Growth and yield performance of standard and new clonal walnut Paradox rootstocks

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Hands-on Workshop: How to Use a Pressure Chamber for Irrigation Scheduling

Date:  Wednesday June 1, 2022

Location:  Lindcove Research and Extension Center, 22963 Carson Ave, Exeter, CA 93221.

Agenda

8:30 am-9:00 am: Registration and refreshments
Refreshments courtesy of PMS Instrument Company and PressureBomb Express

9:00 am-10:00 am: Clonal ‘Paradox’ walnut rootstock plot tour

•       Discussion of growth characteristics and yield performance of commercially available clonal Paradox rootstocks and new clonal Paradox genotypes developed by UC Davis’ Walnut Improvement Program (WIP).

•       Tour replicated research plot composed of ‘Chandler’ on eight rootstocks  

10:00-11:30: Hands-on Pressure Chamber Workshop

• Discuss using the pressure chamber for irrigation timing

• Practice using the pressure chamber and interpreting the results

Workshop Leaders:

Doug Amaral, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kings and Tulare Counties

Caleb Crawford, UCCE Staff Research Associate, Tulare and Kings Counties

Mae Culumber, UCCE Farm Advisor, Fresno County

Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare and Kings Counties

Phoebe Gordon, UCCE Farm Advisor, Madera and Merced Counties

Janine Hasey, UCCE Farm Advisor, Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Counties Emeritus

Mohammad Yaghmour, UCCE Farm Advisor, Kern County

Questions: Please call the UCCE Tulare County Office 559-684-3300

2.5 Hours CCA credits requested