Presented by
California Avocado Society, Inc., California Avocado Commission, and University of California Cooperative Extension
California Avocado Growers Seminars Series 2020
Scheduled Dates and Topics
August Seminar/Webinar Topic
Life without Glyphosate, Weed ID, and A Review of Microbial Amendments
A big thank you to our Speakers
Speakers:
Sonia Rios: Area Subtropical Horticulture advisor for both Riverside and San Diego Counties.
Ben Faber: Soils/Water/Subtropical Crops Advisor
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by: Ben Faber
by: Sonia Rios
June Seminar Topic
Avocado Varieties like GEM, Maluma, and Future Varieties & Rootstock Update
A big thank you to our Speakers
Speakers:
Dr. Mary Lu Arpaia: CE Subtropical Horticulture Specialist.
Eric Focht: Staff Research Associate and PhD candidate at the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, UCR
Rodrigo Iturrieta Espinoza: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, UCR
Dr. Patricia Manosalva: Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology and Director of the UCR Avocado Breeding Program at UC Riverside.
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April Seminar Topic
Field Days
(Looking at 2019 pruning effects, high-density plantings, and healthy soils and mulch/compost/cover crop.)
A big thank you to our Speakers
Speakers:
Ben Faber, Tim Spann, Gary Bender, Gabe Felipe, Sonia Rios, Enrico Ferro, Jim Davis, Jane Delahoyde,
Tom Roberts, Mary Lu Arpaia, Patricia Manosalva, Lance Andersen, Claire Balint, Alli Fish, Mary Matava, Esther Mosase, and Jamie Whiteford
February Seminar Topic
Overview of The 2019 WAC Colombia Conference
Automatic Irrigation Controllers
A big thank you to our Speakers
Speakers:
Mary Lu Arpaia: CE Subtropical Horticulture Specialist.
Tim Spann: CAC Research Program Director
John Cornell