New Mexico, USA
June 12, 2014
New Mexico State University’s departments of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Extension Plant Sciences, Dona Ana County Extension and Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center will host an onion field day from 7:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 16, at Leyendecker.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with a welcome from David Thompson, associate dean for the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, scheduled for 8 a.m.
Chris Cramer, professor of horticulture, will lead a walking tour of NMSU’s Onion Breeding Program, to show growers results of NMSU’s current research on fusarium basal rot, iris yellow spot and onion thrips. This will be followed by a discussion on “Soil-Borne Diseases of Onions” led by Soum Sanogo, associate professor of fungal plant pathology.
Other topics to be covered are “Weed Management in Onion Fields” by Brian Schutte, professor of weed physiology; “Identification and Management Strategies for Iris Yellow Spot Virus” by Rebecca Creamer, professor of plant virology; and “Thrips Control Options” by Brad Lewis, assistant professor of entomology.
Two NMDA pesticide applicator continuing education units will be available for participants there for the weed and pest management portion of the event.
The event is scheduled to conclude around noon.
There is no cost to attend the field day. For more information about the onion field day, contact Walker at 575-646-4398 or swalker@nmsu.edu.
For a map and directions to Leyendecker, visit http://leyendeckersc.nmsu.edu/map.html.
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