Day 1 Sunday, February 3, 2018 9:00 am-11:00 NASGA Board Meeting – Salon F 10:00 am-12:00 pm NASG Research Foundation Meeting – Salon G 11:00 am–7:00 pm Registration – Palms Registration A 12:00 pm–5:00 pm Poster set-up – Salon E 12:00-6:00 pm Exhibitor Set-Up – Salon E Lunch On your own 1:00–2:30 pm Workshops – Palms Ballrooms 1. Strawberry Breeding – Facilitators: Kim Lewers, USDA-ARS, and Vance Whitaker, University of Florida – Salon A 2. Weed Management – Facilitator: Nathan Boyd, University of Florida –Salon B 3. Disease management, from nursery to production fields - Facilitator : Natalia Peres, University of Florida – Salon C,D 4. Organic Production - Facilitator - Alia DeLong, University of Florida – Salon H 2:30-3:00 pm Break - coffee/refreshment. 3:00-4:30 pm Workshops – Palms Ballrooms 1. Insect and Mite Management – Facilitator: Justin Renkema, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Salon A 2. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD)- Facilitators: Margherita Zvatata and Carol Shennan, University of California – Salon B 3. Plant production/ Physiology – Facilitator: Shinsuke Agehera, University of Florida – Salon C,D 4. Automation and Precision Agriculture – Facilitator: Amr Abd-Elrahman, University of Florida – Salon H 4:30–5:30 pm Opening of poster session – Salon E 6:00 pm Reception – Paradise Key. Sponsored by the Florida Strawberry Growers Association Welcome - Kenneth Parker, Florida Strawberry Growers Day 2 Monday February 4, 2019 7:00 am–4:00 pm Registration open – Palms Registration A 7:00 am–8:00 am Continental breakfast?? 8:00 am-5:00 pm Silent Auction, Posters and Exhibits open – Salon E 8:00 am-5:00 pm General Session – Salon F, G 8:00 ISHS STRAWBERRY SYMPOSIUM Bruno Mezzetti Università Politecnica delle Marche, (ISS2020) - Strawberry 0-65:growing Italy strawberries from the equator to the cold 8:15 Keynote speaker - Robotic harvesting Gary Wishnatzki Wish Farms, Florida 8:45 Potential to mechanically harvest Yiannis Ampatzidis University of Florida strawberries 9:05 Autonomous strawberry harvesting Pal Johan From Norway and UV treatment with the Thorvald agricultural robot 9:25 Automation technologies used in Yunjun Xu University of Central Florida cooperative, disease detection aerial and ground robotics in strawberry fields 9:45 Using high-resolution ground-based Amr Abd-Elrahman University of Florida imagery for strawberry yield modeling and dry leaf weight prediction 10:05 break 10:30 Monitoring irrigation practices and Mercy Olmstead California Strawberry Commission optimization of best management practices in the California strawberry industry 10:50 Developing strawberry cultivars with Kim Lewers USDA -ARS improved fruit quality 11:10 What will Florida strawberry varieties Vance Whitaker University of Florida look like in the future? A breeder’s perspective 11:30 Wintering Index and yield traits for Sajjad A. Rao Assiniboine Community College, the early, mid and late season Manitoba, Canada strawberry for colder climates 12:00 Lunch and NASGA AGM – Salon A 2:00 Exploring over the top herbicide Jackie Lee University of Arkansas applications in plasticulture strawberries 2:20 The future of Weed Management in Nathan Boyd University of Florida Strawberry 2:40 Integrated nematode management in Johan Desaeger University of Florida Florida strawberries’ 3:00 Strategic management of multiple Natalia Peres University of Florida diseases in strawberry nurseries and production fields 3:20 Food for Thought - The Health Barbara Shukitt- USDA-ARS, Boston Benefits of Strawberries Hale 3:50 Break 4:10 How the Clean Plant Network Ioannis E. University of Arkansas safeguards the strawberry industry Tzanetakis 4:30 Quality control of insecticide spray Christian Nansen University of California - Davis applications and possible consequences of poor spray coverage 4:50 Decreasing Irrigation and Enhancing Carlene A. Chase University of Florida Early Strawberry Yield and Profit with Plug Transplants 5:10 Improving our understanding of Guido Schnabel Clemson University, South Carolina diseases with art and technology Day 3 Tuesday February 5, 2019 7:00 am–2:00 pm Registration open 7:00 am–8:00 am Continental breakfast 8:00 am-5:00 pm Silent Auction, Posters and Exhibits open 8:00 am-5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions. Tracks 1 &2 Day 3 - Track 1 – Salon F, G Session Sponsored by Plant Sciences and Berry Genetics 8:00 Introduction to the iPLANTA COST Bruno Mezzetti Università Politecnica delle Action and RNAi research and Marche, Italy development in relation to crop protection 8:20 Staro-1' new strawberry cultivar with Nir Dai Israel methyl-anthranilate-improved flavor, and 'ARO229' new jumbo-fruited strawberry cultivar 8:40 The use of DNA marker technologies to Seonghee Lee University of Florida improve cultivated strawberries for multiple disease resistance 9:00 Genome analysis of strawberry cultivar Tomohiro Kagawa University, Japan (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) using Yanagi microdissected single somatic chromosomes 9:20 The GoodBerry-project: Gaining new Annika Technische Universität insights in the metabolism of Haugeneder München, Germany strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) with a crossbreeding population of two established varieties ‘Senga Sengana’ and ‘Candonga’ 9:40 The use of steam treatment for Bill Turechek USDA-ARS, Florida managing disease in strawberry nursery stock 10:00 Break - Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters 10:20 Consumer perception of Oregon fresh Ann Colonna Oregon State University market strawberry varietals 10:40 Strawberry postharvest fruit decay Toktam Taghavi Virginia State University reduced by natural plant volatiles 11:00 Overview of the new California Peter Shearer Strawberry Center, California strawberry Pest Management Strategic Polytechnic State University Plan 11:20 Green, designer enzymes to eliminate Bryan Berger University of Virginia fungal pathogens pre-harvest 11:40 Field evaluation of host plant resistance Gerald Holmes Strawberry Center, California in strawberry against Macrophomina Polytechnic State University crown rot Verticillium and Fusarium wilt 12:00 LUNCH – Paradise Key Lunch Sponsor Nourse Farms 1:30 Behavior and management of chilli Babu Panthi University of Florida thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis) in Florida strawberry 1:50 Using anion exchange membranes to Jianyu Li University of Florida monitor soil nitrogen availability in organic strawberry production 2:10 Assessing integrated use of cover crop, Xin Zhao University of Florida compost, and biostimulant for improving organic strawberry production 2:30 An evaluation of biological pesticides on Karlee Pruitt University of Arkansas strawberry plasticulture in high tunnels in the Mid-South 2:50 Break - Trade Show, Silent Auction Posters 3:10 Using a Scanner-based Rhizotron Jose VH University of Florida System to Characterize Initial Root Monterroza Development of Bare-root and Plug Strawberry Transplants 3:30 Environmental effects on yield and Thomas W. Ohio State University overall flavor of greenhouse strawberry: McKean Arizona vs. Ohio 3:50 Optimizing the duration of early-season Tiare Silvasy University of Florida high nitrogen fertilization for winter strawberry production in Florida 4:10 White-striped and metalized-striped Shinsuke University of Florida plastic mulch: New technology for Agehara winter strawberry production to improve early yields by optimizing soil and canopy microenvironments 4:30 Use of plastics in strawberry cultivation Kallol Indian Agricultural Research in hilly states in India Pramanick Institute 4:50 Weed control assessment of brewer`s Danyang Liu Virginia Tech spent grain, paper mulch and local cover crops as carbon sources for anaerobic soil disinfestation Day 3 - Track 2 – Salon B Sponsored by 8:00 Design and operational considerations for David Gadoury Cornell University- NYSAES use of Ultraviolet Light for disease and pest suppression under field conditions 8:20 Autonomous UV-C application on Marieke Proefcentrum, tabletop strawberries to control mildew: Vervoort Hoogstraaten, Belgium optimization and compatibility with IPM 8:40 Effect of Pre- and post- harvest UVB Tianbao Yang USDA-ARS, Maryland treatment on strawberry fruit quality and shelf-life 9:00 UV-C irradiation technology: Non- F. Takeda USDA-ARS, West Virginia chemical disease and arthropod pest management 9:20 Non-chemical control of powdery mildew Arne Stensvand Norwegian Institute of in strawberry Bioeconomy Research 9:40 Use of alfalfa in landscape engineering to Christian University of California - manage Lygus in strawberry Nansen Davis 10:00 Break - Trade Show, Silent Auction and Posters 10:30 Improvements to Lygus vacuum for John Lin Strawberry Center, enhanced pest management California Polytechnic State University 11:00 Aerial remote sensing and its potential Christian University of California - regarding detection of spider mite Nansen Davis outbreaks in strawberry fields and delivery of beneficials 11:30 Spray rig distribution uniformity Caleb Fink California Strawberry optimization for California strawberry Commission production 12:00 LUNCH – Paradise Key Lunch Sponsor Nourse Farms 1:30 The potential of using heat treatment Justin Renkema Agriculture and AgriFood and biopesticides for cyclamen mite Canada control 1:50 The success and challenges in Mengjun Hu University of Maryland implementation of the Strawberry Advisory System in the Mid-Atlantic 2:10 Moving toward Organic year-round Todd Guerdat University of New strawberry production in the Northeast Hampshire 2:30 Development of Integrated and Novel Frank J. 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