Citrus Greening Symposium 2009
8:00 AM - Registration 8:25 AM - Welcome and Introductions |
8:30 AM - Citrus HLB Research - Dr. Jackie Burns, Associate Center Director, CREC
Production Systems & Plant Improvement
8:50 AM - Advanced Citrus Planting Systems - Dr. Bill Castle, CREC Handout Available
9:10 AM - Changing Horticultural Production Systems - Dr. Megan Dewdney, CREC Handout Available
9:30 AM - Transgenetic Solutions at CREC - Dr. Jude Grosser, CREC Handout Available
9:50 AM - Transgenetic Solutions at USDA - Dr. Ed Stover, USDA/ARS, Ft. Pierce Handout Available
10:10 AM - Surveying for Naturally Occurring HLB Field Resistance - Dr. Fred Gmitter, CREC Handout Available
10:30 AM - Break
Vector Management
10:45 AM - Asian Citrus Psyllid and HLB - Dr. Michael Rogers, CREC Handout Available
11:05 AM - Ultra-low Volume for Asian Citrus Psyllid Suppression - Dr. Lukasz Stelinski, CREC Handout Available
11:25 AM - Psyllids and the Guava Effect - Dr. Russ Rouseff, CREC Handout Available
11:45 AM - Successful Wide Area Psyllid Control - Mr. Vic Story, Story Citrus Services, Lake Wales Handout Available
12:00 PM - Lunch
Horticultural Responses to HLB
1:00 PM - Fruit Size, Yield and Quality in HLB Infected Trees - Dr. Tim Spann, CREC Handout Available
1:15 PM - Evolution of HLB Symptoms - Dr Gene Albrigo, CREC
1:30 PM - Leaf Nutritional Analysis of Symptomatic HLB Trees - Dr. Arnold Schumann, CREC Handout Available
1:45 PM - Imidacloprid-induced SAR (Systemic Acquired Resistance) in Cleopatra Mandarin and HLB Development - Dr. Jim Graham, CREC Handout Available
2:00 PM - Remedy Ultra for Citrus Stump Sprout Control - Dr. Steve Futch, CES, Lake Alfred Handout Available
2:15 PM - Break
Disease Detection & Spread
2:30 PM - PCR Results from Multiple HLB Testing Labs - Mr. Mike Irey, United States Sugar Corp., Clewiston Handout Available
2:50 PM - Host Responses of Different Citrus Varieties to HLB Infection - Dr. Bill Dawson, CREC Handout Available
3:10 PM - HLB Introduction and Spread within Citrus Groves - Dr. Tim Gottwald, USDA/ARS, Ft. Pierce
3:30 PM - HLB Spread, Management and Resetting - Mr. Mike Stewart, Consolidated Citrus, Lake Placid Handout Available
3:40 PM - HLB Spread and Management - Mr. Manual Lopez, Peace River Packing, Ft. Meade
Mr. Shawron Weingarten, Orange Co., Arcadia
Mr. Chris Oswalt, CES, Bartow Handout Available
4:10 PM - Adjourn
CES: County Extension Service
CREC: Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred
USDA/ARS: United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service
CEU’s - 6 for RUP, 5 for CCA