Agenda

7:00 AM	Doors open for Registration and morning coffee
Morning Session Moderator: Gurreet Brar, California State University, Fresno, Assistant Professor of Pomology
8:00 AM	Welcome Gurreet Brar, California State University, Fresno, Assistant Professor of Pomology
8:05 AM	Pistachio Industry Update Stephen Vasquez, Administrative Committee for Pistachios, Executive Director
8:30 AM	New Training System Approaches for Pistachios Mae Culumber, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Fresno County
9:00 AM	Tree Carbon Dynamics and Their Implications for Pistachio Orchard Management Giulia Marino, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences
9:30 AM	Gone with the Wind: Successful Pollination for a Better Crop Elizabeth Fichtner, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Farm Advisor, Tulare County
10:00 AM	Coffee Break and Visit with Sponsors
10:30 AM	Polyphenol Deposition in Pistachios: Influence of Cultivar and Irrigation Rate Phoebe Gordon, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Orchard Systems Advisor
11:00 AM	Spatiotemporal Analysis of Pistachio Fruit Development and Fruit Removal Georgia Drakakaki, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences
11:30 AM	Incorporating Temperature in Production Management Louise Ferguson, University of California, Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, Professor of Extension
12:00 PM	Luncheon
Afternoon Session Moderator: David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County
1:00 PM	Alternaria Late Blight, its Fungicide Resistance Status, and Management Under Climate Change Patterns Themis Michailides, University of California, Davis & ANR Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
1:30 PM	Developing an IPM Approach for Managing Roof Rats in Orchard Crops Roger Baldwin, University of California, Davis
2:00 PM	Managing Gill’s Mealybug While Satisfying Export Tolerances David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County, Advisor
2:15 PM	Gill’s Mealybug: Biology, Resistance, and Control Strategies Raman Bansal, USDA Agricultural Research Service
2:45 PM	Break and visit with sponsors
3:00 PM	Carpophilus Beetle Observations From Down Under David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Kern County, Advisor
3:15 PM	Research Updates on Leaffooted Bug, Navel Orangeworm and Carpophilus Beetle Houston Wilson, University of California, Riverside & ANR Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
3:45 PM	Managing Silverleaf Nightshade in Pistachios Jorge Antonio Angeles, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cooperative Extension, Tulare County
4:15 PM	Adjourn