Field Day 2025 Information and Handouts

Strawberry Center 9th Annual Field Day
Thursday • July 24, 2025

Over 600 strawberry growers, researchers and industry representatives from all over California (and beyond) gathered again this year for the 9th annual Strawberry Center Field Day! Attendees rotated through five stations that featured 25 dynamic demonstrations by student researchers, CSC engineers and industry partners. 

General questions or inquiries? Email us @ strawberrycenter@calpoly.edu

FIELD DAY 2025 BOOKLET 

Complete Field Day 2025 Handout Booklet (PDF)
Field Day Agenda  (PDF) 
2025 Sponsors Sheet (PDF)
2025 In-Kind Donors Sheet (PDF)
 

Individual Presentation Handouts (PDFs) 

1. Evaluation of Plinazolin® against twospotted spider mite
2. Evaluation of organic miticides against twospotted spider mite and Lewis mite
3. Evaluation of select organic and conventional insecticides against multiple aphid species in strawberry 
4. Efficacy of Sephina® against western flower thrips
5. Evaluation of conventional, biological, and natural products for control of Botrytis fruit rot, early season 2025
6. Effect of biostimulants on yield and plant quality on fall planted strawberries
7. Evaluation of fungicides for strawberry powdery mildew management under greenhouse conditions
8. Evaluation of strawberry host plant resistance to powdery mildew in 21 genotypes under greenhouse conditions
9. Characterization of laser irradiation dosage on strawberry runners
10. Operator Aid System (OAS)
11. Evaluating host resistance to Macrophomina root rot in strawberry
12. Evaluating host resistance to Verticillium wilt in strawberry
13. Mite cultivar evaluation for host plant resistance to twospotted spider mite
14. Effect of abiotic stresses on Macrophomina root rot development in California strawberry
15. Effect of nano-encapsulated, commercially available orange oil to control Botrytis fruit rot
16. Cal Poly strawberry disease diagnostic service activity - 2025
17. Wheat cover cropping and crop termination for Macrophomina root rot management of strawberry
18. Portable equipment sanitizing station for California strawberries
19. Heated hole puncher
20. Evaluation of UV-C light for control of twospotted spider mite, Lewis mite, and Lygus hesperus
21. Interactive effects of fungicides and adjuvants on Phytoseiulus persimilis
22. Miticide tolerance in field populations of twospotted spider mite in California strawberry production
23. Comparison of preventative Neoseiulus californicus releases against a grower
    standard predatory mite program in fall planted strawberries
24. Assessing quality control methods of commercially reared Phytoseiulus persimilis for biological control

FIELD DAY PRESS 

Helping Strawberry Fields Forever Thrive - Redox Grows Podcast, Episode 129

Cal Poly's Strawberry Center shares research with farmers during July field day - New Times SLO

Students present 'valuable' research at 9th annual Strawberry Center Field Day - KSBY News

Thank you to our 2025 Field Day SPONSORS and IN-KIND DONORS!