Event Date
On April 17, 2024, from 9 am - 12:15 pm, the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis will host a virtual program entitled "Emerging & Future Challenges in Viticulture".
AGENDA
9:00 am
Challenges and opportunities for Napa’s viticulture industry
Monica Cooper, Director & ANR Advisor (Viticulture), UCCE Napa County
9:30 am
Cultivars and climates: Rootstock and mesoclimate impacts on winegrape production in the north coast
Christopher Chen, Integrated Vineyard Systems Advisor, UCCE Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties
10:00 am
Advances and challenges of breeding powdery mildew-resistant grape cultivars
Melanie Massonnet, Assistant Project Scientist, Cantu Lab, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45 am
Red Blotch: Virology, vectors, and viticulture
Alec Levin, Director, Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center
11:15 am
Update on the Greenhouse Foundation: Current and future plans
Maher Al Rwahnih, Director, UC Davis Foundation Plant Services
11:45 am
Grapevine rootstocks’ response to salinity
Yaniv Lupo, Postdoctoral Researcher, Diaz Garcia Lab, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
LOCATION
Zoom Webinar
COST
$100/person