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30 YEARS OF ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH: LIBERTY VINEYARD
December 1, 2022 @ 7:30 am - 1:30 pm
30 YEARS OF ROOTSTOCK RESEARCH: LIBERTY VINEYARD
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022
Time: 7:30am – 1:30pm
Venue: Burgundy Hall, Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, CA
Cost: FREE, all are welcome; lunch provided with an RSVP
Credits: 1.0 hr (CCA/CPAg – Nutrient Management), 1.0 hr (CCA/CPAg – IPM), and 2.0 hrs (CCA/CPAg – Crop Management)
Topics & Speakers:
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- Grapevine Rootstocks: Characteristics and Commercial Use – Andy Walker, PhD (Professor Emeritus, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis)
- The Diaz-Garcia Lab Breeding Program – Luis Diaz-Garcia, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis)
- Lodi Liberty Rootstock Trial: Genesis and Initial Results – Paul Verdegaal (Viticulture Farm Advisor, Emeritus, Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County)
- Grapevine Nutrition Results – Matt Comery (Agronomist, Wilbur-Ellis)
- Grapevine Virus Testing and Results – Evan Hedrick (Director, Laboratory Services, Wonderful Laboratories)
- Nematode testing and results – Jackie Harris (Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery)
- Viticultural Performance of Select Grapevine Rootstocks after 30 years – Keith Striegler, PhD (Grower Outreach, E. & J. Gallo Winery)
- Rootstock Trials at the UC Oakville Station – Justin Tanner, PhD (Future Viticulture Farm Advisor, Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County)
- Introducing the Lodi Grapevine Rootstock Research Focus Group – Stephanie Bolton, PhD (Lodi Winegrape Commission)
Description: The Lodi Winegrape Commission and E. & J. Gallo are co-hosting a morning full of rootstock education. Click HERE for the full agenda.
RSVP: To the Lodi Winegrape Commission by phone 209.367.4727 or email info@lodiwine.com.