September 2018 PIT Group/PGA Symposium – Robinvale – Presentations
Topics
This PIT Group meeting covered topics including:
- Pruning systems for pistachios
- Insects on pistachio orchards
- Dark stain
- Influencing chill accummulation
Robinvale, VIC
September 2018
Bruce Lampinen, PhD
UC Cooperative Extension Presidential Chair for Tree Nut Soil Science and Plant Water Relations, Integrated Orchard Management Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California
Bruce has worked on canopy management in fruit and nut trees, influence of training systems on canopy structure and productivity, influence of water relations on tree development, influence of canopy size on soil temperature and food safety risk, remote and proximal sensing for estimating canopy cover, and development of an iPhone app for assessing canopy growth.
Bruce is responsible for overseeing almond and walnut research and extension programs statewide. This includes coordinating research activities among UC campus-based faculty, UC Cooperative Extension Specialists and county-based farm advisors. Bruce has also participated in educational outreach in China, Chile, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Dr Bruce Lampinen: Evaluating New Training Systems for Pistachio – Link: Pistachio pruning talk Australia Sept 2018d
- Chris Joyce: 2017/18 Season Update – Link: 2018 Market Update CJ
- Stuart Pettigrew: Understanding & managing insects on pistachio orchards (PS16000) – Link: 180910 Pistachio AGM – PS16000 (Managing Insects)
- Dr Belinda (Brandy) Rawnsley: Dark Stain in Pistachios – update of research project – Link: Pistachio Dark Staining Sept13 2018
- Dr Shane Phillips: Influencing chill accumulation in marginal districts. – Link: Influencing chill accumulation in marginal districts Pistachio
- Report for the September 2018 PIT Group can be found here: Link: September_2018_ PITGroup_Symposium_Robinvale_Report
