Strawberry Field Day
Location: Central Crops Research Station, Clayton, NC.
Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Register here: https://bit.ly/StrawberryFieldDay
Upcoming Events
May 1, 2024
Agenda:
8:30 AM to 9:00 AM: Registration (Horticulture House, CCRS, Clayton, NC)
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM: Research Updates (Horticulture House, CCRS, Cayton, NC).
9:00 – 9:15: Welcome and update strawberry clean plant propagation project (SCRI-PIP CAP) (Dr. Mark Hoffmann)
9:15 – 9:25: Research Talk: Impact of strawberry tip size on rooting and yield (Michael Palmer)
9:25 – 9:35: Research Talk: Strawberry propagation under controlled environment conditions (Moein Moosavi-Nezhad)
9:35 – 9:45: Research Talk: Propagation, Chilling and Transplanting of indoor propagated and grown strawberry plants across the US (Dr. Ibraheem Olasupo)
9:45- 10:00: Breeding program Update (Dr. Gina Fernandez)
10:00 – 10:10: Introduction of Dr. Lorena Lopez, Small Fruit Entomologist, NCSU
10:10 – 10:25: Update on Pestalotia Leaf and Fruit Rot (Neo-P) (Swarnalatha Moparthi, NCSU PDIC)
10:30 – 11:30: Field Trial Demonstrations (Dr. Mark Hoffmann, Michael Palmer, Dr. Gina Fernandez, Ian Mellon)
Trial 1 (Hoffmann, Palmer): Evaluation of the quality of indoor propagated strawberry plants on subsequent yield.
Trial 2 (Fernandez, Stevenson, Olasupo, Hoffmann): Impact of artificial chilling on plant performance and yield of indoor propagated strawberry plants.
Trial 3 (Fernandez, Mellon): Evaluation of NC State strawberry breeding material.
11:30 – 12:30 Strawberry Taste Test (Dr. Gina Fernandez, Ian Mellon)
Taste strawberry selections of the NCSU breeding program.
May 23, 2024
Agenda:
8:00 Registration and sign-in
8:15 Regulatory updates for fumigant use: current status and future. Minh Pham/ Maziar Kandelous, CDPR
8:45 Current developments with drip vs flat fumigation in California. Mike Stanghellini. Tri-Cal.
9:15 Variable rate in-field fumigation for soil-borne pathogens in Ventura County strawberry – Chris Greer and Oleg Daugovish, UCCE.
9:35 Precision steam application technology for pathogen and weed control in strawberry and vegetable crops – Steve Fennimore, UC Davis-Salinas.
9:55 Substrate production of strawberry transplants. Mark Hoffman, NCSU.
10:15 BREAK
10:30 Update on Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) and its integration in soil-borne pest management – Joji Muramoto, UC ANR
10:50 Alternative carbon sources for ASD in Ventura County – Oleg Daugovish, UCCE
11:10 Cover cropping and crop termination to manage Macrophomina root rot in strawberry. Cooper Calvin and Shashika S. Hewavitharana, Cal Poly Strawberry Center
11:35 LUNCH
Fumigants and Non-Fumigant Alternatives Meeting:
Regulatory and Research updates
In-Person Meeting: The United Water Conservation District
1701 N Lombard Street Oxnard CA 93030
Zoom link will be provided for those who register for remote participation
Register here: https://bit.ly/RegulatoryandResearchupdates
September 23 – 27, 2024
The conference focuses on the distribution of science through peer-reviewed technical sessions.
ASHS 2024 Annual Conference
2024 ASHS Conference will be an IN-PERSON Conference. Full Details at https://ashs.org/page/GeneralConference
Register here: https://bit.ly/44hpjna
November 14, 2023
Tentative Agenda:
Wednesday, November 13: Travel Day
Thursday, November 14:
Morning: Meeting and Reports
Afternoon: Tour of Strawberry Center and/or CalPoly
Evening: Farmer’s Market in downtown SLO
Friday, November 15:
Morning: Reports/discussion
Afternoon: Tour of farm in Santa Maria
Saturday, November 16:
Travel Day
3rd Annual PIP-CAP Meeting
The 3rd annual PIP-CAP meeting is scheduled for November 14 and 15, 2024 in beautiful San Luis Obispo, California. This event will be hosted by Gerald Holmes at the Strawberry Center.
Register here: https://forms.gle/9Gswoc9B6QYzH2kGA
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