Spring 2003 Almond Field Day

Sponsored by

The University of California Cooperative Extension

& the Almond Pest Management Alliance

May 15, 2003

Darpinian & Sons orchard

21131 S. Sexton Road, Escalon

 2.0 hours of Pest Control Continuing Education Credits Requested

2.5 hours of CCA credits Requested

8:00                 Registration, donuts, etc.

8:30 – 12:00            Program

Is Skipping Dormant Sprays a Sustainable Practice for the Long Run?

Roger Duncan, UCCE, Stanislaus County

Evaluation of Almond Rootstocks

Paul Verdegaal & Roger Duncan

Tree Nutrition and Tissue Sampling

            Paul Verdegaal, UCCE, San Joaquin County

Total Irrigation Management for Efficient Almond Production

Bill Power, East & West Stanislaus Resource Conservation Districts

Hull Rot Management Through Controlled Deficit Irrigation

            Ken Shackel, Dept. of Pomology, UC Davis

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About Bacterial Canker

            Dr. Bruce Kirkpatrick, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

Crown Gall

Lynn Epstein, Dept. of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

There is no fee or pre-registration required for this meeting.

Directions from East/West:                          Directions from the South:
From Hwy 120 between Manteca                        From Modesto, drive north on McHenry Avenue.
& Escalon, turn south onto Sexton Rd,             Turn left on River Road, head west for 2 miles.
continue for 2 miles.                                Turn right on Sexton Road, head north for 1 mile.