Ramadugu, UC Riverside

UCR Citrus Scion Breeding and Evaluation Program Fruit Display – Toni Siebert Wooldridge, Karene Trunnelle, Tracy Kahn, Mikeal Roose, and Danelle Seymour - UC Riverside 12:45 PM

Lunch

The Citrus Field Day is a outdoor field meeting. Attendees are advised to come with footwear appropriate for walking in citrus groves and on uneven ground, and to be prepared for potential changes in weather conditions.

For those needing assistance or are unable to participate in walking portions of the meeting, please contact Agricultural Operations at 951-827-5906 for accommodation requests.

Registration is $40 and includes lunch.

Click HERE for additional information and to register.