A recent workshop was held in Florida for pitahaya growers. The presntations are on line now
AGENDA
Speaker | Topic/title | Time |
Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruits | Introduction – background on the industry | 10 minutes |
Daniel Carrillo, Entomologist-Tropical Fruits | Pitahaya pests and beneficial insects | 25 minutes |
Romina Gazis, Plant Pathologist/Dir. Plant Diagnostic Clinic | An overview of diseases affecting dragon fruit production | 15 minutes |
Tiago de Paula Lelis, Plant Pathology Postdoc | Stem and fruit canker of dragon fruit: management strategies | 15 minutes |
Jonathan Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist | Cultural practices and environmental factors that affect dragon fruit production | 20 minutes |
Q&A |
| 15 minutes |
Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist
UF-IFAS-Tropical Research and Education Center
18905 SW 280 Street
Homestead, Florida 33031 U.S.A.
Office 786-217-9271
Cell 786-255-5878
Email jhcr@ufl.edu
TREC main website https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/
Faculty webpage https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/jcrane/
Tropical fruit production & research HOS5555 class https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/teaching/tropical-fruit-production- and-research-hos5555/
FruitScapes https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruitscapes/