Join eOrganic for a webinar on managing soil pathogens in high tunnels with Anerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD). The webinar takes place at 11AM Pacific, 12 Mountain, 1 Central, 2 Eastern Time. It's free and open to the public and advance registration is required.
Register now at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T_pkmGPRTmu3wXUnSnl8Dw
About the Webinar
This webinar will provide basic information on emerging soilborne pest and pathogen issues affecting specialty crop high tunnel production systems in Pennsylvania and the use of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) as a sustainable management strategy to help with mitigation. Attendees will learn about i) key emerging soilborne pests and pathogens affecting high tunnel cropping systems; ii) how to implement ASD in high tunnels on a commercial farm and the effect of clear and black plastic on soil physicochemical properties and iii) the efficacy of ASD in suppressing plant parasitic nematodes and fungal pathogens. Results of the research conducted in Pennsylvania on different commercial specialty crop farms will be presented.
About the Presenters
Caterina Roman, is a MS student finishing her degree in Plant Pathology at The Pennsylvania State University studying the use of ASD for management of soilborne pathogens and bionematicides for nematode management.
Beth Gugino is a Professor of Vegetable Pathology at The Pennsylvania State University focusing on the diagnosis and management of vegetable diseases across the region.
Francesco Di Gioia is an Associate Professor of Vegetable Crops Science at The Pennsylvania State University focusing on the development of sustainable vegetable production systems.
Funding for this webinar is provided by USDA NIFA OREI Grant number 2021-51300-34914
Learn more about the project at https://eorganic.info/ASDEasyOrganic
