Soil Fungus Conference 2009

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Contacts:

Local Arrangements - •Steve Koike stkoike@ucdavis.edu

Program Chair -  •Timothy Paulitz paulitz@wsu.edu
 

2009 Talks given in Salinas

The Joint Meeting of the 55^th Annual Soil Fungus Conference and the 41^st Annual California Nematology Workshop
March 23-25, 2009

University of California Cooperative Extension
         1432 Abbott Street , Salinas , California   93901

Welcome to the joint meeting of the annual Soil Fungus Conference (SFC) and California Nematology Workshop in beautiful Salinas , California .  This meeting will be held at the University of California Cooperative Extension Center in Salinas , California March 23-25.  There will be a field trip on the first day, Monday. March 23, which will look at the vegetable and horticultural industry in the Monterey County area, with a large production of lettuce, broccoli, strawberries and nursery crops. Alternatively, the Nematology Workgroup, comprised of UC, CDFA, USDA, industry and commodity personnel who share a common interest in nematodes will get together on Monday afternoon (1-5 pm) for their annual program discussion.

The SFC is a short meeting with a long list of benefits.  Started in 1954 by researchers from the University of California , it meets annually at locations in the western U.S.   It has progressed into one of the best known and highly valued conferences in plant pathology. 

The Annual California Nematology Workshop, now in its 41^st year offers participants the latest information on nematodes. The event is sponsored by University of California 's Departments of Nematology at Riverside and Davis as well as by the Nematology Program of California's Department of Food and Agriculture. The focus is typically on topics related to plant-parasitic and beneficial nematodes, but we include other contribution featuring the world's most abundant group of multicellular animals. This year's joint meeting with SFC offers an exciting opportunity for all participants to discuss interactions among the various soil organisms.

This meeting has a relatively informal and highly interactive format that allows for provocative, short oral presentations on research and development discoveries, new or increasing disease problems, new applications, products and equipment, and other subjects (see topics indicated in the Program), followed by questions and spirited, illuminating discussions as the audience pitches in. In some respects, it is a veritable “think tank” with immediate and long-term benefits. All participants are encouraged to present and/or contribute to the discussions as they choose and time permits. Creative thinking, insights, frank and justified opinions, and lots of take-home ideas and lessons abound under the special climate of this event. Participants come from universities (research, teaching, extension), private industry and technical service organizations, private practice/consulting, municipal and state agencies, crop production and other areas. A number of Certified Crop Adviser and Pest Control Adviser continuing education units will be offered (includes laws and regulations hours).

For more information on the Annual Soil Fungus Conference, click here or visit the link on the upper left.

The local area boasts some of the highest agricultural production of vegetables and strawberries in the world.   Join us at the conference and enjoy all that Salinas has to offer in addition to our exciting field trip.  For more on Salinas and Monterey County , click here or visit one of the links on the upper left.

The Soil Fungus Conference would like to thank our corporate sponsors for their support:

 AgraQuest, Agri Chemical & Supply, Alf Christianson Seed Co., American Takii, Arysta LifeScience, BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, California Spinach Growers Research Fund, Certis USA, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Dow AgroSciences, Driscoll’s Strawberry Associates, Eurofins STA Laboratories, Kleen Globe, Paragon Seed/Nunhems, Plant Sciences, Rijk Zwaan USA, Sakata Seed America, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Syngenta Crop Protection, TriCal, United Phosphorous, Inc., Valent USA Corporation, Western Farm Service