Palm Management in the Florida Landscape

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences                                                                          3205 College Avenue

Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center                                                                 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314

 

 

Palm Management in the Florida Landscape

 

Date:  February 15-16, 2011 (2 days - Tuesday and Wednesday)

 

Time:  7:45 AM – 5:00 PM each day

 

Location:      University of Florida - IFAS

Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

3205 College Avenue

Davie, FL 33314

 

Registration Fee:  $300, checks only, payable to the "University of Florida"

 

Reservations/Payment By:  February 1, 2011 (or until class fills up)

 

Enrollment Limit:  40 persons.  Enrollment will be limited to 3 persons per company

initially.  If space is still available after February 1, this enrollment cap will be lifted.

 

CEUs requested:  ISA, FNGLA and FDACS (pesticide license)

 

Topics

(classroom presentations and field trip to palm groves on site)

Ÿ Diagnosing Palm Problems                                                       Ÿ Palm Insects

Ÿ Palm Anatomy and Growth                                                      Ÿ Palm Diseases

Ÿ Physiological Disorders                                                               Ÿ Normal Abnormalities

Ÿ Nutrient Deficiencies                                                  Ÿ Fertilizer Formulations

Ÿ Sampling and Leaf Analysis                                       Ÿ Fertilizer Application Techniques

Ÿ Transplant Issues                                                                          Ÿ Pruning Palms

 

Instructors:

·         Dr. Timothy Broschat, Palm Horticulturist, Nutrition and Fertilization

·         Dr. Monica Elliott, Palm Pathologist, Fungal Diseases

·         Dr. Robin Giblin-Davis, Palm Entomologist/Nematologist

·         Dr. Nigel Harrison, Palm Pathologist, Phytoplasma Diseases

 

For more information and to reserve your spot for "Palm School", contact:

Dr. Monica Elliott

e-mail:  melliott@ufl.edu

phone:  954/577-6315

 

 

Mary Beth Henry

Small Farms/Pesticide Licensing

Extension Agent I, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

1702 HWY. 17 S, Bartow, FL 33831 T: 863.519.8677 x 102  F: 863.534.0001

mbhenry@ufl.edu     http://polksmallfarms.com http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/ 

No Farmers No Food

 

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