Advances in Pistachio Production Short Course

Agenda and Presentations

Tuesday, November 14 - Thursday, November 16, 2017

 

Day 1: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

 

7:00 - 8:30 amRegistration and Light Breakfast 
8:30 - 8:45 amWelcome and Course Information
Explanation of Course Orientation and Material (Video)
Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County
Session 1: The Tree, Moderated by Craig Kallsen
8:45 - 9:30 am1.1 Botany and Physiology of the Pistachio Tree (Video)Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera County
9:30 - 10:00 am1.2 Regional Considerations in Growing Pistachios (Video)David Doll, UCCE Merced County
10:00 - 10:30 amBreak 
 Session 2: Establishing the Orchard, Moderated by David Doll
10:30 - 11:45 am2.1 Site Selection: Soil Evaluation and Modification, Water Quality, Salinity Management and Reclamation (Video)Blake McCullough-Sanden, UCCE Kern County and Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County
11:15 - 11:45 am2.2 Design of Efficient Pistachio Orchards (Video)Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County
11:45 - 12:30 pm2.3 Irrigation of Pistachio: System Selection, Maintenance, and Evaluation (Video)Daniele Zaccaria, UC Davis, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources
12:30 - 1:30 pmLunch 
Session 3: Establishing the Orchard, Moderated by Blake Sanden
1:30 - 2:15 pm3.1 Pistachio Cultivars in California (Video)Craig Kallsen, UCCE Kern County
2:15 - 2:45 pm3.2 Pistachio Rootstocks (including production and new issues of poor rogueing, nematodes) (Video)Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County
2:45 - 3:30 pm3.3 Budding, Planting, and Young Tree Training (Video)Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus
3:30 - 4:00 pmBreak 
Session 4: Orchard Production, Moderated by Phoebe Gordon
4:00 - 4:45 pm4.1 Pistachio Canopy Management and its Effect on Yield Components (Video)Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus
4:45 - 5:15 pm4.2 State of the Pistachio Industry (Video)Bob Klein, California Pistachio Research Board
5:30 pmAdjourn Day 1 

 

Day 2: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

 

7:30 - 8:30 amLight Breakfast 
Session 5: Orchard Production, Moderated by Phoebe Gordon
8:30 - 9:15 am5.1 Pistachio Irrigation: Determining Water Needs and Managing Drought (Video)David Doll, UCCE Merced County
9:15 - 9:45 am5.2 Managing Pistachio Tree Health Under Saline Conditions (Video)Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County
9:45 - 10:20 amBreak 
Session 6: Pistachio Tree Nutrition: Diagnosis and Correction, Moderated by Gurreet Brar
10:20 - 11:00 am6.1 Managing Pistachio Nutrition: Macronutrients (Video and Q&A)Patrick Brown, UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences
11:00 - 11:45 am6.2 Pistachio Micronutrient Management (Video)Bob Beede, UCCE Kings County, Emeritus
Session 7: Harvest and Postharvest, Moderated by Gurreet Brar
11:45 - 12:30 pm7.1 Pre-harvest, Harvest, Transport, Trash, Processing and Grading (Video)Gurreet Brar, Fresno State University, Dept. of Plant Science
12:30 - 1:30 pmLunch 
Session 8: Diseases of Pistachio, Moderated by Elizabeth Fichtner
1:30 - 2:00 pm8.1 Soil-borne Diseases of Pistachio (Video)Florent Trouillas, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
2:00 - 3:00 pm8.2 Above Ground Fungal Disease of Pistachio (Video)Themis Michailides, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
3:00 - 3:30 pm8.3 How Potential Changes in Climate Could Affect Pistachio Production (Video)Katherine Jarvis-Shean, UCCE Capitol Corridor
3:30 - 4:00 pmBreak 
4:00 - 4:30 pm8.4 Regulation to Address Pesticide Use near Schools and Child Day Care Facilities (Video)Jose Bueno, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
4:30 - 5:00 pm8.5 Food Safety and FSMA in Pistachio Production (Video)Linda Harris, UC Davis, Dept. of Food Science and Technology
5:00 - 5:30 pm8.6 Implementation of Emerging Technologies in Orchard Production (Video)
YouTube - Almond Visible
YouTube - Almond MultiSpectral
Ali Pourreza, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
5:30 pmAdjourn Day 2 

  

 Day 3: Thursday, November 16, 2017

 

7:30 - 8:30 amLight Breakfast 
Session 9: Insect Pests and Integrated Pest Management, Moderated by Jhalendra Rijal
8:30 - 9:15 am9.1 Navel Orangeworm Biology and Management (Video)David Haviland, UCCE Kern County
9:15 - 10:00 am9.2 Aflatoxin and its Control in Pistachios (Video)Themis Michailides, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
10:00 - 10:30 amBreak 
10:30 - 11:00 am9.3 Mites and Insects Affecting Tree Establishment (Video)Kris Tollerup, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
11:00 - 11:45 am

9.4A Small and Large Bug Damage in Nut Crops (Video)

9.4 B Orchard Trapping for Leaffooted Bugs (Video, starts at 33:50)

Kent Daane and Houston Wilson, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
11:45 - 12:30 pm9.5 Mealybugs and Scale Insects in Pistachios (Video)David Haviland, UCCE Kern County
12:30 - 1:30 pmLunch 
Session 10: Vertebrate Pests of Pistachios, Moderated by Kris Tollerup
1:30 - 2:00 pm10.1 Vertebrate Pest Management in Pistachio Orchards (Video)Julie Finzel, UCCE Kern County
Session 11: Overview and Conclusion, Moderated by Kris Tollerup
2:00 - 2:30 pm11.1 Integrated Pest Management: Annual Plans and Other Resources (Video)David Haviland, UCCE Kern County
2:30 - 3:00 pm11.2 Weed Management (Video)Brad Hanson, UC Davis, Dept. of Plant Sciences
3:00 - 3:30 pm11.3 Step-by-Step Guide to Field Diagnostics (Video)Richard Heerema, New Mexico State University, Dept. of Extension Plant Sciences
3:30 - 3:45 pmCourse Conclusion

Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Tulare County
Mae Culumber, UCCE Fresno County
Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Madera County

3:45 pmAdjourn Day 3