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ASHS 2024 Conference

Mehdi Sharifi

Summerland Research and Development Centre

Research Scientist

Canada

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/dr-mehdi-sharifi

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Dr. Mehdi Sharifi is a “soil nutrient management” research scientist at Summerland Research and Development Centre in British Columbia, Canada. Before his current position, he was a professors at Trent and Dalhousie Universities. He completed two postdoctoral fellow positions in 2008 and 2005. Dr. Sharifi published several peer-reviewed scientific journal papers and presented in many national and international conferences. Dr. Sharifi’s research activities are focused on enhancing the environmental sustainability and resilience of agricultural systems through groundcover vegetation management and use of organic soil amendments. His interests extend to propagation and ethno-agronomy of culturally significant native plant species.

10:00am HST

PNM 1 - Evaluating Nitrogen Application Rates on Open-field Fresh-market Tomato Production in North Mississippi: Preliminary Results Kahili POM 1 - Prohexadione Calcium Does Not Affect Thinning Efficacy of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid in ‘Golden Delicious’ Nautilus

10:15am HST

POM 1 - Carbohydrate Status of Apple Fruitlets following Chemical Thinner Application Informs Sink Strength and Fruit Set Nautilus

10:30am HST

POM 1 - Performance of a reflectance spectroscopy model to predict apple fruitlet thinning efficacy Nautilus

10:45am HST

POM 1 - Overexpression of the Coding Sequence of Ma1 Decreases Fruit Acidity in ‘Royal Gala’ Apple Nautilus

11:00am HST

Wellness Station Coral 4/5 - Conference Central POM 1 - Carbohydrate And Nitrogen Storage Are Inversely Affected By Crop Load For 'Honeycrisp' And 'Gala' Apples Nautilus

11:15am HST

POM 1 - Striking the Right Balance: Innovative PGR Strategies for Fruit Drop Mitigation and Color Enhancement in Apples Nautilus

11:30am HST

POM 1 - Impacts of Rootstock and Crop Load Adjustment on Fruit Quality and Mineral Nutrients in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple Nautilus

11:45am HST

POM 1 - Rapid Fruit Growth Rates of Honeycrisp Apples Cause Premature Dysfunction of Xylem, Reduced Peel Calcium, and Increased Susceptibility to Bitter Pit Nautilus

12:10pm HST

GG 1 - Development of Haplotype-Phased, Chromosome-scale Genomes for Pomegranate South Pacific 2

12:15pm HST

PH 1/QUAL - Identification of Genes Associated with the Chilling Prerequisites for Ripening in European Pear South Pacific 1

12:20pm HST

POM 1 - Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Survival, Fruit Characteristic, and Thorn Length in Different Varieties of Citrus Coral 2 WCPM 1/HEMP - Impact of Cover Crops and Herbicides on Early Season Weed Control and Sweetpotato Storage Root Yield. Lehua Suite

12:25pm HST

PH 1/QUAL - Effects of Cooling Delay and Harvest Maturity on ‘Gem’ Pear Internal Breakdown Development South Pacific 1

12:29pm HST

Viticulture and Small Fruits 1 (VSF 1) South Pacific 4

12:30pm HST

WCPM 1/HEMP - Effects of Row-middle Cover Crops on Strawberry Plasticulture Production Lehua Suite

12:35pm HST

VCM 1 - Are Locally Sourced Biochar and Poultry Litter the Solution to Improving Soil Health and Sustainably Producing Tomatoes? Nautilus

12:50pm HST

VSF 1 - Creating a Practical Approach for Wine Grape Grower to Predict Grapevine Water Status by Precision Viticulture Technologies South Pacific 4

12:55pm HST

VCM 1 - Interseeded Clover Does Not Impact Pumpkin Yield Nautilus

1:00pm HST

POM 1 - Effects of Temperature and Light on Sunburn, and Preventing the Sunburn Damage by Chemical Suppressants in ‘Fuyu’ Sweet Persimmons Coral 2 VSF 1 - Effect of Planting Distance on PD Resistant Predominantly Vitis Vinifera Grape ‘502-20’ During the Years of Establishment South Pacific 4

1:10pm HST

POM 1 - Crown Gall Associated with Higher Risk of New Butt Rot Pathogen in California Almond Orchards Coral 2

1:20pm HST

VSF 1 - Evaluation of Cordon Training System in Blackberry Production South Pacific 4

1:25pm HST

VCM 1 - A New Tool to Manage Water and Nutrients in High Tunnel Tomato Production Nautilus

2:00pm HST

VCM 1 - Using the Feekes Growth Stage Scale to Predict the Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio of Cereal Cover Crops Kahili

2:15pm HST

VSF 1 - Prospects for Grapes in High Tunnels Nautilus

2:30pm HST

VSF 1 - Growing Grapes on the Texas High Plains: A Review of Grower Concerns and Recent Research Nautilus

2:45pm HST

VSF 1 - Improving the Climate Resilience of Wine Grape Vineyards via Trellis Selection and Applied Water Amounts in Warm/Hot Viticultural Regions Nautilus

3:00pm HST

VSF 1 - Heat Stress Effects on South Mississippi Grown Bunch Grapes Nautilus

3:15pm HST

VSF 1 - Rethinking Chill Models: The Role of Cold Hardiness, Freezing Temperatures and Daily Fluctuation on Promoting Dormancy Progression and Release Nautilus

3:30pm HST

CITR 1 - Can We Improve Growth and Production in HLB- Affected Citrus Trees Using Plant Growth Regulators? South Pacific 4

4:00pm HST

AI Innovation for Horticulture - Part 1 Coral 3

4:30pm HST

RHIZ - Enhancing Urban Food Production: A Multi-Omics Investigation of Microbe-Mediated Soil Improvement and Plant Nutrition in New York City Farms South Pacific 4

4:45pm HST

RHIZ - Root Characterization Analysis of Navajo Peach Seedlings South Pacific 4 WUM 2 - Microbial Community Composition and Accumulation Of Biofilms In Irrigation Pipes Using Nutrient Solutions with Different Nautilus

6:00pm HST

Welcome Reception Tapa Tower, 2nd Floor

8:00am HST

CITR 2/HIST - Precision Nutrition Management: Finding Optimal Methods for Leaf Nutrient Analysis in HLB-affected Citrus Trees South Pacific 1

8:15am HST

CITR 2/HIST - Cover Crop Effects on HLB-affected Citrus Tree Growth and Soil Characteristics: Results From a 3-year Field Trial South Pacific 1 PGR 1 - Effects of a Cytokinin-Containing Biostimulant Applied at Different Phenological Timings on Almond (Prunus dulcis) Yield South Pacific 3

8:30am HST

GG 1 - Air or Soil Temperature: Understanding the Cues for Dormancy Transition in Peach Coral 1 TECH 1 - Deep Learning Application for Field Phenotyping of Shoot Structure in Grapevine South Pacific 2

8:45am HST

CITR 2/HIST - Impact of Different Organic Matter Contents on ‘US-942’ Citrus Rootstock Physiology, Nutrient Uptake, and Root Morpholog South Pacific 1

9:00am HST

CITR 2/HIST - Soil Amendment Strategies to Rehabilitate Freeze Damaged Citrus Trees for Sustainable Crop Management South Pacific 1

10:15am HST

HSMP 1 - Saffron (Crocus sativus) Production in North Central New Mexico South Pacific 1

10:30am HST

VSF 2 - World Grape Rootstocks Pedigree Review Kahili

11:00am HST

VSF 2 - Use of glycine betaine and kelp extract mitigates heat stress in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Kahili

11:15am HST

WUM 1 - Assessing Water Status in Citrus Plants Using Thermal Imaging in Greenhouses South Pacific 4

11:30am HST

CHMG 1 - Enhancing Backyard Fruiting Cultivation Efficacy Through Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Techniques for Homeowners South Pacific 2 WUM 1 - The Impact of Irrigation Rates Based on Crop Water Requirement on Tree Growth and Water Relations in Commercial Citrus Groves South Pacific 4

11:50am HST

VCM 2 - Evaluating Cover Crop Biomass and Roller Crimper Technology for Effective Weed Control in Vegetable Systems South Pacific 3

2:15pm HST

PROP - Propagation Strategies and Epigenetic Variations in Vaccinium Berry Crops Lehua Suite

2:30pm HST

POM 2/HPRB/IPR - Do Plant “Growth Regulators” Really Regulate Growth? Plant Development And Plant Growth Are Not Synonymous. Nautilus

2:45pm HST

POM 2/HPRB/IPR - Using GDR to Enable Rosaceae Research - New Data, Functionality and Future Direction Nautilus ORGH/BioECP - Comparison of Plastic Mulch and Cover Crops - Roller Crimper Systems on Soil, Weeds and Yield in Strawberry Production South Pacific 4

3:00pm HST

CE 3 - Optimizing Sampling Methods for Sap Extraction to Enhance Plant Nutrient Analysis in CEA Coral 1 POM 2/HPRB/IPR - Raspberry Cultivar Evaluation Trial in Mississippi Nautilus

3:15pm HST

POM 2/HPRB/IPR - Evaluating Sufficiency Levels and Peach Leaf Analysis for Fertilizer Decision-Making Nautilus

3:30pm HST

POM 2/HPRB/IPR - Common Mechanisms Controlling Fruit Shapes may be Mediated by Changes in Cell Wall Properties Nautilus

3:35pm HST

ORGH/BioECP - Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: A Non-chemical Approach to Managing Weeds and Nematodes in Sweetpotato South Pacific 4

4:30pm HST

WCPM 2/IPR - Alternative Carbon Sources for Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in California Strawberry South Pacific 3

6:00pm HST

Graduate Student Poster Competition South Pacific 1

8:00am HST

Speaker Ready Room - Friday Sea Pearl 1-2 ASHS Presidential Address and Annual Business Meeting Coral 3

9:00am HST

Keynote Speaker: Kerry Kakazu Coral 3

9:30am HST

Coffee Break Coral 4/5 - Conference Central

9:59am HST

Organic Horticulture 3 (ORGH 3) South Pacific 3

10:00am HST

ORGH 3 - Biostimulants Promoted Onion Plant Growth and Helped Mitigate Drought Stress During the Seedling Stage South Pacific 3

10:15am HST

ORGH 3 - Effluent of the Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste as a Biofertilizer for Red Cabbage South Pacific 3

10:30am HST

ORGH 3 - Optimizing the Application of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation in Organic High Tunnel Vegetable Production Systems South Pacific 3

10:45am HST

ORGH 3 - Cover Crops Potential for Regulating Soil Moisture and Temperature in Drive-row of an Irrigated Organic Vineyard South Pacific 3

1:59pm HST

Pomology 4 (POM 4) South Pacific 3

2:00pm HST

POM 4 - Six -year Performance of Semi-dwarfing Peach Rootstocks From the NC-140 'Cresthaven' Trial in Western Colorado South Pacific 3

2:15pm HST

POM 4 - Nutritional Dynamics and Horticultural Performance of Peach Orchard in the United States in Response to Different Soil Amendment Programs. South Pacific 3

2:30pm HST

POM 4 - Influence of Low-, Medium-, and High-Chill Requirement Rootstocks on the Metabolomic Profile of Low-Chill Peaches South Pacific 3

2:45pm HST

POM 4 - Effects of plum tree architecture on canopy light environments and fruit quality South Pacific 3

3:00pm HST

POM 4 - Does the Utah Model Still Work in Utah? Evaluation of Existing Phenological Models for Tart Cherry in a Changing Climate South Pacific 3

3:15pm HST

POM 4 - A Mobile Cartographer System to Measure Tree Growth Within Tart Cherry Orchards South Pacific 3

3:30pm HST

POM 4 - Enhancing Uniformity in Tart Cherry Orchards Through Precision Management and Variable Rate Fertilization South Pacific 3

3:45pm HST

POM 4 - Tree temperature prediction to improve chill accumulation estimation in cherry under climate change South Pacific 3