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Workgroup Information Pomology Extension Coordinating Conference (PECC) |
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| $16,000 | |
| Summary | The annual PECC conference was held January 19, 2007 in Davis. It was held the day after the combined plant sciences continuing conference. About forty workgroup members attended the conference. The agenda consisted of three main sessions: 1.) a discussion and prioritization of vacant Pomology Farm Advisor positions and Specialist needs for the future; 2.)a session on approaches to new fruit industry/university partnerships 3.) a tour of labs associated with the Plant Sciences department on the Davis campus. Overall, there was plenty of worthwhile discussion, useful information presented and coordination of efforts towards addressing major pomological issues in California. |
| Annual Reports: |
2007 2006 2005 2004 |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Scott Johnson (Chair) |
| Phone | (559) 646-6547 |
| sjohnson@uckac.edu | |
| Unit: | Kearney Agricultural Center |
| Location: |
Kearney Ag. Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. Parlier, 93648 |
| Responsible for Workgroup Administration and Budget | |
| Name | Judy Sams |
| jmsams@ucdavis.edu | |
| Phone | |
| Membership List | ||
| AES Scientist | ||
| Adaskaveg, James | Plant Pathology - CNAS | |
| Full Professor Full Plant Pathologist | Mycology, plant pathology, ecology and epidimiology of fungi | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Bostock, Richard | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist-AES | Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interaction; diseases of fruit and nut crops | |
| Brown, Patrick | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES Professor of Plant Nutrition | Plant mineral nutrition; root soil interaction; rhizosphere dynamics and genetic aspects of plant nutrition; function of boron in plants; sustainable agriculture | |
| Dandekar, Abhaya | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Geneticist-AES | Transfer expression and regulation of 'transgenes' in tree crops; identification/ modification of useful genetic traits through analysis/evaluation of transgenic plants; transgenes, gene transfer, transgenic plants, gene expression, gene regulation | |
| DeJong, Theodore | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor CE Pomologist-AES Plant Physiologist-AES | Environmental physiology; crop physiology; carbon partitioning and crop modeling; pomology; physiology and management of fruit tree crops; peach rootstock development and physiology; dried plum breeding | |
| Giles, Durham | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor | Engineering for pest control and plant protection; development of target sensing and sprayer control systems; handling and distribution of biological pest control agents; automation of pest control operations. | |
| Gradziel, Thomas | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Geneticist-AES | Genetics and breeding of peach and almond | |
| Inoue, Kentaro | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Assistant Professor | Plastid biogenesis - protein import, isoprenoid metabolism | |
| Kirkpatrick, Bruce | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Associate Plant Pathologist-AES | ||
| Labavitch, John | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Pomologist-AES | Developmental and regulatory biology postharvest biology of fruits - emphasis on cell wall polysaccharide metabolism and biochemistry of plant-pathogen and plant-insect interactions | |
| Lindow, Steven | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Professor | Molecular and ecological studies of plant-associated bacteria | |
| MacDonald, James | Dean's Office CA&ES | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist AES & Executive Associate Dean | Root disease of nursery and perennial crops | |
| McGranahan, Gale | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES Lecturer | Breeding, selection, genetics, foreign gene transfer and tissue culture of walnuts for rootstock and variety improvement | |
| Millar, Jocelyn | Entomology CNAS | |
| Entomologist Professor | Insect behavior; identification, synthesis, and testing of insect kairomones and pheromones; insect acoustic signaling | |
| Parfitt, Dan | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES | Genetics of fruit crops genetic diversity, germplasm use, pistachio breeding | |
| Polito, Vito | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Pomologist-AES Chairman Department of Pomology Davis | Reproductive biology of tree-crop species: olive, walnut, pistachio, almond and other Mediterranean tree crops | |
| Rosa, Uriel | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Assistant Professor | Engineering integration of electro-mechanical systems, sensing and control techniques for use in bio-production systems. | |
| Scow, Kate | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| Professor Soil Microbial Ecologist-AES | Biodegradation of organic pollutants; kinetics of microbial processes in soil; microbial ecology; nutrient cycling in agro-ecosystems; organic matter decomposition | |
| Shackel, Kenneth | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor /Pomologist-AES | The impact of tree and vine water status on productivity and the water relations and physiological activity of fruit | |
| Shaw, Douglas | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Professor Geneticist-AES | Genetics and breeding of small fruits, especially strawberries | |
| Snyder, Richard | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Biometeorology Specialist | Biometeorology, climatology, irrigation scheduling, freeze & frost protection, evapotranspiration modeling, effective rainfall, climatic risk analysis | |
| Alcantara, Sergio | ||
| Grants and Contracts | ||
| Wilson, Barry | Animal Science | |
| Professor | Neurotoxicology; aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology; biomarkers of stress and pesticide exposure; growth and development with focus on muscle and nerve interactions. | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Anderson, Kathleen | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor | Walnuts, Apricots, Apples, Cherries | |
| Andris, Harry | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor emeritus | Pomology, tree fruits, plums, nectarines, peaches, fig, apples, apricots, cherries, kiwis, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, prunes | |
| Baameur, Aziz | Santa Clara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, cucurbits, oriental vegetables | |
| Beede, Robert | Kings County | |
| Farm Advisor | Tree fruit, nuts, grapes | |
| Bender, Gary | San Diego North County Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Subtropical horticulture, deciduous fruit trees, irrigation, water quality, pest management, root rot and pathology of avocados and citrus, avocado canopy management | |
| Bentley, Walter | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| IPM Entomologist | Entomology | |
| Bettiga, Larry | Monterey County | |
| Viticulture Farm Advisor | Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation. | |
| Bianchi, Mary | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Horticulture Farm Advisor | Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. | |
| Bolda, Mark | Santa Cruz County | |
| Farm Advisor Strawberries & Caneberries | ||
| Buchner, Richard | Tehama County | |
| County Director Orchard Advisor | Pomology for Tehama County. Strawberry nursery production in North Coast & Mountain Region | |
| Caprile, Janet | Contra Costa County | |
| Farm Advisor | Commercial fruit, nut, vine, vegetable, field, specialty crops | |
| Coates, William | San Benito County | |
| Farm Advisor - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties), Acting County Director (San Benito County only) | Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops | |
| Connell, Joseph | Butte County | |
| Farm Advisor | Almonds, olives, citrus, subtropicals, ornamentals | |
| Day, Kevin | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Fresh-shipping deciduous tree fruits. Cultural practices and production, fruit growth and development, pruning and training systems | |
| Duncan, Roger | Stanislaus County | |
| Farm Advisor | Almonds, Peaches, Grapes, misc. tree fruit | |
| Edstrom, John | Colusa County | |
| Farm Advisor | Almonds | |
| Elkins, Rachel | Lake County | |
| Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County | ||
| Faber, Ben | Ventura County | |
| Farm Advisor | Soils and water, avocados and minor subtropicals | |
| Fake, Cindy | Placer-Nevada Counties | |
| Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor | Horticulture: fruit, vegetable, specialty and ornamental crops, viticulture, integrated pest management, direct marketing and agritourism | |
| Freeman, Mark | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Nut crops--almond, walnut, pistachio, pecan; citrus--orange, lemon, mandarin; olive | |
| Gaskell, Mark | Santa Barbara County | |
| Farm Advisor | Specialty crops, small fruit crops, vegetables, sustainable agriculture, small farms | |
| Giraud, Deborah | Humboldt County Office | |
| Farm and Community / Economic Development Advisor | Plant sciences, fruit trees, vegetables, community development, ornamentals | |
| Grant, Joseph | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor | walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management | |
| Hartin, Janet | San Bernardino County | |
| Environmental Horticulture Advisor | Environmental horticulture, sustainable landscapes (irrigation and greenwaste management) | |
| Hasey, Janine | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor | Pomology, Horticulture, Master Gardener Program | |
| Haviland, David | Kern County | |
| Farm Advisor Entomology | Entomologist and Pest Management. Advise in identification and control of Pest. | |
| Hirschfelt, Donna | Amador County | |
| Viticulture Farm Advisor | Viticulture, integrated pest management, education and research program on grape | |
| Holtz, Brent | San Joaquin County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology | |
| Ingels, Chuck | Sacramento County | |
| Farm Advisor | Tree crops, grapes and strawberries, environmental horticulture, and Master Gardeners/urban horticulture. Areas of research and extension focus include IPM, evaluation of sustainable products and practices, water conservation and deficit irrigation, home orchards and vineyards, and tree training, pruning, and grafting. | |
| Jimenez, Manuel | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small farms, vegetable crops, integrated pest management | |
| Kallsen, Craig | Kern County | |
| Farm Advisor | Citrus, subtropical horticulture and pistachios | |
| Koike, Steven | Monterey County | |
| Plant Pathology Farm Advisor | Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension. | |
| Krueger, William | Glenn County | |
| Farm Advisor County Director | All tree crops in Glenn County and olives in Tehama County, integrated pest management | |
| Lobo, Ramiro | San Diego North County Office | |
| Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops | |
| Marcum, Daniel | Shasta-Lassen Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture | |
| Mauk, Peggy | Central Coast & South Region | |
| Regional Director - Central Coast and South Region | Leadership, personnel & fiscal administration, outreach, UC & DANR policies, member of DANR Program Council. Academic programs - - Citrus, avocados, & dates | |
| McGourty, Glenn | Mendocino County | |
| Viticulture & Plant Science Advisor | Plant science--all horticultural crops including wine grapes, vegetables; viticulture; nursery and floriculture (ornamentals); landscape; also sustainable agriculture and weed science | |
| Molinar, Richard | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor | Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish | |
| Niederholzer, Franz | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor Orchard Systems | Prunes, almonds, pears, apple, cherry, olive, plum, citrus, and pomegranate | |
| Norton, Maxwell | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor Merced County & Acting Co. Director Mariposa Co. | Specialties: Tree fruit, winegrapes, farmland preservation | |
| O'Connell, Neil | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor | Citrus, Avocado | |
| Olson, Bill | ||
| farm advisor - emeriti | ||
| Pickel, Carolyn | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Area IPM Advisor | IPM programs | |
| Stapleton, James | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| IPM Plant Pathologist and UCIPM Coordinator - Natural Resources Programs | Integrated pest management; non-chemical pest control strategies; soil-plant ecology; pest management in vegetable and ornamental crops, in non-crop areas, and in plant nurseries | |
| Takele, Etaferahu | Riverside County | |
| County Director/Area Advisor Farm Management/Agricultural Economics | Area Advisor - Farm Management /Agricultural Economics - Production economics, decision-making at the farm level, integrated input management, risk managementSubtropical Fruit Crops (Citrus, Avocados) Vegetable crops, Field CropsRiverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Imperial, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Los Angles, Orange and Ventura. | |
| Varela, Lucia | Sonoma County | |
| North Coast IPM Advisor | Apples, pears, wine grapes, pest managment | |
| Verdegaal, Paul | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor | Viticulture, almonds | |
| Viveros, Mario | ||
| UCCE Farm Advisor Emeritus Kern County | Deciduous Fruit and Nuts | |
| Vossen, Paul | Sonoma County | |
| Farm Advisor Sonoma & Marin Counties Fruits Vegetables Marketing | Tree fruits and nuts, vegetable crops, small farm specialty crops; marketing, Master Gardener Program, organic - sustainable production, olive oil, chestnuts, apples | |
| Wunderlich, Lynn | El Dorado County | |
| Farm Advisor | Viticulture for the foothill counties, Pomology- primarily pome and stone fruit pest and production management; Horticulture-UCCE Master Gardener Program oversight and training; Specialty Crops-production and management of Christmas trees, olives, blueberries, and other specialty crops of the foothills. | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Arpaia, Mary | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Subtropical Horticulturist | Evaluation of preharvest and postharvest factor on subtropical crop productivity and fruit quality, including rootstock, cultivar, irrigation, pesticide and nutrition management strategies | |
| Barrett, Diane | Food Science & Technology | |
| CE Specialist | Fruit and vegetable quality as affected by handling, storage, and processing conditions; role of enzymes in flavor, texture, and color | |
| Crisosto, Carlos | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Postharvest Physiologist | Extension and research on postharvest biology and technology of fruits; fruit quality and deterioration and handling systems | |
| Daane, Kent | ESPM - Organisms and the Environment | |
| CE Specialist | Biological control and IPM of insect pests in almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, and pistachios | |
| Elmore, Clyde | Weed Science Program | |
| CE Weed Scientist | Vegetation management in ornamentals, turf, tree fruits and vines, use of resident vegetation and planted cover crops, utilization of soil solarization for control of weeds | |
| Ferguson, Louise | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Pomologist | Pistachio, olive, citrus, fig and persimmon production; alternate bearing, mechanical pruning, mechanical harvesting, citrus Mandarins, root stocks | |
| Flint, Mary | Integrated Pest Management | |
| Associate Director, Urban and Community IPM and Extension Entomologist | Integrated Pest Management, biological control, landscape and garden IPM, information dissemination and entomology. | |
| Goldhamer, David | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Water Management Specialist | Water management of horticultural crops, regulated deficit irrigation, plant water relations, plant-based water status sensors | |
| Grattan, Stephen | Hydrology Program | |
| CE Plant-water Specialist | Irrigation water management, crop-water management, salinity effects on plants, toxic elements in vegetable crops | |
| Gubler, Walter | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Extension Plant Pathologist | Trees, vines, small fruits | |
| Harris, Linda | Food Science & Technology | |
| CE Specialist-Food Safety Microbiology | Microbial food safety throughout the food chain. Focus is the microbiology of fresh fruits and vegetables and tree nuts. | |
| Harter, Thomas | Hydrology Program | |
| Cooperative Extension Specialist | Flow and transport processes in groundwater and in the vadoze zone; non-point source pollution of groundwater; groundwater remediation; groundwater resources management; geostatistics; stochastic analysis; numerical modeling. | |
| Johnson, Marshall | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| IPM Specialist and Research Entomologist | Integrated pest management of grapes, stone fruit, almonds and walnuts; biological control of arthropods; pesticide resistance in pests and natural enemies | |
| Johnson, Scott | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Pomologist, Interim Director KAC Academic Unit | Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine and kiwifruit; Davis campus specialist | |
| Jolly, Desmond | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Former director Specialist in Cooperative Extension Small Farm Program | Marketing, agricultural sustainability, economics of food safety, consumption economics and public policy, international agricultural development; Director of Small Farm Program | |
| Klonsky, Karen | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Farm Management and Production, Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Agriculture | |
| Lampinen, Bruce | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Integrated Orchard Management Walnut and Almond Specialist | Integrated Orchard Management with an emphasis on walnuts and almonds | |
| Mitcham, Elizabeth | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE & AES Postharvest Pomologist | Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on developing postharvest treatments which would extend shelf-life by reducing the rate of senescence and reducing decay development; development of alternatives to postharvest chemicals for disease control, physiological disorders, and insect quarantine treatments | |
| Prichard, Terry | Land, Air & Water Resources | |
| CE Irrigation Water Management Specialist | Irrigation water management, crop response to limited water supplies, water infiltration, Delta water quality and soil salinity issues | |
| Ramos, David | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Pomologist | Walnut production, tree training and pruning, high density management systems, cultivar and rootstock evaluations. | |
| Schwankl, Lawrence | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| CE Irrigation Specialist | Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation | |
| Thompson, James | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Postharvest operations including drying and refrigeration of fruits, vegetables, cut flowers, tree nuts, and grains; transportation of agricultural commodities; energy management and alternative energy systems. | |
| VanSteenwyk, Robert | Environmental Science, Policy and Management (ESPM) | |
| CE Entomologist | Deciduous fruits, nuts and vines | |
| Zalom, Frank | Entomology CAES | |
| CE Specialist, Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station and Professor | Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| DeMoura, Richard | Agricultural & Resource Economics | |
| Staff Research Associate | Cost Production Studies | |
| Glozer, Kitren | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Project Scientist | Tree crops physiology, growth and development | |
| Kader, Adel | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Emeritus | Postharvest biology and technology of fruits and nuts in relation to their flavor and nutritional quality. | |
| Krochta, John | Food Science & Technology | |
| Professor Food Engineer Peter J. Shields Endowed Chair of Dairy Food Science | Edible films and coatings to control mass transfer in foods; controlled release of bioactive compounds from biopolymers; conversion of agricultural surpluses to fuels and chemicals; biochemical separations | |
| Larson, Kirk | South Coast Research & Extension Center | |
| CE Pomologist-AES & CE | Strawberry production physiology; strawberry cultivar improvement | |
| Micke, Warren | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Pomologist | Cultural practices and production problems of almonds and walnuts. | |
| Potter, Dan | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor and Plant Systematist | Phylogeny and systematics of horticultural crop plants and wild relatives, evolution of Rosaceae, molecular markers for walnut species and cultivars. | |
| O Reil, Wilbur | ||
| Seaver, Donna | ||
| Non-UC | ||
| Browne, Greg | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| USDA Research Plant Pathologist | Soil-borne diseases of fruit and nut trees and other horticultural crops | |
| Hendricks, Lonnie | UCCE, Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor | Pomology | |
| Stover, Ed | Yolo County | |
| Research Leader and Curator, USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository | ||
| Other UC | ||
| Curley, Karen | Sustainable Agricultural Research & Education Program | |
| Program Assistant | ||
| Delwiche, Michael | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | |
| Professor | Electronic instrumentation and sensor development in biological systems; biosensors; postharvest engineering; digital signal and image processing; computer control; biological control of insect pests. | |
| Kluepfel, Daniel | ||
| User, Unverified | ||
| Metcalf, Samuel | ||
| Michailides, Themis | Kearney Agricultural Center | |
| Plant Pathologist and Lecturer | Ecology, epidemiology and control of fungal diseases of fruit and nut crops and vines, postharvest diseases, aflatoxin and mycotoxins of nut crops and figs. | |
| Swanson, Fred | Kearney Research & Extension Center | |
| Center Director | ||
| Swezey, Sean | ||
| Van Horn, Mark | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 119 | |
| ANR Members | 116 | |
| Non-ANR | 3 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
