A recent workshop was held in Florida for pitahaya growers. The presntations are on line now
AGENDA
|
Speaker |
Topic/title |
Time |
|
Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruits |
Introduction – background on the industry |
10 minutes |
|
Daniel Carrillo, Entomologist-Tropical Fruits |
Pitahaya pests and beneficial insects |
25 minutes |
|
Romina Gazis, Plant Pathologist/Dir. Plant Diagnostic Clinic |
An overview of diseases affecting dragon fruit production |
15 minutes |
|
Tiago de Paula Lelis, Plant Pathology Postdoc |
Stem and fruit canker of dragon fruit: management strategies |
15 minutes |
|
Jonathan Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist |
Cultural practices and environmental factors that affect dragon fruit production |
20 minutes |
|
Q&A |
|
15 minutes |
Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist
UF-IFAS-Tropical Research and Education Center
18905 SW 280 Street
Homestead, Florida 33031 U.S.A.
Office 786-217-9271
Cell 786-255-5878
Email jhcr@ufl.edu
TREC main website https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/
Faculty webpage https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/jcrane/
Tropical fruit production & research HOS5555 class https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/teaching/tropical-fruit-production- and-research-hos5555/
FruitScapes https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruitscapes/
