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VIRTUAL PROGRAM

Wednesday August 19, 2020 - 9:30 a.m. - Seminars begin

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General Session
Mexico’s ag exports: Impacts on Florida agriculture, Mike Joyner
The Florida hemp program is becoming the role model for the country, Holly Bell
Citrus Sessions
Session 1
Economics of grove management, Ariel Singerman
Rootstocks and varieties, Jude Grosser
Is bigger ultimately better? An update on large-scale rootstock evaluations on ridge and flatwoods sites, Ute Albrecht
Performance of HLB-affected orange trees under varying macro/micronutrient applications using frequent irrigation, Davie Kadyampakeni
Soil health for citrus: Considerations and challenges, Sarah Strauss
Natural compounds to help in the fight against HLB, Lorenzo Rossi
Session 2
Root disease management, Evan Johnson
Reducing psyllids improves tree health even when trees have HLB: IPM approaches, Lukasz Stelinski
Pest management and new pests, Lauren Diepenbrock
IPCs: New data on tree performance and lessons learned, Fernando Alferez
Current progress on developing disease-resistant citrus varieties using the CRISPR technology, Nian Wang
Leprosis and stem-pitting: Exotic viral diseases we want to keep out of Florida, Amit Levy
Foliar fungal diseases, Megan Dewdney
Ready, aim, fire: Do foliar-applied antibiotics reach the target? Christopher Vincent
Vegetable and Specialty Crop Sessions
Session 1
Mexican competition and the Florida fruit and vegetable industry, Zhengfei Guan
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus and resistance-breaking tospoviruses in tomatoes, Ozgur Batuman
Emerging technology for vegetables, Yiannis Ampatzidis
Examining soil health for Florida vegetable production, Sarah Strauss
Cover crops and fumigants for weed control in vegetables, Nathan Boyd
Managing heat stress in strawberry production using reflective plastic mulch, Shinsuke Agehara
Session 2
Improving Florida tomatoes through CRISPR gene-editing, Tong Geon Lee
Current breeding strategies to provide improved and long-lasting resistance to fusarium wilt of tomato, Sam Hutton
New strawberry varieties for Florida, Vance Whitaker
Integrated management of whiteflies, Jawwad Qureshi
Vegetable weed management toolbox: Getting the most out of current options and potential new additions, Ramdas Kanissery
Fumigant alternatives for nematode management in vegetable and specialty crops, Johan Desaeger