2023 Southwest Ag Summit

Course Name: Addressing Plant Disease Challenges in Leafy Greens and Melon Production

Module 1: Updated on Thrips and INSV from 2022 lettuce season in the Salinas Valley of California 

Dr. Daniel Hasegawa, USDA - ARS, Salinas, CA

Module 2: Epidemiological Factors contributing to whitefly-transmitted virus outbreaks in the southwestern melon production 

Dr. Bill Wintermantel, USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA

Module 3:  Downy Mildew of Spinach - a continuing conundrum & Stemphylium leaf spot on Spinach - identification and molecular differentiation of species

Dr. Jim Correll, Distinguished Professor, University of Arkansas

Module 4: Fusarium wilt and downy mildew of lettuce in the desert: current YCEDA projects and trial results

Dr. Stephanie Slinski, Associate Director, Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, University of Arizona 

Course Number: CA# DPR-0521-24, 2.0 CEU's (Other), AZDA # 24075, 2.0 CEU's, CCA # SS 57254, 2.0 CEU's (IPM) 

CEU Credits: This course is accredited by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Arizona Department of Agriculture and Certified Crop Adviser.

Pest Control Advisors, pesticide handlers, and growers who take this course will learn about INSV + Pythium wilt interactions,  a Review of viruses that infect melon in desert regions, downy mildew pathogen on spinach,  Stemphylium leaf spot of spinach, and an overview of the Fusarium oxysporum f.sp lactucae and Fusarium wilt of lettuce (FWOL)