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Pepper Conference General Schedule
May 21st - 23rd

Sunday, May 21st

5:00pm - 8:00pm	Conference Registration
6:00pm - 9:00pm	Opening Networking Reception - light food and wine in poster display area
7:30 - 9:30pm	Capsicum Germplasm Advisory Committee

Monday, May 22nd

7:30am - 8:30pm	Registration Continues and Continental Breakfast Opening Session

8:30 - Introduction - Bob Heisey
- Welcome Address - Dr. Ben Villalon, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M

8:45-9:30 - Keynote Address - Dr. Molly Jahn, Cornell University; newly appointed Dean, University of Wisconsin CALS. Keeping the Research Engine Strong in the 21st Century

9:30-10:15 Overview of Pepper Production and Culture Around the World . Various members of the Pepper Community from around the world will present information regarding the pepper crop in their areas of the U.S. and the world.

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:30 Overview cntd

11:30-12:00 Biotechnology Update - Allen Van Deynze, UC Davis Seed And Biotechnology Center

12:00-1:30 Lunch

Combined Session cntd

1:30-1:50 James Ayars, ASDA/ARS, Parlier, CA. Irrigation Water Requirements of Bell Peppers

1:50-2:45 Reports of Research Funded by the California Pepper Commission

- Richard Smith, UC Cooperative Extension
- Dr. John Trumble, UC Riverside
- Bill Chaney, UC Cooperative Extension
- Dr. Mike Matheron, University of Arizona

2:45-3:00 Break

Concurrent Sessions

PEPPER CULTURE AND PRODUCTION SESSION

3:00-3:20 Aziz Baameur, UC Cooperative Extension. Identification and Occurrence of Pepper Viruses in California Central Coast 2004 and 2005 Survey

3:20-3:40 Wesley Kline, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Evaluation of Bell Pepper Breeding Lines and Cultivars for Yield and Fruit Characteristics

3:40-4:00 Darrin Parmenter, University of Florida/IFAS. Evaluation of Bacterial Spot Resistant Bell Peppers

4:00-4:20 Erin Silva, New Mexico State University. Assessment of Postharvest Pathogens and Quality of Red Chile Peppers During Storage

4:20-4:40 Elio Jovicich, University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department. Broad Mite Biological Control in Greenhouse-grown Bell Peppers: Pest Management for Transplant and Fruit Production

BREEDING, GENETICS, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY SESSION

3:00-3:20 Erin Silva, New Mexico State University. Pollination Dynamics of Capsicum Species in Relation to Hybrid Pepper Production

3:20-3:40 Andrew Wyenandt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Evaluation of Skin Separation (Silvering) in Fruit of Bell Pepper Cultivars

3:40-4:00 Michael Mazourek, Cornell University. Genetic Control of Capsaicinoid Profile

4:00-4:20 Jae Bok Yoon, Seoul National University, Korea. QTL Mapping and Breeding BILs for Resistance to Anthracnosein Interspecific Hybridization Between Capsicum annuum and C.baccatum

4:20-4:40 Aniko Gemes Juhasz, Medimat Ltd/Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Doubled Haploids as Tools in Hungarian Paprika Breeding

Tuesday, May 23rd
7:30am - 8:30am - Light Breakfast

8:30am - 4:00pm - Tours w/ lunch

6:00pm - 7:00pm - Cocktail Hour

7:00pm - 9:00pm - Closing Rose Garden Reception
BANQUET SPEAKER - Dr. Cliff Ohmart, Research/IPM Director, Lodi/Woodbridge Winegrape Commission. How Can the Concept of Sustainability Help Pepper Growers