MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022.  BY LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION.

Please join the Lodi Winegrape Commission on Thursday, December 1st at Burgundy Hall to celebrate 30 Years of Rootstock Research at Liberty Vineyard! The meeting is co-hosted by the Lodi Winegrape Commission and E. & J. Gallo Winery. The agenda with the full list of speakers is below.

Attendance is FREE and open to everyone. Kindly RSVP by today so that we can get a count for the luncheon catered by Tin Roof BBQ.

30 YEARS OF ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH: LIBERTY VINEYARD

December 1st, 2022  •  Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, Burgundy Hall, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA

7:30 – 8:00am    Registration & Coffee

8:00 – 8:40am    Grapevine Rootstocks: Characteristics & Commercial Use
                             Andy Walker, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

8:40 – 9:00am    The Diaz-Garcia Lab Breeding Program
                             Luis Diaz-Garcia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis

9:00 – 9:30am    Lodi Liberty Rootstock Trial: Genesis & Initial Results
                             Paul Verdegaal, Viticulture Farm Advisor Emeritus, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin Co.

9:30 – 10:15am    Grapevine Nutrition Results
                              Matt Comrey, Agronomist, Wilbur-Ellis

10:15 – 10:30am   BREAK

10:30 – 11:00am    Grapevine Virus Testing & Results
                               Evan Hedrick, Director, Laboratory Services, Wonderful Laboratories

11:00 – 11:15am    Nematode Testing & Results
                               Jackie Harris, Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery

11:15 – 12:00pm   Viticultural Performance of Select Grapevine Rootstocks after 30 Years
                               Keith Striegler, PhD, Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery

12:00 – 12:15pm   Rootstock Trials at the UC Oakville Station
                               Justin Tanner, PhD, Future Viticulture Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension San Joaquin Co.

12:15 – 12:30pm   The Lodi Grapevine Rootstock Research Focus Group
                               Stephanie Bolton, PhD, Research & Education Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission

12:30 – 1:30pm    Tri-Tip Lunch from Tin Roof BBQ (RSVP required)


RSVP by November 28
: To the Lodi Winegrape Commission at 209.367.4727 or info@lodiwine.com.


A Recent Journal Article about the Liberty Vineyard Trial:

“Grapevine rootstocks affect growth-related scion phenotypes.” 2021.
By Zoë Migicovsky, Peter Cousins, Lindsay M. Jordan, Sean Myles, Richard, Keith Striegler, Paul Verdegaal, and Daniel H. Chitwood. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pld3.324


2019 Lodi Rootstock Field Day:  

To view the full proceedings from the 2019 Rootstock Field Day click HERE.


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