Veterans Agricultural Education and Apprenticeship Program in the Southwest

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