VIII International Symposium on Almonds and Pistachios
Sunday, May 7
1:00 PM Registration Check-in
6:00-8:00 PM Reception with light hors d'oeuvres
Monday, May 8
8:30 AM Registration Check-in and Continental Breakfast - coffee, pastries and fruit
9:00 Opeing Session Welcome - Symposium Conveners: Bruce Lampinen, Louise Ferguson and Thomas Gradziel
9:05 ISHS Welcome - Ted Dejong, Vice President, ISHS and Giulia Marino, Chair, Temperate Nut Crops Working Group
9:15 Keynote Industry Speakers - Moderator: Louise Ferguson
- Sebastian Saa, Almond Board of California
- Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board
Keynote Presentations
Moderator: Bruce Lampinen, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
9:30 #98: History of Almond Improvement and Cultivation in California - Tom Gradziel, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
10:00 #157: Development of Pistachio as a Crop for California - Daniel Parfitt, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
10:30 Break and Poster Viewing
| Concurrent Session 1: Rootstock and Scion Improvement | ||
| 1-A: Almond Rootstock and Scion Improvement Moderator: Tom Gradziel, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
1-B: Pistachio Rootstock and Scion Improvement Moderator: Patrick J. Brown, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis |
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| 11:00 | Keynote #41: Federico Dicenta - Florida and Alaska: Two new soft-shelled self-compatible almond cultivars from CEBAS-CSIC |
Keynote #21: Grey Monroe - Pistachio Pan-Genome |
| 11:15 | #29: Maria José Rubio-Cabetas - Developing a phenotyping protocol to describe almond tree architecture traits influenced by rootstock genotype in commercial cultivars | #62: Patrick J. Brown - Genetic variation for salt tolerance in elite pistachio rootstocks: a comparison of greenhouse and field studies |
| 11:30 | #28: Vincente Conzalez - Screening of natural resistance sources to fungal diseases in Prunus rootstock selections | #136: Chaehee Lee - Chromosome-scale Haplotype-resolved Genome Assemblies and a Pan-Genome of Six Pistachio Cultivars; YM |
| 11:45 | #31: Henri Duval - Diversity analysis of the INRAE and IRTA collection from the Axiom 60K SNP almond array | #128: Carlos Trapero - Germination and growth in seedings from different pistachio varieties |
| 12:00 PM | #71: Ignasi Batlle - Marcona's Resynthesis | #154: Ewelina Jacygrad - UCB-1 (Pistacia atlantica x P. integerrima) pistachio rootstock genotyping using SNP assay for tree size selection |
| 12:15 | #127: Gina Sideli - Stability analysis and relationships between traits reveal specific and general adaptability of California varieties/selections from Regional Variety Trials | #156: Franklin Lewis - Propagation of pistachio (Pistacia spp.) rootstock species and hybrids for the United States; YM |
| 12:30 | #10: Shashiprabha Goonetilleke - High throughput markers to detect bacterial spot resistance in almond | #142: Jaclyn Adaskaveg - Characterizing varietal differences of pistachio development and nut quality at harvest; YM |
12:45 Lunch and Poster Viewing
| Concurrent Session 2: Physiology | ||
| 2-A: Almond Physiology Moderator: Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UC Cooperative Extension |
2-B: Pistachio Physiology Moderator: Phoebe Gordon, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 2:15 | Keynote #114: Astrid Volder - Almond root population dynamics in response to irrigation and other management practices |
Keynote #68: Francesco Marra - A hypothetical model behind the molecular mechanism of alternate behaviour in Pistacia vera L |
| 2:30 | #2: Tamar Azoulay-Shemer - The wild almond P. arabica utilize stems as a major source tissue for photosynthesis | #87: Shuxiao Zhang ‐ Cellular and morphological traits associated with shell split in pistachios (Pistacia vera) |
| 2:45 | #1: Hillel Brukental - Identifying the genetic components responsible for stem photosynthesis in the wild P. arabica almond species; YM | #143: Yiduo Wei - Evaluating pistachio hull breakdown through color and texture analysis; YM |
| 3:00 | #20: Jonathan Fresnedo Ramir - Advances in the understanding of noninfectious bud failure in almond | #51: Li Tian - Investigation of the biochemical and physiological responses of pistachio buds to winter chill |
| 3:15 | #49: Tamar Azoulay‐Shemer ‐ Optimization of rootstock‐scion interactions in almond to improve food security | #89: Minmin Wang ‐ Investigating Chemical Composition and Morphogenesis of Pistachio Internal Kernel Discoloration |
| 3:30 | #7: Or Sperling - Physiological bases to precise almond fertigation | #159: Valeria Imperiale - Bud abscission dynamics in Pistachio branches with different fruit load; YM |
3:45 Break and Poster Viewing
| Concurrent Session 3: Irrigation and Tree Water Use | ||
| 3-A: Almond Irrigation and Tree Water Use Moderator: Mae Culumber, UC Cooperative Extension |
3-B: Pistachio Irrigation and Tree Water Use Moderator: Giulia Marino, Dept. of Plant Science, UC Davis |
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| 4:15 | Keynote #3: Juan Sanchez - Monitoring the water status of almond orchards using the CWSI in southeast Spain. A multi-scale analysis |
Keynote #108: Joan Griona i Gromis - Young Pistachio tree growth sensitivity to irrigation water supply and soil wetted volume |
| 4:30 | #4: Francisco Montoya - Optimizing the Consumtive Irrigation Water Use in a Young Drip-irrigated Almond Orchard | #147: Louise Ferguson - Pistachio Salinity Tolerance: Limits, Mechanisms and Management |
| 4:45 | #14: Or Sperling - Revisiting almond irrigation criteria and management paradigm with multi-type field measurements | #54: Giulia Marino - Pistachio seasonal assimilation as affected by crop load under rainfed and full irrigated condition |
| 5:00 | #38: Grant Thorp (Presented by Roberta De Bei)- Water use efficiency in high density planting trials with almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb) | #91: Tasnim Kamal Shamma - Soil Water Budget of a Young Pistachio Orchard under Drip Irrigation in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico, USA; YM |
| 5:15 | #45: Ramon Lopez-Urrea - Estimation of crop coefficients from canopy cover and height for a drip-irrigated young almond orchard | #152: Charlie Chen - Evaluating effects of cover crops on crop coefficients and water use of a young pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) orchard; YM |
| 5:30 | #79: Abdelmoneim Mohamed - Deficit irrigation strategies on almond production in California: A brief review; YM | |
5:45 Adjourn
6:00-8:00 PM Welcome Reception and Poster Viewing
Tuesday, May 9
Field Tour of Pistachio and Almond Nursery and Field Production
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
| 7:00 AM | Depart from the Hyatt Place, Davis |
| 7:15 |
Stop I: Young Pistachio Tree Training - Bullseye Farms Speakers: Bruce Lampinene, Mae Culumber and Katherine Jarvis-Shean |
| 8:45 AM | Stop II: Almond Spacing Trial - Leslie J, Nickels Soil Laboratory Speakers: Franz Niederholzer, Roger Duncan and Bruce Lampinen |
| 10:15 AM |
Stop III: Mature Almond and Pistachio Production - Strain Ranch Speakers: Jonathan Battig, Strain Ranch Manager, Bruce Lampinen and Louise Ferguson |
| 12:45 PM |
Stop IV: Almond and Pistachios Rootstock and Budded Tree Production - Sierra Gold Nurseries Speaker: Reid Robinson, CEO Sierra Gold Nurseries |
| Lunch - Hosted by Sierra Gold Nurseries | |
| 3:30 PM |
Stop V: Postharvest Sorting - Tomra Sorting Solutions Speaker: Brendan O'Donnell: Global Category Director - Nuts & Dried Fruits |
| Reception with light hors d'oeuvres - Hosted by Tomra Food | |
| 6:00 PM | Return to the Hyatt Place, Davis |
Wednesday, May 10
Orchard Management and Production: Industry/Grower's Day
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast - coffee, pastries and fruit
| Concurrent Session 4: Orchard Production I | ||
| 4-A: Almond Orchard Production I Moderator: Roger Duncan, UC Cooperative Extension |
4-B: Pistachio Orchard Production I Moderator: Craig Kallsen, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 9:00 | Keynote #11: Xavier Miarnau - High-density production models in almond orchards |
Keynote #97: Patrick H. Brown - Optimizing Plant Nutrient Management in Almond and Pistachio: Where we have been and where we need to go |
| 9:15 | #122: Sebastian Saa - Almond production withing the Iberian Peninsula | (continued from above) |
| 9:30 | #50: Vivian Wauters - From soils to systems: Exploring outcomes of regenerative agriculutre principles for almond production | #77: Masood Khezri - Do female and male pistachio trees respond differently to rest breaking agents? A study on the efficacy of hydrogen cyanamide and winter oil applications on pistachio bloom and yield |
| 9:45 | #169: William Hazzard - Epicormic and axillary branches show distinct epigenetic differences in almond (Prunus dulcis); YM | #141: Matthew Roby - Cover crop impacts on net carbon exchange and evapotranspiration in an irrigated pistachio orchard |
| 10:00 | #116: Tim Pitt - Early performance of Australian multi-cultivar density optimisation trial | #18: Esau Martinex Burgos - Agroclimatic adaptation of pistachio varieties (Pistacia vera, l.) to rainfed conditions, and their productive efficiency in relation to the UCB1 and Pistacia terebinthus rootstocks |
| 10:15 | #126: Mauro Lo Cascio - UAV imagery to assess agronomic, physiologic, and yield characteristics in a super-intensive Almond orchard | #151: Anish Sapkota - Estimating soil respiration from an irrigated pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) orchard using UAV-based multispectral and thermal images; YM |
10:30 Break and Poster Viewing
| Concurrent Session 5: Orchard Production II | ||
| 5-A: Almond Orchard Production II Moderator: Franz Niederholzer, UC Cooperative Extension |
5-B: Pistachio Orchard Production II Moderator: Becky Wheeler-Dykes, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 11:00 | Keynote #56: Federico Dicenta - Risk of Early Frosts in Almond |
Keynote #155: Bruce Lampinen - Alternative training systems for pistachio |
| 11:15 | #30: Maria José Rubio-Cabetas - Characterization of the scion/rootstock interaction effect of the molecular regulation of almond tree architecture | #153: Gal Sapir - Mechnical pollination of Almonds and Pistachio |
| 11:30 |
#164: Jesus López-Alcolea - Chill and heat requirements of new almond cultivars of CEBAS-CSIC |
#63: Reza Ehsani - Effect of Trunk Size on Effectiveness of Pistachio harvesters |
| 11:45 | #95: Maria José Rubio-Cabetas - Pilowred®, new low-vigor-conferring rootstock resistant to nematodes. First results of its agronomical performance in six locations | #100: Mohammad Mehdi Maharlooei (presented by Arash Toudeshki) - The post-harvest process of pistachios in Iran |
| 12:00 | #52: Joseph Connell - Evaluation of rootstock cultivars for almond in California | #145: Gary Banuelos - Saline irrigation in young pistachio Kerman trees on UCB-1 and PG-1 rootstocks grown in field lysimeters
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| 12:15 | #132: Roger Duncan - Evaluation of almond rootstocks for commercial production in alkaline, clay loam soil irrigated with water high in chloride | #148: Gurreet Brar (presented by Louise Ferguson) - Plant ecophysiological traints in young pistachio trees on two rootstocks under saline irrigation |
| 12:30 | Lunch and Poster Viewing | |
| Concurrent Session 6: Orchard Production III | ||
| 6-A: Almond Orchard Production III Moderator: Luke Milliron, UC Cooperative Extension |
6-B: Pistachio Orchard Production III Moderator: Curt Pierce, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 2:00 | Keynote #118: Bent Holtz - Whole almond orchard recycling and the effect on second generation tree growth, yield, and soil fertility |
Keynote #134: Isaya Kisekka - Multi-site Evaluation of Stem Water Potential Sensors for Guiding Irrigation Management in Almonds |
| 2:15 | #170: Mae Culumber - Influence of whole orchard recycling on nutrient cycling dynamics in replanted almonds orchards | #144: Sudan Gyawaly - Effect of winter flooding on navel orangeworm and spider mite infestation in almond orchard |
| 2:30 | #115: Hana You - Does incorporating wood chips affect the mircobiome of soil and almond root rhizosphere equally? YM | #119: Deidre Jaensch - Almond Centre of Excellence - Australia's experimental and demonstration orchard |
| 2:45 | #130: Tommy Fenster - Stacking sustainable practices in almond orchards to create regenerative management systems that increase ecosystem multifunctionality; YM | #149: Kathrine Jarvis-Shean - Effects of Rootstocks on Almond Trees Grown in Marginal Boron Conditions |
| 3:00 | #109: Joan Girona i Gomis - Almond tree physiological response to different climatic scenarios, water availability and productive load | #17: Michael Coates - Mechanically drying fresh in-hull soft shell almonds in covered stockpiles |
| 3:15 | #23: David Doll - The effects of almond hulls and soil amendments on soil physical and chemical properties and microbial communities within mature almond orchards | #75: Mohammad Yaghmour - Effect of Almond fruit development stages and leaf nitrogen content on Hull rot caused by Aspergillus niger |
3:30 Break and Poster Viewing
| Concurrent Session 7: Pests and Diseases Management and Monitoring | ||
| 7-A: Almond Pests and Diseases Management and Monitoring Moderator: Jhalendra Rijal, UC Cooperative Extension |
7-B: Pistachio Pests and Diseases Management and Monitoring Moderator: Elizabeth Fichtner, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 4:00 | Keynote #33: Carlos Agusti Brisach - Emerging diseases of almond crop in southern Spain |
Keynote #78: Themis Michailides - Two practical techniques to determine presence/absence and levels of Botryosphaeria panicle and shoot blight of pistachio during the dormant season and in the spring |
| 4:15 | #43: Manuel Rubio - Californian almond cultivar and rootstock behavior against Plum pox virus | #40: Giorgio Gusella - Compendium of pistachio diseases in Italy; YM |
| 4:30 | #85: David Ezra - Sudden decline of almond trees in Israel | #125: Boris Camiletti - Efficacy of fungicides against Alternaria late blight and their effects on resistance levels |
| 4:45 | #102: Tonya Wiechel - Hull rot in Australian almond orchards | #112: Alejandro Hernandez-Rosas - Investigating rootstock susceptibility and new Oomycota fungicides for the management of Phytophthora crown and root rot of pistachio in California |
| 5:00 | #106: Brittany Oswald - The current status of trunk disease in Australian almond orchards; YM | #66: Andreas Westphal - Susceptibility and sensitivity of pistachio rootstocks to Pratylenchus vulnus |
| 5:15 | #105: Tawanda Maguvu - Comprehensive Phylogenomic and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Pseudomonas syringae associated with almonds In California; YM | #162: Joshua Reger - Comparison of novel techniques to trace Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) to larval host |
6:15-7:45 PM Reception and Poster Viewing
Thursday, May 11
Pests and Diseases, Orchard Monitoring, Modeling and Climate Adaptation
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast - coffee, pastries and fruit
| Concurrent Session 8: Pests and Integrated Pest Management | ||
| 8-A: Almond Pests and Integrated Pest Management David Haviland, UC Cooperative Extension |
8-B: Pistachio Pests and Integrated Pest Management Houston Wilson, UC Cooperative Extension |
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| 9:00 | Keynote #135: David Haviland - California almond production and sustainability: lessons learned through long-term adoption of integrated pest management |
Keynote #131: Houston Wilson - Development of Sterile Insect Technique for Navel Orangeworm (Pyralidae: Amyelois transitella) in California Tree Nuts |
| 9:15 | #94: Beatriz Bielsa - New biomarker approach for RKN resistance in Prunus progenies | (continued from above) |
| 9:30 | #32: Kadie Britt - Influence of winter cover crops on navel orangeworm in California almond orchards; YM | #65: Dylan Tussey - Developing the use of the sterile insect technique for Navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella) control in California |
| 9:45 | #86: Henri Duval - Detection of Volatiles emissions from almond trees and Eletroantennographic (EAG) responses of Eurytoma amygdali End, the almond wasp, to these volatiles | #133: Tzu-Chin Liu - A novel marker for navel orangeworm mark-release-recapture research in California tree nuts |
| 10:00 | #129: Jhalendra Rijal - Abundance and distribution of hemipteran pests in almond orchards In California | #138: Nathalie Baena Benjarano - Navel orangeworm Amyelois transitella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) behavioral responses to a sex pheromone under rearing conditions for SIT applications; YM |
| 10:15 | #137: Kent Daane - Cover crops and trap crops to support biological control of stink bugs and leaffooted bugs | #160: Sarah Meierotto - Evaluating the relationship between pistachio hull degradation and navel orangeworm egg deposition |
10:30 Break and Poster Viewing
Concurrent Session 9: Almond and Pistachio Orchard Monitoring, Modeling and Climate Change
Moderator: Brian Bailey
11:00 Keynote #111: Maria Alejandra Ponce de Leon - Modeling orchard performance in response to changes in canopy structure and diffuse solar radiation
11:15 #124: Nicolas Bambach - The Tree-crop Remote sensing of Evapotranspiration eXperiment (T-REX): A science -based path for sustainable water management and climate mitigation
11:30 #113: Maha Mahadevan - Dynamics of chill accumulation in Australian pistachio growing regions
11:45 #8: Joaquim Bellvert - Almond cultivar and rootstock phenotyping for the assessment of crop evapotranspiration by using remote sensing energy balance models
12:00 #107: Francesco Maldera - Spatializing carbon footprint of an almond orchard through a Geographic Information System-based toolbox; YM
12:15 #150: Lars Caspersen - Projecting almond bloom dates in California with the PhenoFlex framework, YM
12:30 #92: Ranjith Karunakaran - Physiological and growth indices for yield prediction and resource management in almond
12:45 Lunch and Poster Viewing
2:15-3:45 Nut Crops Working Group Business Meeting - Giulia Marino, Dept. of Plant Sciences
6:00-8:00 PM Closing Reception with Dinner