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2023 Idaho Assocation of Plant Protection
November 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - November 2, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
The 2023 Idaho Association of Plant Protection will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the University of Idaho Minidoka County Extension Office (McGregor Building) in Rupert, ID. In-person registration ($30 standard, $20 for students) will begin at 12:00 PM on Wednesday with the program running from 1:00-5:00 PM. On Thursday, the program will run from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. A Zoom option is planned for the meeting.
The following credits are available:
Wednesday: 2 ISDA pesticide recertification, 3 Certified Crop Advisor (CCA, 2 IPM, 1 CM).
Thursday: 2 ISDA pesticide recertification, 3.5 Certified Crop Advisor (CCA, 2.5 IPM, 1 CM).
Hotel reservations must be made on your own. Please, contact any of the nearby hotels listed below for room rates and reservation. Burley Inn (www.burleyinn.com or 208-678-3501) Budget Motel (www.burleybudgetmotel.com or 208-678-2200); Holiday Inn Express & Suites (website or 208-678-0885); Hampton Inn Burley (website or 208-878-7040); Fairfield Inn & Suites Burley (website or 208-677-5000).
Meeting agenda:
| Wednesday, November 1st | |
| 1:00 | Open and review of season |
| 1:20 | What to look for in sourcing good seed potatoes – Jonathan Whitworth |
| 1:40 | Epidemiology and control of potato virus Y in Kenya – John Onditi |
| 2:00 | Integrated management of PVY – Kasia Duellman |
| 2:20 | Toxic Effects of Trap Crop on the Pale Potato Cyst Nematode – Lindsay Schulz |
| 2:40 | Sustainable Control of Potato Cyst Nematode in Idaho – Paige Hickman |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:20 | Developing direct tuber testing methodology for postharvest testing -Lisa Tran |
| 3:40 | Observations on early blight and brown spot in potato in 2023 – Trent Taysom |
| 4:00 | Efforts to reduce aerial stem rot in potato – Jeff Miller |
| 4:20 | What we should know about phytobiome, pathobiome, and storage – Gustavo Teixeira |
| 4:40 | Herbicide Tolerance in Fiber Hemp – Pam Hutchinson & Brent Beutler |
| Thursday, November 2nd | |
| 8:00 | Palmer amaranth and waterhemp tracking updates – Albert Adjesiwor |
| 8:20 | Grapevine viruses in Idaho revealed by deep sequencing – Gardenia Orellana |
| 8:40 | Curly Top Viruses and Phytoplasmas Associated with Beet Leahoppers – Carl Strausbaugh |
| 9:00 | Pheromone-lure-baited bucket traps for sugar beet root maggot – Beck Akhiwu |
| 9:20 | Cereal cover crops and herbicides for weed control in dry bean – Prayusha Bhattarai |
| 9:40 | Pea streak virus as a potential threat for pea and chickpea production – Edison Reyes |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:20 | RNA-I based insecticide on beneficial arthropods – Samuel DeGrey |
| 10:40 | Monitoring Moisture to Reduce Fungal Issues in Irrigated Crops – Jason Thomas |
| 11:00 | Biocontrol agents to control Fusarium dry rot in stored potatoes – Becka Hendricks |
| 11:20 | Highlights from the Potato Virus Initiative – Nora Olsen |
| 11:40 | Age related resistance for PVY management in potato – Kelie Yoho |
| Noon | Business meeting |
| 12:30 | Adjourn |