47 th Annual Walnut Research Conference

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1 47 th Annual Walnut Research Conference UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory Wednesday, January 28 - Friday, January 30, 2015 Agenda P=Proposal (15 min), R=Report (15 min), R/P=Report/Proposal (20 min), FAR= Farm Advisor Report, FAR*=Farm Advisor Report Funded by CWB, PNL= Panel Wednesday, January 28 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM Walnut Work Group Meeting Public Education Room BML 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM SCRI Walnut Rootstock Advisory Panel Conference Room BML 2:00 pm Conference Welcome Mysore Sudarshana, Conference Chair Plant Pathology/Nematology Florent Trouillas/Hosein Gouran 2:05 Talk 2:15 R/P G. Cherr BML J. Adaskaveg UCR Bodega Marine Laboratory Epidemiology and management of walnut blight 2:35 P A. Dandekar Developing biomarkers and resistance to blight 2:50 R/P T. Michailides Managing Botryosphaeria/Phomopsis cankers and anthracnose blight of walnut in California 3:10 BREAK 1

2 3:30 R/P 4:15 P D. Kleupfel USDA-ARS E. Fichtner Development of disease-resistant walnut rootstocks: Integration of conventional and genomic approaches Pathogenicity of Rhodococcus fascians on walnut rootstock: are walnuts at risk to the bushy top syndrome currently challenging the pistachio industry? 4:30 FAR J. Hasey Local applied walnut research and extension activities (15 min) 4:45 PNL G. Brown USDA Methyl bromide alternatives 5:15 Adjourn 6:00 p.m. Social - Hosted by Diamond Foods, Inc... Bay View Room, Inn at the Tides 7:00 p.m. No-host Dinner... Bay View Room, Inn at the Tides Wine provided by Poindexter Nut Company Thursday, January 29 7:00 7:55 a.m. Hot Breakfast... BML Foyer Genetic Improvement Moderator/AV Pedro J. Martinez Garcia/Rachel Greenhut 8:00 R/P A. Dandekar Disease and pest resistant transgenic rootstocks: Analysis, validation, deregulation and stacking of RNAi-mediated resistance traits 8:20 R/P C. Leslie Walnut improvement program :50 R/P D. Neale Application of marker breeding in the walnut improvement program 2

3 9:10 R/P J. Dvorak Development of molecular markers for the selection of the early harvest date trait in walnut breeding 9:30 P A. Dandekar Determining the genetic basis of pellicle coloration in walnut 9:45 FAR W. Coates Comparison of blackline-resistant and conventional walnut varieties in the Central Coast :55 BREAK Orchard Management Joe Grant/Gurreet Brar 10:15 R/P 10:35 FAR 10:45 P K. Shackel A. Fulton D. Doll Evaluating physiological indicators for early Season Water Management in Walnut Update on Crop Evapotranspiration (ETc) studies in Chandler walnut Integration of tree spacing and rootstocks for walnut production 11:00 FAR J. Grant San Joaquin County rootstock trials and issues 11:10 R 11:25 FAR 11:35 R/P J. Grant G. Brar K. Pope Short stature walnut plantings for electrical transmission corridors Local applied walnut research and extension activities Development of a nutrient budget approach and optimization of fertilizer management in walnut 12:00 Lunch 3

4 J. Hasey/A. Fulton 1:00 R 1:30 P 1:45 PNL 2:15 P S. Upadhyaya B. Hanson R. Duncan P. Brown Precision canopy and water management in walnut Understanding the effects of rice herbicide drift on walnut in the Sacramento Valley Salinity and drought tolerance Improved germplasm and management of salinity, boron, and nitrate for walnut under micro irrigation 2:30 PNL / M. Zwieniecki Growing walnuts in a warmer environment 3:00 Break 3:00 R/P 3:20 R/P 3:40 R/P 4:00 R/P 4:20 R G. Davidson L. Szabo CDFA Refining the relationship between canopy light interception and yield in walnut Walnut orchard management: Pilot projects, field testing, adaptive research and problem solving by CE farm advisors and specialists Root growth dynamics and constraints on above ground growth and yield of walnut The impact of various hulling practices on the microbiota of inshell walnuts. Food Safety Modernization Act - Impact on good agricultural practices (GAPs) 5:00 Adjourn 6:00 pm Social - Hosted by the California Walnut Board, Bay View Room, Inn at the Tides 7:00 pm Dinner- Hosted by the California Walnut Board for UC, USDA, and Researchers. No-host banquet for industry attendees and guests. 4

5 Friday, January 30 7:00 7:55 a.m. Hot Breakfast.BML Foyer ENTOMOLOGY K.Pope/E. Symmes 8:00 R/P 8:20 R/P 8:40 R/P 9:00 P 9:15 R/P 9:35 R/P R. Van Steenwyk N. Mills L. Gut MSU E. Symmes C. Burks USDA-ARS N. Mills Biology and control of walnut husk fly using reduced risk products Phenology model for walnut husk fly Impact of aerosol emitter deployment density on Codling moth suppression in walnut Pilot implementation of Codling moth mating disruption using optimized aerosol emitter parameters Navel orangeworm in walnuts: Monitoring and management Spider mite management in walnuts 9:55 Break 10:15 P 10:30 P E. Symmes S. Seybold USDA-FS Identification, phenology, and parasitism of scale pests of walnut Impact of walnut twig beetle on English walnut health, productivity, and management: A synthesis of biotic and abiotic methods of assessment 10:45 R 11:00 R D. Balint CWC M. Sudarshana Chair Industry update Closing remarks & fill out evaluations 11:15 ADJOURN 5