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Florida State Horticultural Society

 

2004 Annual Meeting

June 6 - 8

Sheraton World Resort, Orlando

 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

 

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Program at a Glance

 

Sunday - June 6

Afternoon Events

2:00                Executive Board Meeting

5:00                Awards Ceremony

6:00-7:00       Welcome Reception

 

Monday - June 7

Morning Events

7:00-8:00      Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:45      General Session

          8:30      Introduction and Welcome

          8:40      Presidential Address -Craig Campbell

          9:00      Principal Address - "The Phytonutrients: Food Sources and Health Benefits"

Dr. Beverly Clevidence

Research Leader of the Diet and Human Performance Laboratory,

Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, USDA/ARS 

 

 

10:00-noon      Concurrent Technical Sessions - A     

 

Afternoon  Events

1:30-5:00          Concurrent Technical Sessions – B, C

6:00-7:00          Industry Reception

 

Tuesday – June 8

Morning Events

7:00-8:00          Horticultural Breakfast - Invited Speaker: Tim Blank, Horticulturist and Manager of

                            Greenhouse Operations of The Land at Epcot. "Epcot's Hydroponic Production of Crops

                            from Around the World, IPM Strategies, Greenhouse Production Research, and the

                            Epcot Advanced-Student Program"

 

8:30-9:45          Annual Business Meeting

9:45-10:00        Break

10:00-noon      Concurrent Technical Sessions - D

 

Special Afternoon Session

1:00-4:00          “Resistance Management”

 

End of Meeting

 

FSHS Technical Session Schedules

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Special Programs

1) CEU Day

2) Master Gardener Program

 

Sectional Program Schedules

3) Citrus Section (Abstracts)

4) Handling & Processing Section (Abstracts)

5) Krome Memorial Institute (Abstracts)

6) Ornamental Section (Abstracts)

7) Garden & Landscape Section (Abstracts)

8) Vegetable Section (Abstracts)

 

 

UF/IFAS In-service Training Program

9) Resistance Management

 

 

 

Two Special Programs

 

CEU DAY at FSHS - Richard Tyson, Presiding

 

Monday Morning  8:00 – Noon               4 CEUs

 

8:00    General Standards/Core – The link between pesticide labels and IPM programs

            Tom MacCubbin, Orange County and Richard Tyson, Seminole County

 

Two CEU’s in the GS/Core Category

 

10:00  Nematode Pest Management

            Billy Crow, Entomology & Nematology Department, UF/IFAS

 

Two CEUs in Multiple Categories: Ornamental & Turf, Private Applicator Ag, Ag Row Crop, Ag Tree Crop Commercial Lawn & Ornamental, Limited Lawn & Ornamental, Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance, Demonstration & Research, Forestry, Right of Way  

 

Noon   End of Program

 

1:30 – 5:00 pm          Breakout Concurrent Sessions – check program for CEU’s

 

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Master Gardener Program – Tom Wichman, Presiding

 

Monday Morning  9:00 – noon     3 CEUs

 

9:00    Edible Flowers

Karen Jewell, Marigolds and Marmalade, Winter Garden

 

10:00  Temperate Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape

            Jeff Williamson, Horticultural Sciences Dept., UF/IFAS, Gainesville

 

11:00  Tropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape

            Jonathan Crane, Tropical Research & Education Center, UF/IFAS, Homestead

 

Noon   End of Program

 

1:30 – 5:00 pm          Breakout Concurrent Sessions – check program for CEU’s

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Sectional Program Schedule

  

Citrus Sectional Program – Joby Sherrod, Presiding

                                                           

 Monday Morning Session A

 

10:00  Factors Affecting Brix and Other Quality Attributes of Indian River Grapefruit

L. G. Albrigo and W.S. Castle, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred

 

10:15  Water Requirements for Flatwoods Citrus

Brian Boman, Indian River Research and Education Center, UF; and Sanjay Shukla, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, UF.

 

10:30  Irrigation Templates for Florida Citrus

Chet Townsend, Agrilink Florida Inc., Alva, Florida

 

10:45  Root Systems of Healthy and Declining Citrus Trees Growing in Flatwoods Soils

Mace Bauer, Indian River Research and Education Center, UF; Brian Boman, Indian River Research and Education Center, UF; Bill Castle, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF; Tom Obreza, Soil and Water Science Department, UF; and Ed Stover, Indian River Research and Education Center, UF

 

11:00  Evaluating Variable Rate Fertilizer Technologies in Florida Citrus

W. M. Miller, A. W. Schumann, and J. D. Whitney, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF

 

11:15  A Solution for the Anionic/Cationic Balance Problem in Mineral Nutrition Studies

Randall P. Niedz and T.J. Evens.  Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Ft. Pierce, FL  34945

 

11:30  Improving Efficiency of Field Trials through Optimizing Experimental Design

Ed Stover , Indian River Research and Education Center, UF;  and Ken Portier, Department of Statistics, UF

 

11:45  Preparing Trees for Citrus Mechanical Harvesting - Cost and Enhancing Harvesting
            Performance

F.M. Roka and R.E. Rouse, Southwest Research and Education Center, UF

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

Monday Afternoon Sessions

 

1:30- 3:00     Concurrent Session  B – Pest/Disease Management (6 papers)

                        1.5 CEU

 

1:30   The History of Sulfur Use on Florida Citrus and its Effect on Scale Populations and the Environment

Paul J. Driscoll, Grove Manager, Fort Pierce, FL

 

1:45    Copper Toxicity on Florida Citrus – Why Did it Happen?

Paul J. Driscoll, Grove Manager, Fort Pierce, FL

 

2:00    The Use of Serenade® Biofungicide to Control Foliar Fungal Diseases of Florida Citrus

H. Brett Highland, AgraQuest, Inc, Nokomis, FL. and L. W. Timmer, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL

 

2:15    Efficacy of Envidor^TM, a New Acaricide from Bayer CropScience, Against Eriophyidae Mites on Florida Citrus

Marco A. Toapanta¹, John Bell², Joby Sherrod³, Roy Morris², and Richard Rudolph⁴, ¹Bayer CropScience, Tampa, ²Bayer CropScience, RTP, NC, ³A. Duda and Sons, LaBelle, ⁴Bayer CropScience, MO 

 

2:30    Drift potential of citrus air-carrier sprayers

M. Salyani and M. Farooq, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, UF

 

2:45    Preliminary Evaluation of Nonsynthetic Herbicides for Weed Management in Organic Orange Production

C. A. Chase, Horticultural Sciences Department; J. M. Scholberg and G. E. MacDonald, Agronomy Department, UF

 

3:00  Sectional Business Meeting

 

3:15  Break

 

3:30-5:00      Concurrent Session C - Pest/Disease Management (6 papers) 1.25 CEU

 

3:30    Effects of Soil Liming on Citrus Seedling Growth and Diaprepes Root Weevil Larval Survival

Hong Li, James P. Syvertsen, Clay W. McCoy, Robin J. Stuart, and Arnold W. Schumann, University of Florida, IFAS, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred

 

3:45  Effect of Chemically Treated and Untreated Populations of Diaprepes abbreviatus on the Growth, Development and Survival of ‘Hamlin’ Orange Trees Budded to Five Rootstocks
C. W. McCoy, W. S. Castle, J. H. Graham, J. P. Syvertsen, A. W. Schumann, and R. J. Stuart, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF, IFAS.

 

4:00    Web-Based Reporting of Abundance of Adult Diaprepes Root Weevils from Six Sites in Florida Using Tedders Traps, 2001-2003

S. H. Futch, L. W. Duncan, Citrus Research & Education Center, U/IFAS, F, M. Zekri, Hendry County Extension Service, LaBelle

 

4:15    Soil, Rootstock, and Climatic Factors Affect Populations of Phytophthora nicotianae in South Florida Citrus Plantings

¹D. B. Bright, ²M. S. Irey, ²L. E. Baucum, and ¹J. H. Graham, ¹Citrus Research and Education Center, UF, Lake Alfred, and ²U.S. Sugar Corporation, Clewiston, FL

 

4:30    Status of The Citrus Canker Eradication Program In Florida And University of Florida Citrus Canker Extension Program

H.L. Chamberlain, P.D. Roberts, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, UF, L.W. Timmer, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF, and M. Zekri, Southwest Florida Multi-County Citrus Extension, Hendry County Extension Office, UF

 

4:45    Organic Citrus Production in Florida: Results of a 2003-2004 Survey

Kevin Athearn, Food and Resource Economics Dept., UF/IFAS (student paper)

 

5:00    End of Afternoon Session

 

Tuesday Morning Sessions

 

10:00-11:30 Concurrent Session D – Genetics (5 papers)

 

10:00  Gene Promoters and Their use in Citrus and Other Horticulture Crops

Michael G Bausher, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Ft.    Pierce

 

10:15  Evaluation of New Citrus Rootstocks for ‘Bearss’ Lime Production in Southern Florida

W.S. Castle, Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC), UF, IFAS, Lake Alfred, R.J. Schnell, USDA Subtropical Horticulture Research Station (SHRS), Miami, J.H. Crane, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF, IFAS, Homestead, J.W. Grosser, CREC, F.G. Gmitter Jr., CREC, T. Ayala-Silva, SHRS, and K.D. Bowman, USDA, Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce.

 

10:30  Importance of Post-harvest Evaluations in a Fresh Fruit Breeding Program:  USDA 77-19 A Case In Point

T.G. McCollum and J.X. Chaparro, USDA, ARS, USHRL, Ft. Pierce

 

10:45  Comparison of Citrus Rootstock Performance upon artificial Infestation with Phytophthora

U. Albrecht, K. D. Bowman, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Fort Pierce

 

11:00  Nursery Performance of New Citrus Rootstocks

K. D. Bowman¹ and L. Faulkner², ¹United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Ft. Pierce, ²Becker Citrus Nursery, Ft. Pierce

 

11:15-11:30   Discussion / End of Session

 

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Handling & Processing Section – Mark Ritenour, Presiding

 

Monday Morning Session

 

10:00-12:00  Concurrent Session A (7 papers)

 

10:00     Relocations in the Florida Fresh Fruit Industry

               David J. Hall, Fresh Mark Corporation, 622 E. Myers Blvd, Mascotte, FL 34753

 

10:15     Degreening in the 1950s: Establishing Basic Principles

               Bill Grierson, 18 Golf View Circle N.E., Winter Haven, FL 33881

              

10:30     Growth Conditions Affect Sheepnosing in Grapefruit

               J.P. Syvertsen¹, L. G. Albrigo¹, M.A. Ritenour², R. C. Vachon³, J.M. Dunlop¹, R.R.Pelosi² and M.S. Burton ²  UF, IFAS, ¹CREC, Lake Alfred, and ²IRREC, Ft. Pierce, ³The Packers of Indian River Ltd., Ft. Pierce

              

10:45     Preparation and Properties of Carnauba Wax Coatings Made with Ammonia Rather than Morpholine

               R. D. Hagenmaier, Citrus and Subtropical Products Research Center, USDA/ARS

 

11:00     Postharvest Peel Pitting in Citrus is Induced by Changes in Relative Humidity

               Fernando Alferez, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF, Lorenzo Zacarias, Instituto de Agroquimica y Tecnologia de Alimentos (CSIC), Valencia, Spain, and Jacqueline K. Burns, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Lake Alfred.

 

11:15     Granulation of Florida Citrus

               Mark A. Ritenour¹, Gene Albrigo², and Jackie Burns². ¹Indian River Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Fort Pierce, ²Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Lake Alfred.

 

11:30     Postharvest Quality, Nutritional Benefit, and Acceptance of LB8-9 as a New Fresh Fruit Variety

               Huating Dou (FDOC), Fred Gmitter (UF/IFAS), Gary Coates (FDOC), and Wendy Wei (FDOC). Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred  

 

11:45     Discussion

 

LUNCH BREAK

 

Monday Afternoon Sessions

 

1:30- 3:00     Concurrent Session B (5 papers)

 

1:30       Influence of Ethylene on Natural Resistance of Citrus Fruit to Stem-End Rot Caused by Diplodia natalensis and Postharvest Control of this Decay

               Jiuxu Zhang, Florida Department of Citrus, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred

 

1:45       Effect of Exogenous Ethylene Exposure on the Postharvest Quality of Beit Alpha Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus ‘Manar’)

               Alfredo M. Villalta and Steven A Sargent, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville. (student paper)

 

2:00       Impact Thresholds to Maximize Postharvest Quality of Roma-Type Tomato

               Eunkyung Lee, Adrian D. Berry, and Steven A. Sargent, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville. (student paper)

 

2:15       Short-Duration, Hot Water Treatment for the Control of Chilling Injury and Postharvest Decay in Citrus

               Karthik Joseph John Karuppiah¹, Mark A. Ritenour¹, Jeffery K. Brecht², T. Greg McCollum³ and Michael S. Burton¹. ¹Indian River Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Fort Pierce, ²Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville and ³USDA ARS US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce. (student paper)

 

2:30      In Vitro Evaluation of Selected Essential Oils as Fungicides against Penicillium digitatum

              David J. Hall and Y. Janet Fernandez, Fresh Mark Corporation, 622 E. Myers Blvd Mascotte, FL 34753

 

2:45       Discussion / Open

 

3:00  Sectional Business Meeting

 

3:15  Break

 

3:30-5:00      Concurrent Session C (5 papers)

 

3:30       Delay in Color Changes and Softening of 'Florida 47' Tomato Fruit Treated with SmartFresh^®

               B. M. Hurr and D.J. Huber, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville.

 

3:45       Differentiating Orange Juices Using Routine Analyses as Compared to Instrumental Methods

               K.L. Goodner, USDA-ARS Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, FL

 

4:00       Microflorae of Orange Surfaces and Juice from Fruit in Processing Facilities and the Effect of Grading

               R. M. Goodrich and M.E. Parish, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Lake Alfred.

 

4:15       Features of the UF Worker Health and Hygiene Training Program for Fresh Produce in Florida

               Amy Simonne¹, Jeffrey K. Brecht², Mark A. Ritenour³, Steven A. Sargent², and Keith R. Schneider⁴; ¹Department of Family, Youth & Community Science, ²Horticultural Sciences Department, ³Indian River REC- Ft. Pierce, ⁴Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida/IFAS.

 

4:30       Characterization of Esterified Blocks in Pectin Homogalacturonan Regions After De-esterification with the Thermally Tolerant Pectin Methylesterase from Citrus Fruit

               R. G. Cameron, G. Luzio, S. W. Kauffman, K. Grohmann, U.S.D.A./ARS, Quality Improvement in Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, FL.

 

4:45       In Vitro Response of Penicillium digitatum and Geotrichum candidum to Ultraviolet (UV-C) Exposure

               Y. Janet Fernandez and David J. Hall, Fresh Mark Corporation, Mascotte, FL

 

5:00       End of Afternoon Session

 

Tuesday Morning Session

 

10:00-11:30 Concurrent Session D (4 papers)

 

10:00     The Development and Use of a Sensory Lexicon for the Evaluation of Coconut (Cocos nucifera) Water Beverage

               R. M. Goodrich, Citrus Research and Education Center, UF/IFAS, Lake Alfred, and R.P Bates and C.A. Sims, Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville.

 

10:15     Effect of Polysaccharide Coatings on Quality of Fresh Cut Mangoes (Mangifera indica)

               Anne Plotto, and Elizabeth Baldwin, USDA/ARS, Citrus & Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, FL; Jinhe Bai, Oregon State University, Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hood River, OR; Nithiya Rattanapanone, Department of Food Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

 

10:30     Pre- and Postharvest Application of ReTain^® to ‘Red Lady’ Papaya: Effects on Harvest Maturity, Ripening and Quality

               Adrian D. Berry, Steven A. Sargent, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, Craig A. Campbell, Valent BioSciences Corp., Orlando, and Carl W. Campbell, Tropical Research & Education Center, Homestead

 

10:45     Drying Wildflower Seeds Using Tobacco Barns

               Michael T. Talbot, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, UF/IFAS, Gainesville.

 

11:00     Determination of Galacturonic Acid Content of Pectin Using a Microtiter Plate Assay

               Gary A. Luzio, USDA/ARS Citrus & Subtropical Products Lab., Winter Haven, FL

 

11:15     Development of Aroma Measurements by Electronic Nose and Gas Chromatography for Mango (Mangifera indica) Homogenate and Whole Fruit

               Marc Lebrun and Marie-Noelle Ducamp, CIRAD, Montpellier, France, Anne Plotto, Kevin Goodner, and Elizabeth Baldwin, USDA/ARS, Citrus & Subtropical Products Laboratory, Winter Haven, FL

 

11:30     Discussion

 

11:45     End of session

 

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Krome Memorial Institute - Richard Campbell, Presiding

 

 Monday Morning Session

10:00-12:00  Concurrent Session A (8 papers)

10:00  The National Plant Germplasm Repository System: The Case of the Subtropical and Tropical Horticulture Research Stations Germplasm Repositories in Miami, FL, Mayaguez, PR and Hilo, HI

            Tomas Ayala-Silva, Raymond Schnell, and Alan Meerow USDA, ARS, National Germplasm Repository, Subtropical Horticultural Research Station, Miami, FL.

 

10:15 How Much South Florida Consumers Know About the Availability of Florida Grown Lychee and Longan

A. R. Rafie, Carlos Balerdi, Miami-Dade County Cooperative Extension Service, UF, and Jonathan Crane, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF, Homestead 

 

10:30 Sources of Continuous-Education and Training Utilized by Miami-Dade Growers and Golf Course Managers

R. Muñoz-Carpena, J.H. Crane, Tropical Research and Education Center, UF, G.D. Israel, Agricultural Education and Communication Dept., UF.

 

10:45  Breeding and Selection of Jackfruit for South Florida

Richard J. Campbell, S. El-Sawa, J. Wasielewski, N. Ledesma, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, FL and T. Ayala-Silva, USDA, ARS, National Germplasm Repository, Subtropical Horticultural Research Station, Miami, FL.

 

11:30  Genetic Variation Among Cultivated Selections of Mamey Sapote (Pouteria spp., Sapotaceae)

Susan Carrara, Florida International University, Richard Campbell, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Raymond Schnell, USDA-ARS (student presentation)

 

11:45  The ‘Torbert’ Mango

Campbell, C.W., Univ. of Florida, TREC/Fairchild Tropical Garden and R.J. Campbell, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, FL

 

12:00  Model for Community Outreach with the International Mango Festival at Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, Florida

Noris Ledesma and Richard J. Campbell, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, FL