Fire Blight Informational Series - Michigan Fire Blight Meeting
Event Details
Date
March 1, 2023
Time
9am - 2pm
Location
Virtual Or Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center
Traverse City, MI 49684
Host
Michigan Fire Blight Meeting
Agenda:
9-9:45 a.m. Introduction: Fire Blight and Bloom Infection Prevention with Antibiotics Dr. George Sundin, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
9:45-10:30 a.m. Using Products that Work to Control Fire Blight Dr. Kerik Cox, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University
10:30 a.m. Break
10:50-11:10 a.m. Antibiotic Resistance Dr. Frank Zhao, Plant Pathology, Endowed Chair in Bacterial Diseases of Tree Fruits, Washington State University
11:10-11:40 a.m. Biology of Shoot Blight Infections Katherine Olive, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Managing Fire Blight Infections: Pruning, Sanitation Dr. Tianna DuPont, Tree Fruit Extension Specialist, Washington State University
12:10-1 p.m. Lunch
1-1:20 p.m. Tree Response to Actigard/Apogee and other Inducers Dr. Xiaochen Yuan, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
1:20-1:50 p.m. Using Prohexadione Calcium and ASM for Shoot Blight Management Dr. George Sundin, Dept. of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
1:50 p.m. Discussion
2.5 DEC credit hours - must attend entire day
To receive credits, you must:
- Send a photocopy of your applicator ID to Janet at jev67@cornell.edu or 585 797-8368
- Attend the entire webinar
- Complete the Qualtrics surveys at the beginning and end of the meeting, including entering your name and DEC ID number exactly as it appears on your license.
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