Central Valley Avocado Meeting

Nov 15, 2017

 

 Interested in San Joaquin Valley Avocados?

 When:  NOVEMBER 28, Tuesday, 1PM

Where:

UC Lindcove Research and Extension Center Conference Room (22963 Carson Ave, Exeter, CA 93221), Central Valley.

 

Tentative Program:

Welcome and Introductions – Mary Lu Arpaia, UC Riverside

Challenges to growing avocados in the Valley

Irrigation, Fertilization and Soil Requirements – Ben Faber, UCCE, Ventura County

Avocado Root Rot and how to manage – Greg Douhan, UCCE, Tulare County

What is the California Avocado Commission and the Hass Avocado Board? – Tim Spann, California Avocado Commission, Irvine, CA

Results from the Tier 3 varietal evaluation block at UC Lindcove REC – Mary Lu Arpaia and Eric Focht, UC Riverside

Ideas for the Valley Avocado Industry – Group Discussion

 

Walkthrough of the Tier 3 varietal evaluation block

 

avocado lindcove

 

RSVP to Diana Nix (dlnix@ucanr.edu)

For more information contact Mary Lu Arpaia (mlarpaia@ucanr.edu)

 


By Ben Faber
Author - Advisor

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