Passion Fruit Field Day

Passion Fruit Field Day

Passion Fruit Field Day

Date and time

Thursday, August 1 · 9am - 3pm EDT

Location

2556 W Hwy 318

2556 West Highway 318 Citra, FL 32113

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration & Introductions

Mark Bailey and PSREU Team

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Field trip to passion fruit plot (before it gets too hot)

Dr. Ali Sarkhosh, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department and Mark Bailey, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Intro to passion fruit production

Mark Bailey, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Research update, high tunnel vs. open field

Dr. Ali Sarkhosh, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Harvest maturity effects on fruit shelf life and pulp quality

Dr. Uzman Chaudhry and Dr. Steve Sargent, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Nutrition & Culinary uses of passion fruit

Rebecca Elliott, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Sensory Evaluation results & passion fruit taste testing

Mark Bailey, Rebecca Elliott, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Short Break

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM

Passion fruit IPM / Pest control

Dr. Jonathan Crane, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Student Presentation

3:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Adjourn

About this event

  • 6 hours

Tickets

Frequently asked questions

Please contact Dr. Ali Sarkhosh, at sarkhosha@ufl.edu or (352) 273-4788

Please RSVP by July 23rdh, 2024, or call Lesley Reddick at (352) 591-2678

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