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Slugs & Steins
Slugs & Steins: Lectures from UC Santa Cruz is a monthly series comprised of informal discussions highlighting UC Santa Cruz’s many amazing faculty members. Talks are held on the 2nd Monday of each month with topics ranging from organic artichokes to endangered zebras, self-driving cars to Shakespeare. All are welcome, and audience participation is encouraged. We encourage you to share the link far and wide as slugs and friends from around the world may join us.
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April 2024
What can organic strawberry research tell us about the health of our soil, plants, and humans?
Assistant Professor Joji Muramoto
Monday, April 8
6:30pm to 8:00pm
California leads the nation in organic agriculture. However, public support for organic agriculture in California is lagging. As the first organic production specialist with statewide responsibility, I will discuss the status and challenges of organic production in California. Further, soil-borne disease management in organic production will be discussed using a case study of California strawberries and the concept of integrated soil health management.
Dr. Muramoto, a soil scientist/agroecologist, is an Assistant Cooperative Extension Organic Production Specialist at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Center for Agroecology at UCSC. He also serves as an Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCSC’s Department of Environmental Studies. He came to UCSC from Japan in 1996. Since then, he has been conducting research and extension on fertility and soilborne disease management in organic strawberries in coastal California. He was hired to the current position in 2019 as the first specialist in the UC system fully dedicated to organic production.
Kraw Lecture Series on science and technology
The Kraw Lecture Series in Silicon Valley is made possible by a generous gift from UC Santa Cruz alumnus George Kraw (Cowell ‘71, history and Russian literature) and Raphael Shannon Kraw. The lecture series features acclaimed UC Santa Cruz scientists and technologists who are grappling with some of the biggest questions of our time.
These talks are free and open to the public and available via live stream.
Past Slugs & Steins lectures
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