Please accept an invitation to a pomegranate and citrus extension meeting being held at University of California, Davis on October 31st, 2023.  This event starts at 8:00 am and will feature short talks for half a day from faculty from the University of California and University of Florida.

The topics are related to ongoing research and outlooks on pomegranate production in California and Florida as well as HLB tolerant citrus.  Topics covered include efforts to mitigate blackheart and other fruit rot pathogens, the economics of pomegranate production, and HLB tolerant citrus selections.

In the afternoon, there will be an opportunity for a small number of attendees to visit the pomegranate germplasm block at the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository.

Join on zoom or in-person! See below for an agenda.

8 AM: Coffee

Introductions and Welcome

Dr. John Chater: HLB tolerant citrus accessions from UF/IFAS

Dr. Themis Michailides: Black Heart research update

Dr. Zhanao Deng: Fruit rot research

-Break-

Dr. Giuseppe Lana: Update on ‘Wonderful’ genome assembly

Dr. Muhammad Shahid: Citrus in cold climates

Dr. Ali Sarkhosh: Growing pomegranate in Florida

Dr. Jonathan Kaplan: Pomegranate economics

12:15: Lunch: on your own

After lunch, there will be a visit to the pomegranate germplasm
block at the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository
in Winters, CA.  Space will be limited, so register soon!