Irrigation and Heat Stress Demonstration Field day

May 21st, 2025

Location: WSU Roza farm

115005-115001 W Kuhlman Rd, Prosser, WA 99350.

Join researchers, extension specialist, students and private industry to learn about the impact of water in plant physiology, plant nutrition and fruit disorders and demonstration of sensing technology for irrigation and heat stress.

Agenda:

• 8:30  Registration
• 9:00  Welcome and introduction to the WA 38 Demo orchard
• 9:05  Plant-Water relations; fundamentals and demonstration of pressure chamber
• 9:25  Irrigation Nutrient and Fruit disorders
• 9:45  Irrigation: soil-water relations
• 10:05 Integration and automation technology; demonstration
• 10:20 Heat impact on fruit quality
• 10:35 Heat stress monitoring technology
• 10:55 AWN Smart Farms: Sensing and Platform
• 11:10 Irrigation and Fogging systems integration
• 11:25 Needs assessment discussion

Sponsored Lunch

Register here.

For more information and sponsorship opportunity, please contact

Bernardita Sallato

Tree Fruit Extension Specialist

b.sallato@wsu.edu