Wednesday December 13, 2023

8:00 AM–12:00 PM

Nectarine Room, Kearney Agricultural Center

9240 South Riverbend Ave. Parlier CA 93648

Parking on the west side of the building

Registration limited to 100 attendees’

7:30 AM Registration and Coffee

8:00     Welcome, Workshop Structure and Pre-Workshop Survey
Louise Ferguson, Statewide Specialist

8:15 Effects of Salinity on Pistachio Physiology, Growth and Yield
Giulia Marino, Orchard Systems Specialist

9:00 Irrigating Pistachios in Saline Conditions: Including Considering Soil Texture  

Giulia Marino, Orchard Systems Specialist

9:30 Coffee Break

10:00   Calculating Leaching Fractions and Requirements Lecture and Hands on Exercise and Mitigating Salinity and Sodicity Lecture and Hands on Exercise

Mae Culumber, Fresno County Farm Advisor

11:30 Current Pistachio Salinity Research Results

Louise Ferguson, Statewide Specialist

Mukesh Mehata, Postdoctoral Scholar

Gary Banuelos, USDA Research Scientist

12:00 PM Conclusion

Louise Ferguson, Statewide Specialist

This workshop is supported by California Department of Food and Agriculture grants:

#21-0001-036-SF-36: Long Term Saline Irrigation Strategies for Pistachios on P. Integerrima Parentage Rootstocks