UCCE Sonoma County Grape Day
February 6, 2020
Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
Sonoma County Grape Day is an annual program that provides
research-based information on issues important to the production of coastal winegrapes
Early start time! Sign in and Breakfast from 7 am to 8 am.
Program begins 8 am and ends at noon.
Program
7:00 Sign-in and Continental Breakfast
8:00 Grape downy mildew: Identification, symptoms and control. Rhonda Smith, UC Cooperative Extension Viticulture Advisor, Sonoma County
8:30 Correcting potassium fertility in wine grapes: Implications on productivity and must chemistry. Dr. Kaan Kurtural, Extension Viticulture Specialist; UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology & UC Oakville Experiment Station
9:00 Grapevine red blotch virus vector research: Investigation into the biology and behavoir of the threecornered alfalfa hopper and its relationship with vineyards. Dr. Cindy Kron, UC Cooperative Extension North Coast IPM Advisor
10:05 Source-sink relationships in grapevine: Storage reserves and fruiting Dr. Kaan Kurtural, Extension Viticulture Specialist; UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology & UC Oakville Experiment Station
11:00 Grapevine trunk diseases in California: Research updates. Dr. Akif Eskalen, UC Cooperative Extension Plant Pathology Specialist; UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology
Noon: End of Program
Continuing Education Hours
2.5 Continuing Education hours have been approved by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation
Approved CEU’s for Certified Crop Advisers:
- Nutrient Management: 0.5
- IPM: 2.0
- Crop Management: 1.0
Registration
Cost: $42 if payment received by NOON on Wednesday, February 5
$47 at the door (cash/check only) 