Avocado Irrigation Workshop
August 10 (Thursday), 2023
1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
San Diego Farm Bureau
420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025
Workshop registration link:
https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=40798
1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Agenda
1:00 Welcome
1:05 Challenges Due to Climate Change and Tools and Resources to Manage Risks - Dr. Tapan
Pathak, CE Specialist in Climate Adaptation in Agriculture, University of California, Merced
1:35 Interpreting Your Water and Soil Analysis Reports to Manage Your Avocado Grove – Dr.
Ben Faber, UCCE Subtropical Crops Advisor, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
2:05 Cost-effective Irrigation Tools for Efficient Water Management of California Avocados – Dr.
Ali Montazar, UCCE Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, San Diego, Imperial, and
Riverside Counties
2:35 Considerations about the Use of Plant-Based Sensors for Avocado Irrigation Scheduling –
Dr. Jochen Schenk, Professor of Department of Biological Science, California State University,
Fullerton
3:05 Development and Evaluation of Pathogen and Salinity Resistant Avocado Rootstocks – Dr.
Patricia Manosalva, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology Department, University of
California, Riverside
3:35 RCD of Greater San Diego County Irrigation Management Programs and Projects – Joel
Kramer, Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County, Lakeside
4:00 ADJOURN
For more information about the workshop, please contact Ali Montazar, amontazar@ucanr.edu.
PENDING CEU CREDITS: CCA (3.0 hrs.)
SDRILG (3.0 hrs.)