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Workgroup Information Pomology Extension Coordinating Conference (PECC)
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.
Workgroup Chair Information
Name	R. Johnson (Chair)
Phone	(559) 646-6547
E-Mail	sjohnson@ucanr.edu
Unit:	Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Location:	Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center 9240 S. Riverbend Ave. Parlier, 93648

Membership List
AES Scientist
Adaskaveg, James		Plant Pathology
	Full Professor   Full Plant Pathologist	Mycology, plant pathology, ecology and epidimiology of fungi
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; tree crop physiology; carbon partitioning and crop modeling; pomology; physiology and management of fruit tree crops; peach rootstock development and physiology; dried plum breeding
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.
Giles, Ken		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		Plant Pathology - CAES
	Professor   Plant Pathologist	Root disease of nursery and perennial crops
McGranahan, Gale		Department of Plant Sciences
	Pomologist-AES   Emerita	Breeding, selection, genetics, foreign gene transfer and tissue culture of walnuts for rootstock and variety improvement
Millar, Jocelyn		Entomology
	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
Blumwald, Eduardo		Department of Plant Sciences
Malkin, Richard
	Professor Emeritus	Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes
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 Research & Extension Center
	Integrated Pest Management Entomologist – Emeritus	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, Emeritus, William		San Benito County
	Farm Advisor Emeritus (retired) - Pomology (San Benito, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey Counties)	Pomology - Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Connell, Joseph		Butte County
	Farm Advisor and County Director	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
	Pomology & Viticulture Farm Advisor	Almonds, Peaches, Grapes, misc. tree fruit
Edstrom, John		Colusa County
	Farm Advisor emeritus	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 in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Fake, Cindy		Placer-Nevada Counties
	Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor	Commercial Horticultural Production
Freeman, Mark		Fresno County
	Farm Advisor	Nut crops--almond, walnut, pistachio, pecan; citrus--orange, lemon, mandarin; olive
Gaskell, Mark		San Luis Obispo 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 soil/water relations; greenwaste management; integrated pest management stressing prevention)
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 and Interim County Director - County	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, sustainable landscaping, alternative turfgrass species, 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 Emeritus	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
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
Munk, Daniel		Fresno County
	Farm Advisor	Cotton Production Systems, Irrigation and Drainage, Soil Quality and Tillage
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 & Mariposa Counties	Specialties: Tree fruit, winegrapes, farmland preservation, figs, pomegranates, peaches
O'Connell, Neil		Tulare County
	Farm Advisor	Citrus, Avocado
Olson, Bill
	farm advisor - emeriti
Pickel, Carolyn		Sutter-Yuba Counties
	Area IPM Advisor, Emeritus	IPM programs
Sanden, Blake		Kern County
	Irrigation & Agronomy Farm Advisor	Irrigation, soil, water, agronomy, blackeyes, sugarbeets, safflower, alfalfa
Stapleton, James		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	IPM Plant Pathologist	Integrated pest management; non-chemical disease and pest control strategies; solar energy in pest management; soil-plant ecology; pest issues in natural areas; biological, physical, and cultural management of reservoirs of weedy plant propagative materials; sustainable technologies
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		Kern County
	Farm Advisor	Deciduous tree fruits, nuts, Spanish-speaking
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		Central Sierra Cooperative Extension
	Farm Advisor	Viticulture and Pomology for the foothills; Sprayer calibration; Integrated Pest Management; Biological Control
CE Specialist
Arpaia, Mary		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension 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 Research & Extension 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 perennial crops (almond, grape, stone fruit, olives, pistachios), annual crops (lettuce) and ornamentals (eucalyptus, ornamental).
Elmore, Clyde		Weed Science Program
	CE Weed Scientist, Emeritus	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 Research & Extension 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		Hydrology Program
	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 element accumulation in 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		Entomology
	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, R.		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Pomologist	Irrigation, fertilization, fruit thinning, rootstocks and fruit growth of peach, plum, nectarine, apple 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
Mauk, Peggy		Botany & Plant Sciences
	Director of Agricultural Operations/Subtropical Horticulture CE Specialist	Citrus, avocados, and dates, crop production management, fiscal and personnel management
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
	Pomologist	Walnut production, tree training and pruning, high density management systems, cultivar and rootstock evaluations.
Schwankl, Lawrence		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	CE Irrigation Specialist	Irrigation engineering, design, operation and management of irrigation systems, soil moisture monitoring, low-volume irrigation
Thompson, James		Biological & Agricultural Engineering
	Emeritus 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
	Professor, CE Specialist and Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station	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 and CE Specialist 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.
O Reil, Wilbur
	Farm Advisor (Emeritus)
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.
Sams, Judy		Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center
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
Kluepfel, Daniel
Leslie, Chuck
Metcalf, Samuel
Michailides, Themis		Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension 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 Agricultural Research & Extension Center
	Center Director
Swezey, Sean
Van Horn, Mark		Agricultural Sustainability Institute
Membership Totals
Number of Members		121
ANR Members		118
Non-ANR		3
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