2020 Citrus Production Course
University of California Cooperative Extension
Citrus Production Course for New Growers
March 12, 2020 – May 5, 2020 (8 Week course)
Tuesdays, 9:30am -11:30am
Location: 4500 Glenwood Dr # A, Riverside, CA 92501
(Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District building)
Cost: $325
Cost includes class materials:
UC ANR Citrus Production Manual – second edition(retail at $75)
Integrated Pest Management for Citrus—third Edition(retail at$40)
Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards (retail at $25)
Please register at: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=28699
Coffee, water, and snacks will be provided at every class
Syllabus- Spring 2020
|
Date (Tuesdays) |
Topic |
Speaker |
Email Contact |
|
March 17, 2020 |
California Citrus History |
Sonia Rios |
sirios@ucanr.edu |
|
March 17, 2020 |
Physiology and Phenology |
Dr. Ashraf El-Kereamy |
ashrafe@ucr.edu |
|
March 24, 2020 |
CCPP Program/grafting |
Dr. Georgios Vidalakis
|
georgios.vidalakis@ucr.edu |
|
March 24, 2020 |
Field Establishment/Soils |
Dr. Gary Bender |
gsbender@ucanr.edu |
|
March 31, 2020 |
Nutrition |
Craig Kallsen |
cekallsen@ucanr.edu |
|
March 31, 2020 |
Pruning |
Craig Kallsen |
|
|
April 7, 2020 |
Post-Harvest |
Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia |
mlarpaia@ucanr.edu |
|
April 14, 2020 |
Invasive pests/ACP/HLB |
Dr. Mark Hoddle |
|
|
April 21, 2020 |
Field Trip of UCR citrus variety collection |
Dr. Tracy Kahn |
tracy.kahn@ucr.edu |
|
April 21, 2020 |
Tour Nat'l Citrus Clonal Germplasm Repository
|
Dr. Marylou Polek |
marylou.polek@usda.gov |
|
April 28, 2020 |
9:30-10:10-Diseases |
Dr. Peggy Mauk |
peggy.mauk@ucr.edu |
|
April 28, 2020 |
10:10-10:50- Nematodes |
Dr. Ole Becker |
obecker@ucr.edu |
|
April 28, 2020 |
10:50- 11:30 -Weeds |
Dr. Travis Bean |
trbean@ucr.edu |
|
May 5, 2020 |
Irrigation |
Dr. Robert Krueger |
robert.krueger@usda.gov |
Please contact Sonia Rios, if you have any questions sirios@ucanr.edu, (951) 683-6491 EXT 224