Nursery Nitrogen Management Workshop

Topics include Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans (INMPs), fate of applied N in nursery production, irrigation management, N nutrition, and software tools for tracking N application. 

WHEN:   March 11, 2020
              9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

WHERE: Hines Nursery-Winters
               8633 Winters Rd.,
               Winters, CA 95694

COST:    $15

AGENDA

This workshop is part of a research project funded by grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant and Fertilizer Research and Education Programs, the Horticulture Research Institute, and the Plant California Alliance.

POSTED PRESENTATIONS
Irrigation and nitrogen management plans: Where do nurseries fit?  Susan Fregien and Dana Kulsza, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

Where applied nitrogen goes in a nursery production system - Bruno Pitton, UC Davis

Nitrogen Management in containerized nursery crops - Don Merhaut, UC Riverside

Managing irrigation to reduce runoff - Loren Oki, UC Davis

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Leaching Fraction: A Tool to Schedule Irrigation for Container-Grown Nursery Crops