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 Day 1 Tuesday February 3, 2015 8:00 am-­‐10:00 NASGA Board Meeting – Santa Cruz 10:00 am-­‐12:00 pm NASG Research Foundation Meeting – Santa Cruz 11:00 am–7:00 pm Registration – Pre-­‐function Area 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Poster set-­‐up – Santa Barbara Lunch On your own 1:00–2:30 pm Workshops 1. Water-­‐Use Efficiency and Nutritional Management – Facilitator: Andre Biscaro, University of California – San Miguel A 2. Alternatives to Soil Fumigation – Facilitator: Steve Fennimore, University of California – San Miguel B 3. Breeders Workshop – Assays, Strategies and Cooperative Evaluations – Facilitator: Kim Lewers, USDA-­‐ARS – Santa Rosa 2:30-­‐3:00 pm Break -­‐ coffee/refreshment. Sponsored by GW Allen Nursery 3:00-­‐4:30 pm Workshops 1. Production Physiology: The Science behind Day-­‐Neutral Plant Performance – Phil Stewart, Driscoll Associates – San Miguel A 2. Pesticide-­‐Resistance Management – Facilitator: Hillary Thomas, California Strawberry Commission – Santa Rosa 3. Soil Fumigation Post-­‐Methyl Bromide – Facilitator: Husein Ajwa, University of California – San Miguel B 4:30–5:30 pm Opening of poster session – Santa Cruz 5:30-­‐9:00 pm Exhibitor Set-­‐Up – Santa Rosa 7:00–9:00 pm Reception (all delegates) San Miguel Ballroom. Sponsored by Lassen Canyon Nursery California Welcome -­‐ Henry Gonzales, Ventura County Ag Commissioner Feature Speaker: Gerald Holmes, Director of the Strawberry Sustainability Research and Education Institute at Cal-­‐Poly “California strawberries: an outsider’s view from the inside.” Day 2 Wednesday February 4, 2015 7:00 am–4:00 pm Registration open – Pre-­‐Function Area 7:00 am–8:00 am Continental breakfast 8:00 am-­‐5:00 pm Silent Auction, Posters and Exhibits open 8:00 am-­‐5:00 pm General Session – San Miguel Ballroom General Session Sponsored by Plant Sciences and Berry Genetics 8:00 8:40 9:00 9:20 9:40 10:00 10:20 10:40 11:00 11:20 11:40 12:00 2:00 2:20 2:40 Keynote Speaker: Fumigant use for strawberry production in Europe: The current landscape and solutions How sustainable soil management practices and fumigation strategies interact to impact strawberry yield and soil quality Soil disinfestation with steam: a review of economics, engineering and soil pest control in California strawberry Working with anaerobic soil disinfestation for control of key soil borne pathogens Effect of anaerobic soil disinfestation and Brassica seed meal amendment on soil biology and system resistance The Effect of four commercial composts on disease suppression and strawberry health Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters Strawberry production patterns in Quebec and soilless growing at Ferme Onesime Pouliot Two new developments in strawberry extension and research Use of predaceous nematodes for management of spotted wing drosophila and vinegar flies in berry crops Global trends in strawberry Lunch and NASGA annual meeting th
Top of the Harbour 12 Floor The latest Dutch/European strawberry developments Milestones, methods and strategies resulting in year-­‐round strawberry production in Belgium Off-­‐season strawberry production in semi-­‐
arid greenhouse: Key technologies and crop yield 3:00 Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters 3:20 Future direction of the UC Davis strawberry breeding/genetic improvement program Use of polyethylene in strawberry cultivation in hilly areas of India A systems-­‐based approach to safeguard the strawberry industry from virus diseases The national clean plant network for berries and certification 3:40 4:00 4:20 Day 3 Thursday February 5, 2015 Jose Manuel López-­‐Aranda Spain Amanda McWhirt North Carolina State University Steven A Fennimore UC Davis Joji Muramoto UC Santa Cruz Mark Mazzola USDA-­‐ARS, Wenatchee, WA Margaret Lloyd Sponsored by Crown Nursery Valerie Bernier-­‐English UC Davis Natalia Peres University of Florida Winauma, FL UC Watsonville Mark Bolda Ferme Onesieme Pouliot Inc. Steve Nelson Plant Sciences, Watsonville, CA Sponsored by Nourse Farms Willem van Eldik Netherlands Tom Van Delm Belgium Chieri Kubota University of Arizona Sponsored by Crown Nursery Ted DeJong Kallol K.Pramanick India Ioannis Tzanetakis Bob Martin, Zvezdana Pesic-­‐Van Esbroeck Sue Sim University of Arkansas USDA-­‐ARS, Oregon North Carolina State UC Davis UC Davis 7:00 am–2:00 pm Registration open 7:00 am–8:00 am Continental breakfast 8:00 am-­‐5:00 pm Silent Auction, Posters and Exhibits open 8:00 am-­‐5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions. Tracks 1 &2 Day 3 -­‐ Track 1 – San Miguel A Session Sponsored by Plant Sciences and Berry Genetics 8:00 Flowering tendencies in strawberry species in the USDA collection Multiple avenues to gender in strawberries Kim Hummer Andrew.R. Jamieson 9:40 Evaluation of strawberry genotypes for Chaetosiphon fragaefolii (strawberry aphid) preference Breeding strawberries using a Fragaria chiloensis clone (CHI-­‐24-­‐1) that initiates flower buds under 24-­‐hr daylength Breeding strawberry for high vitamin C and folates content International Strawberry Symposium 2016 10:00 Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters 10:20 Methyl anthranilate biosynthesis in strawberry Identification of SSRs associated with strawberry seasonality and runner production Screening for Anthracnose disease resistance in strawberry using a detached leaf assay Improving gray mold management in strawberry though characterizing inoculum sources and Botrytis genetic diversity Low UV-­‐C radiation under dark conditions and application of biological control agents Sponsored by Ultra Gro plant Food Nir Dai 8:20 8:40 9:00 9:20 10:40 11:00 11:20 11:40 12:00 1:30 1:50 2:10 2:30 Lunch th
Top of the Harbour 12 Floor Effect of mother plant distances in soilless culture and transplant size on flowering and fruiting of field-­‐grown strawberry Improving dayneutral strawberry cultural practices in Ontario The impact of application depth on fumigant behavior in raised bed systems for strawberry production Status of Macrophomina phaseolina on Toktam Taghavi USDA-­‐ARS, Corvallis, Oregon University of Guelph, Canada AAFC, Kentville, NS, Canada Tomohiro Yanagi Japan Bruno Mezzetti Italy André Gosselin Laval University Quebec, Canada Israel Kim Lewers USDA-­‐ARS Beltsville Melinda Miller-­‐Butler USDA-­‐ARS, Poplarville, Mississippi University of Florida Natalia Peres Fumiomi Takeda Sponsored by Quieden Company Mohamed Ragab John Zandstra Ruijin (Ray) Qin Steve T. Koike USDA-­‐ARS, Kearneysville, West Virginia Egypt University of Guelph, Canada USDA-­‐ARS, Davis, CA UC Davis strawberry in California and preliminary characterization of the pathogen 2:50 3:30 3:50 4:10 Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters Sponsored by Crown Nursery Recent research in angular leaf spot biology, Bill Turechek detection, and control strategies Fusarium wilt of strawberry in California: Tom R. Gordon Pathogen biology and options for management Strawberry plant breeding for disease Mike Nelson tolerance in the post-­‐methyl bromide era USDA-­‐ARS, Fort Pierce, Florida UC Ventura Plant Sciences, Watsonville, CA Day 3 -­‐ Track 2 – San Miguel B Sponsored by Cedar Point Nursery 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 Irrigation strategies for strawberry in mineral soils and in growing media: 4 years of trials in California and Quebec Doubling number of drip lines for water conservation during strawberry establishment Reaction of strawberries under Maryland low-­‐
tunnels to three light-­‐manipulating plastics Producing strawberries throughout the growing season in low tunnels A primer on mineral nutrition of strawberry in California Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters Jean Caron Sponsored by -­‐ Agro-­‐K Corporation Experiences in raised bed trough (RaBeT) strawberry production Integrated management of black root rot of strawberry: pathogen diversity and farming system solutions Non-­‐fumigant treatments and their combinations affect soil pathogens and strawberry yield in Southern California LUNCH Dwight Rowe Sun Grow Horticulture University of North Carolina Evaluating integrated pest management implementation in California strawberry production Integrating chemical, botanical, and microbial solutions for managing strawberry pests Biocontrol of spider mites in strawberry Break -­‐ Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters Biology and management of western tarnished plant bug in Northern Central Coast of California Integrated management of anthracnose of strawberry: detection, dynamics and Oleg Daugovish Kim Lewers Steve Poppe Mark Bolda Frank Louws University of Laval, Quebec, Canada UC Ventura USDA-­‐ARS, Maryland University of Minnesota UC Watsonville Oleg Daugovish UC Ventura Sponsored by Quieden Company Hillary Thomas Surendra Dara Anna D Howell Shimat V. Joseph Frank Louws California Strawberry Commission UC San Luis Obispo UC Ventura UC Davis North Carolina State University 4:30 recommendations Evaluation of strawberry cultivars in Virginia Jayesh Samtani Virginia Tech Day 4 Friday February 6th Breakfast on your own Bus tour Ventura County Berry Farms and Research Facilities Tour the fabulous strawberry production fields in the Oxnard district, led by Led by local and regional strawberry researchers. The day wraps up with a reception on the beach at the Crowne Plaza at 5:00 pm. Included for everyone in the registration fee. Lunch Sponsor –