Please join us for Avocado Field Day at UCR on November 17, 2015 from 11:00-3:30. The event is located at UCR's field research station (1060 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside).
The day will feature an avocado tasting from the selections that the UC Avocado Breeding Program has developed, a presentation from Dr. Francisco Mena on “High Density planting in Chile, pruning and use of Plant Growth Regulators”, tours of the salinity trial to see how UCR and South African Rootstocks have performed, an update on the Avocado rootstock breeding program and view the research on avocado tree growth from Rodrigo Iturrieta Espinoza (Dr. Arpaia's Ph.D. student).
We will have a catered lunch, courtesy of the California Avocado Commission and the California Avocado Society starting at 12:00.
Please Register for Avocado Day as soon as you can, space is limited! Registration cutoff is November 10. For more information, please contact Peggy.Mauk@ucr.edu.
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AGENDA |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Registration |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Posters and Avocado Tasting |
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12:00 – 12:20 |
Serve Lunch (Buffet from Anchos) |
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12:20 – 12:45 |
Free Time to eat lunch and socialize |
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12:45 – 12:50 |
Welcome and Introductions |
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12:50 – 1:10 |
Update of the rootstock breeding program – Arpaia/Mauk |
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1:10 – 1:50 |
Francisco Mena – High Density planting in Chile, pruning and use of Plant Growth Regulators |
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1:30 – 1:40 |
Load Vans |
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1:40 – 3:30 |
Field Tours – divide group into 3 and rotate Salinity Trial (2 stops – Suarez et al., Mauk/Arpaia) Breeding program updates Tree growth - Rodrigo |
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3:30 |
Adjourn |
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