Presentations

  1. (2012) February 2, Introduction to the Olive: The Tree, Fruit and Growing Requirements Producing Olives in Florida. Potential for Producing Olives in Florida: Special Seminar and Workshop. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL.
  2. (2012) February 2, Evaluating and Preparing the Site, Establishing the Orchard, Producing the Crop. 2012. Potential for Producing Olives in Florida: Special Seminar and Workshop. UFL CREC, Lake Alfred FL.
  3. (2012) February 13, Ferguson, L. 2012 Effect of Global Warming on Olive Production. IV International Table Olive Conference, Seville Spain. February 13th – 15th 2012.
  4. (2012) February 26, Ferguson, L. 2012 Climatic Requirements for Olive Growth and Production: Table and OilOlives as an Alternative Crop for Florida. Lake Alfred Citrus Research and Extension Center.
  5. (2012) February 26, Olives as an Alternative Crop for Florida February 26th – 27th 2012 (meeting) Grower tour: 28th. Lake Alfred Citrus Research and Extension Center. Presenter and co-organizer during sabbatical at University of Florida February 26th – 28th 2012.
  6. (2012) April, Castro-García, S., Blanco Roldán, G.L., Jiménez-Jiménez, F., Gil- Ribes, J.A., Ferguson, L., Glozer, K., Krueger, W.H., Fichtner, E.J., Burns, J.K., Miles, J.A. and Rosa, U.A. 2012. Preparing Spain and California’s Table Olive Industries for Mechanical Harvesting. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Nuts, April 1-4, 2012. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL USA.
  7. (2012) April, Ferguson, L., Glozer, K., Crisosto, C., Rosa, U.A., Castro-Garcia, S., Fichtner, E.J., Guinard, J.X., Lee, S.M., Krueger, W.H., Miles, J.A. and Burns, J.K. 2012. Improving Canopy Contact Olive Harvester Efficiency with Mechanical Pruning. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Nuts, April 1-4, 2012. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL USA.
  8. (2012) April, Lee, S.M., C. Sirimuangmoon, K. Kitaswad, U.A. Rosa, J.K. Burns, W.H. Krueger, E.J. Fichtner, L. Ferguson and J-X Guinard. Sensory Characteristics and Consumer Acceptance of Mechanically (Canopy-Contact Harvester) Harvested California Black Ripe Olives. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Nuts, April 1-4, 2012. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL USA.
  9. (2012) April, Klonsky, K., J.A. Miles, W.H. Krueger and L. Ferguson. 2012. Economics of Mechanical Harvesting of California Table Olives. 2012. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Nuts, April 1- 4, 2012. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL USA.
  10. (2012) April 1, Ferguson, L., Glozer, K., Reyes, H., Rosa, U.A., Castro-Garcia, S., Miles, J.A., Roach, J., Wheaton, C., Huiling Hu and Moin, D. (2012).Evaluating California Pistachio Trunk Shaking Harvesters. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: International Symposium on Mechanical Harvesting and Handling of Fruits and Nuts, April 1-4, 2012. UFL CREC Lake Alfred FL USA.
  11. (2012) September 25, Ferguson, L., J.A, Miles, U.A. Rosa, S. Sergio-Castro Garcia,E.J. Fichtner, W.H. Krueger, J.X. Guinard, S.M. Lee, K. Glozer, C.H. Crisosto, J.K. Burns, J.L. Blanco-Roldan, J. Gil Ribes. 2012. Mechanical harvesting of Table Olives: California and Spain. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci. VIIth Int. Symp. On Olive Growing, San Juan, Argentina. Sept. 25th – 29th 2012.
  12. (2012) September 25, Ferguson, L, K. Glozer, C.H. Crisosto, H. Reyes, U.A. Rosa,S. Sergio-Castro Garcia, J.A, Miles, J. Roach, C. Wheaton, E.J. Fichtner, N.V. O’Connell, J.X. Guinard, S.M. Lee, W.H. Krueger, H. Hu, J.K. Burns, D. Moin. 2012. Improving Canopy Contact Olive Harvester Efficiency with Mechanical Pruning. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci. VIIth Int. Symp. On Olive Growing, San Juan, Argentina. Sept. 25th – 29th 2012.
  13. (2012) October 2, Ferguson, L. and B.L. Sanden. 2012. Managing Salinity in Pistachio Production. Ist International Seminar on Pistachios, San Juan Argentina. October 2-4th 2012.
  14. (2012) October 2, Ferguson, L. and B.L. Sanden. 2012.Pruning Mature Pistachios. Ist International Seminar on Pistachios, San Juan Argentina. October 2-4th 2012.
  15. *(2013) February 7, L. Ferguson, J.A. Miles, U.A. Rosa, S. Castro Garcia, E.J. Fichtner. W.H. Krueger, J.X. Guinard, K. Gloze, C.H. Crisosto, J. Burns,G.L. Blanco-Roldan and J. A. Gil-Ribes. 2013. Mechanical Harvesting of Table Olives: California and Spain. American Society of Agronomy: California Chapter Annual Meeting, Visalia, CA.
  16. *(2013) May, Pistachio Orchard Production Management Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int. Symp on Pistachios and AlmondsFerguson, L. 2013, May 27th- 31st 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  17. *(2013) May, Sanden, B.L., L. Ferguson and D. Corwin. 2013. Development and long term salinity tolerance of pistachios from planting to maturity using saline groundwater. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int. Symp. on Pistachios and Almonds., May 27th- 31st 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  18. *(2013) May, Allan, C. and L. Ferguson. 2013. Developing a growing season phenology model for pistachios. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int. Symp. on Pistachios and Almonds., May 27th- 31st 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  19. *(2013) May, Morad, M., B.L. Sanden, P.H. Brown, S.R. Grattan and L. Ferguson. 2013 Effects of increasing rootzone Ca2+ on Na+ uptake, transport and plant growth physiology in pistachio grown I saline soils. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int.Symp. on Pistachios and Almonds, May 27th-31st 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  20. *(2013) May, Godfrey, J., L. Ferguson, M. Zwieniecki and G. Drakakaki. 2013. Methods for Characterizing salinity response in pistachio rootstocks. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int. Symp. on Pistachios and Almonds., May 27th-31st 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  21. *(2013) May, Ferguson, L., Miles, J.A., Castro-Garcia and K. Glozer. 2013. Efficiency of California’s trunk shaking pistachio harvesters. Int. Soc. Hort. Sci.: Int.Symp. on Pistachios and Almonds., May 27-31 2013. Murcia, Spain.
  22. *(2013) May 27, Ferguson, L. 2014. Mechanical Pruning and Harvesting of Olives. 1st International Symposium on Olives. Croatian Institute of Karst Topography and Horticulture, Split, Croatia. June 1st – 4th 2013 .
  23. *(2013) July 22, Ferguson, L. 2013. Figs; An Old California Industry in Transition. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference, Palm Desert CA.
  24. *(2013) July 22, Ferguson, L., J.A. Miles, S. Castro-Garcia and K. Glozer. 2013. Efficiency of California Trunk Shaking Pistachio Harvesters. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference, Palm Desert CA. July 22-25th 2013.
  25. *(2013) July 24, Colloquium – Strategy for Developing Mechanical Harvesting of Horticultural Crops: Simultaneous Short-, Medium- and Long-Term Strategies. 8:00 -12:00 AM, July 24th 2013. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference. Palm Desert CA.Organizer and Editor of Published Proceedings: HortTechnology 24(3) 274-280.
  26. *(2013) November 23, Ferguson, L. and S.C. Wang. 2013 New Chemical Methods for Determining Olive Oil Freshness. 2nd International Conference on Olives in Palestine, Tulkarm, Palestine. November 23rd – 28th 2013.
  27. *(2014) July, Ferguson, L., J. A. Miles, W.H. Krueger, E. J. Fichtner, S. Castro-Garcia,T. Saracoglu, F. Jiminez-Jiminez and F.J. Romacho. 2014. Developing Mechanical Harvesting for California Black Ripe Table Olives: Olea europaea cv. ‘Manzanillo’. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference., Orlando FL July 27th– 30th 2014.
  28. *(2014) July 27, Allan, C. and L. Ferguson. 2014. Physiology of Fruit Growth as a Function of Heat in Commercial Pistacia vera spp. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference, Orlando FL July 27th – 30th 2014.
  29. *(2014) November 3, Ferguson, L., J.A. Miles, S. Castro-Garcia, T. Sarcoglu, F. Aranda, F Jiminez-Jiminez, W.H. Krueger, E.L. Fochtner. Developing Mechanical harvesting for California “Black Ripe” Table Olives (Olea europeacv. ‘Manzanillo’). OliveBioteq 2014: 5th International Conference for Olives and Olive Tree Products, Amman, Jordan. November 3-6th 2014.
  30. *(2015) Ferguson, L. 2015. Las Claves del ‘exito de la produccio’n de frutos secos en California.Simposio Nacional de Almendro y otros Frutso Secos; Lleida Agricultural Fair., Lleida Catalonia Spain. Simposio Nacional de Almendro y otros Frutso Seco.
  31. *(2015) C.H. Crisosto, C.H., L. Ferguson, M. Norton and G. Crisosto. 2015. Studies on Fertigation with Calcium and Potassium to Reduce Culls in Figs. International Society of Horticultural Science Vth International Symposium on Fig, Naples, Italy. August 31- September 3rd 2015.
  32. *(2015) Crisosto, C.H., L. Ferguson, J. Preece, T.J. Michailides, M. Lopez-Corrales and G. Crisosto. 2015. Developing the California Fresh Fig Industry International Society of Horticultural Science Vth International Symposium on Fig, Naples, Italy. August 31- September 3rd 2015.
  33. *(2015) May 26, Ferguson, L. 2015. Obtaining a PHD at University of California. Seminar Series: Department of Horticulture and Forestry, University of Palermo. Palermo, Sicily. May 26th 2015.
  34. *(2015) July 4, Ferguson, L. 2015. The Keys to the Success of the California Tree Nut Industry.World Food EXPO, Milan, Italy. July 4th 2015.
  35. *(2015) August 24, Ferguson, L. 2015. Perennial Horticulture in Pakistan: Interventions and InnovationsAgricultural Innovation in Pakistan Conference 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan. August 24th 2015.
  36. *(2015) November 9, Ferguson, L. 2015. Improving Afghanistan’s Pistachio Industry. Afghan Minister of Agriculture California Production Tour, Fresno, CA.
  37. *(2015) November 24, Ferguson, L. 2015. Mechanical Pruning and Harvesting of Table Olives. MechOlivar Conference and Field Day, Cordoba, Spain. November 24th 2015.
  38. *(2015) December 7, Producing Oil and Table Olives in Florida. Olive Production in Florida TourUFL CREC Lake Alfred FL. December 7th – 10th 2015.
  39. *(2016) May, Ferguson, L. 2016. Pistachio Production. Fruit Tree Irrigation and Cultivation Training CourseVolcani Research Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel. May 15th – 19th 2016.
  40. *(2016) August 8, Working in Afghanistan’s and Pakistan’s Agricultural Industries American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference. August 8st – 11th 2016. New Orleans LA.
  41. *(2016) August 8, Zhang, L., M. Zwieniecki and L. 2016. Ferguson Lack of Chill Influences Flower Development and Carbohydrate Content of Pistacia vera species. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Annual Conference, New Orleans LA. August 8st– 11th 2016.
  42. *(2016) August 8, Brar, G., L. Ferguson and C. Allan. 2016. Modeling Nut Growth as a Function of Heat Unit Accumulation in Pistacia vera. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci.Annual Conference, New Orleans LA. August 8st – 11th 2016.
  43. *(2016) October, Determining the oil and water content of single olives using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Int.Soc. Hort. Sci.: VIIIth International Olive Symposium, Split, Croatia. Octber 10th – 14th 2016.

 

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