This workshop will explore topics related to climate change impacts on temperate tree nut crops, including drought, salinity, freeze issues, and other environmental stressors. Additionally, participants will be given the opportunity to discuss relevance of topics to their specific commodity and share insights and suggestions with fellow researchers.
In this workshop we will be bringing in experts in pistachio and pecan cultivation to share their cutting-edge research and insights into mitigating the challenges posed by climate change. These esteemed speakers, who have dedicated their careers to understanding and addressing these issues, will provide valuable insight to workshop attendees and jumpstart discussion on this topic within groups. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss relevant issues of climate change on their crop within small groups before bringing ideas to the entire group.
The impact of climate change on tree nut crops is likely to be significant, given expected decreases in chilling, increased droughts, and fluctuations in winter temperatures leading to decreases in production if mitigation measures are not implemented.
In this workshop, we seek to foster fruitful discussion among researchers working with tree nuts and other orchard crops likely to be impacted by climate change in order to brainstorm solutions and targets for future research in this topic area.
Coordinator(s)- Lu Zhang, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States
- David Hlubik, Rutgers University, United States
- Phoebe Gordon, University of California Cooperative Extension, Madera, CA 93638, Madera County, United States
Speaker/Participant(s)- Louise Ferguson, University of California Davis, Extension Specialist, Davis, California, United States
Climate Impact on Tree Nut Crops - Pistachio Salinity (30 mins)
Summary: Dr. Louise Ferguson is an Extension Specialist at University of California Davis with several decades of experience in pistachio and other orchard crops and will be speaking on pistachio salinity. - Richard Heerema, New Mexico State University, Extension Specialist, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Climate Impact on Tree Nut Crops - Drought in Pecan (30 mins)
Summary: Dr. Richard Heerema is an Extension Specialist at New Mexico State University with a focus on pecans and will be speaking on drought in pecan. - Xinwang Wang, USDA ARS, College Station, TX, United States
Climate Impact on Tree Nut Crops - Pecan Breeding Associated with Climate Change (30 mins)
Summary: Dr. Xinwang Wang is a Research Geneticist for USDA ARS in College Station, TX and will be discussing challenges in pecan breeding associated with climate change.
