2014 Plant Disease Seminar
Thursday, November 13, 2014
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
**County of Monterey Agricultural Center— Conference Room**
1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, California
8:00 – 8:30 Registration for morning session (no charge).
8:30 – 9:00 2014 plant disease developments in coastal California
Steven Koike. UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey
9:00 – 9:30 Weeds as pathogen reservoirs: INSV case study
Richard Smith. UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey
9:30 – 10:00 Iris yellow spot virus of onion: coastal & statewide update
Tom Turini. UC Cooperative Extension, Fresno
10:00 – 10:30 Break: Sponsored by CAPCA, Monterey Bay Chapter
10:30 – 11:00 Challenges of spinach seed production
Jay Schafer.
11:00 – 11:30 Biology of Fusarium oxysporum & management of
Fusarium wilt of lettuce
Tom Gordon, University of California at Davis
11:30 – 12:00 Pre-plant soil preparation post methyl bromide:
where are we going from here?
Mark Bolda. UC Cooperative Extension, Santa Cruz
Continuing education credits are requested. Call ahead (at least 24 hrs.) for special needs arrangements; efforts will be made to accommodate full participation. For more information, contact Steven Koike (831-759-7350; 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA 93901) or visit our website at http://cemonterey.ucdavis.edu.
Requirement from California DPR: Bring your license or certificate card to the meeting for verification when signing in for continuing education units.