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    The 2019 Florida Citrus Growers' Institutes

     

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      Program Agenda

    Tuesday, April 2, 2019

    8:00 AM - Registration

    8:40 AM - Welcome and Introductions
    Mr. Chris Oswalt, CES, Bartow, FL

    Regulatory & Citrus Horticulture
    Moderator: Mr. Chris Oswalt, CES, Bartow, FL

     

    8:45 AM - Citrus Regulatory Update - Ms. Callie Walker, FDACS/DPI
    [PDF Presentation]

    9:00 AM - Optimizing Grove Nutrition with Leaf Sampling and Nutrient Deficiency Diagnosis - Dr. Arnold Schumann, UF/IFAS CREC
    [PDF Presentation]

    9:30 AM - Citrus Weed Control - Efficacy, Longevity and Crop Safety - Dr. Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS SWFREC
    [PDF Presentation]

    10:00 AM - Is it profitable to use mesh bags for protecting young citrus trees? - Dr. Ariel Singerman, UF/IFAS CREC
    [PDF Presentation]

    10:15 AM - Break

    International Research Conference on HLB
    Moderator: Dr. Steve Futch, CES UF/IFAS CREC

    10:40 AM - IRCHLB Overview - Dr. Michael Rogers, UF/IFAS CREC

    10:45 AM - Horticultural Practices - Dr. Tripti Vashisth, UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    11:10 AM - Asian Citrus Psyllid - Dr. Lauren Diepenbrock, UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    11:35 AM - HLB Pathology - Dr. Megan Dewdney, UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    12:00 PM - Lunch

    Psyllid Management
    Moderator: Dr. Mongi Zekri, CES, LaBelle, FL

    1:00 PM - Psyllid Management Options and Challenges when Reducing Costs, and Resistance - Dr. Lukasz Stelinski , UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    1:30 PM - Using RNAi Technology to Modify Asian Citrus Psyllid as a Tool in HLB Management - Dr. Nabil Killiny, UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    2:00 PM - Using Particle Films to Improve Establishment of Citrus Plantings in Florida - Dr. Christopher Vincent, UF/IFAS CREC [PDF Presentation]

    2:30 PM - Impact of organic and conventional spray programs on Asian citrus psyllid management and yield-
    Dr. Jawwad Qureshi, UF/ IFAS SWFREC [PDF Presentation]

    3:00 PM - Adjourn

    CES: County Extension Service
    CRDF: Citrus Research and Development Foundation
    CREC: Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL
    FDACS/DPI: Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services/
    Division of Plant Industry,
    Gainesville, FL
    SWFREC: Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, Immokalee, FL
    UF/IFAS: University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

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