You’re Invited!
SWFREC Citrus Field Day
Thursday April 10, 2025
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Schedule
Agenda:
8:00 am - Welcome
Welcome - Dr. Mongi Zekri and Dr. Mike Burton
Overview of Field Trials - Dr. Fernando Alferez and Dr. Jawwad Quereshi
8:30 am – 11:00 am - SWFREC Grove
8:30 am - Travel to grove and 15-minute stops (2.5 hours)
- Citrus under Protective Screen (CUPS)—Dr. Fernando Alferez
- Individual Protective Covers (IPCS)-brassinosteroid trial—Dr. Fernando Alferez
- Rejuvenation Study—Dr. Fernando Alferez
- Trunk Injection Trials—Dr. Ute Albrecht
- Trunk Injection/SAR Inducer Spray Trials—Dr. Ozgur Batuman
- Cover Crop and Compost Application Trials—Dr. Sarah Strauss
- AI-enabled Precision Ag Technologies Demonstration—Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis
- Individual Protective Covers (IPCS) Entomology Trials—Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
- Weed Management in Citrus Production—Dr. Ramdas Kanissery
11:00 am - Travel back to auditorium and break
11:20 am – 1:00 pm – SWFREC Auditorium
11:20 am - Auditorium 20 minutes each (1 hour 40 minutes)
- Payment for Water Services Program from Detention Areas—Dr. Sanjay Shukla
- Research Update on OTC Injection Costs and Survey Results—Dr. Tara Wade
- AI-enabled Precision Ag Technologies—Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis
- Sponsor Presentations
- Citrus Canker Greenhouse Trial—Dr. Ozgur Batuman
- IPC Entomology Trials - Dr. Jawwad Qureshi
1:00 pm - Adjourn
12:00 pm - Lunch Break - Thanks to our Sponsors!
Sponsors include Valent and Chemical Containers, Inc