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2008 Proceedings - FSHS Vol. 121

Table of Contents

Krome Memorial Institute

(Non-Citrus Fruit Crops)

JORGE E. PEÑA, RITA E. DUNCAN, AND CHARLES W. MEISTER
Effect of Pesticides on Pests Affecting Tropical Fruit
Page 1-4

IRWIN DUARTE S., LIGIA NUÑEZ B., JORGE E. PEÑA, AND LIBARDO PINTO
Biology, Parasitoids, and Damage of Leptoglossus zonatus and Leptoglossus gonagra (Heteroptera: Coreidae) on Citrus
Page 5-9

LISA MYERS, JORGE E. PEÑA, RITA DUNCAN, AND JOHN B. HEPPNER
Microlepidoptera Complex Affecting Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota van Royen) in Florida
Page 10-13

MARK T. NICKUM, JONATHAN H. CRANE, BRUCE SCHAFFER, AND FREDERICK S. DAVIES
Response of Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) Trees to Flooding in a Very Gravelly Loam Soil in the Field
Page 14-18

JONATHAN H. CRANE, BRUCE SCHAFFER, YUNCONG LI, EDUARD A. EVANS, WANDA MONTAS, AND CHUNFANG LI
Effect of Foliarly Applied Acids and Ferrous Sulfate on Leaf Ferrous Iron Content and Leaf Greenness of Lychee Trees
Page 19-23

A.R. RAFIE* AND CHRIS MULLINS
Challenges for High Tunnel Production of White Guava
in Southern Virginia
Page 24-25

SARA RAMOS, MARÍA DEL CARMEN LIBRÁN, ANGEL GONZÁLEZ, ROBERT ROUSE, PHIL STANSLY, ANNETTE WSZELAKI, J. PABLO MORALES-PAYÁN, AND EVELIO HERNANDEZ
Control of the Caribbean Fruit Fly on Three Peach Cultivars in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Page 26-27

GARY K. ENGLAND, ELENA M. RHODES, AND OSCAR E. LIBURD
Thrips Monitoring in Blueberries
Page 28-29

OSCAR E. LIBURD, TERESIA W. NYOIKE, AND HECTOR A. ARÉVALO
Monitoring and Phenology of Thrips in Southern Highbush Blueberries
Page 30-32

PETER C. ANDERSEN, JEFF G. WILLIAMSON, E. PAUL MILLER, AND PAUL M. LYRENE
Performance of Highbush Blueberries in North Florida
Page 33-35

ALICIA WHIDDEN
Commercial Blueberry Production Methods in Hillsborough County
Page 36-37

XIA XU, JIANG LU, DANAE DALLING, HUANG HONG, CLIFFORD LOUIME, ZHONGBO REN, FITZ BRADLEY, AND RASHAD REED
Application of Embryo Rescue in Grape (Vitis) Cultivar Development
Page 38-40

ROBERT C. HOCHMUTH, LEI LANI DAVIS, WANDA L. LAUGHLIN, AND APRIL L. WARNER
Chestnut (Castanea sp.) Cultivar Evaluations for North Florida
Page 41-42

PAUL MILLER, JEFFREY G. WILLIAMSON, AND LUIS MEJIA
Preliminary Results on the Performance of Low-chill Peach Cultivars in North-central Florida
Page 43-45

JEFFREY G. WILLIAMSON, TODD W. WERT, JOSE X. CHAPARRO, PAUL MILLER, AND R.E. ROUSE
Flower and Vegetative Bud Set of Four Low-chill Peach Cultivars at Three Locations in Florida
Page 46-48

JEFFREY G. WILLIAMSON, TODD W. WERT, JOSE X. CHAPARRO, PAUL MILLER, AND ROBERT E. ROUSE
Climate Affects Fruit Shape of Four Low-chill Peach Cultivars in Florida
Page 49-51

HUMBERTO A. LEBLANC AND RICARDO O. RUSSO
Carbon Sequestration in an Oil Palm Crop System (Elaeis guineensis) in the Caribbean Lowlands of Costa Rica
Page 52-54

Citrus Section

JACOB SEARCY, FRITZ ROKA, AND THOMAS SPREEN
Scheduling the Harvest of Florida Oranges to Maximize Juice Production
Page 55-60

GERMAN BLANCO, FRITZ ROKA, JACQUELINE BURNS, AND RICHARD KILMER
Economic Value of an Abscission Compound for Mechanically Harvested Late-season ‘Valencia’ Oranges
Page 61-64

BOB EBEL, KELLY MORGAN, PETER NEWMAN, JACKIE BURNS, AND JIM SYVERTSEN
Effects of Short-term Drought Stress of ‘Hamlin’ and ‘Valencia’ Trees and CMNP Application on Fruit Detachment Force, Fruit Drop, and Fruit Quality
Page 65-68

WILLIAM R. LUSHER, JOHN L. JACKSON, AND KELLY T. MORGAN
The Florida Automated Weather Network: Ten Years of Providing Weather Information to Florida Growers
Page 69-74

JOHN L. JACKSON, KELLY T. MORGAN, AND WILLIAM R. LUSHER
Citrus Cold Weather Protection and Irrigation Scheduling Tools Using Florida Automated Weather Network Data
Page 75-80

SHIV D. SHARMA, MEGH SINGH, AND STEVE H. FUTCH
Glyphosate and Carfentrazone Herbicides for Difficult-to-control Weeds in Citrus
Page 81-84

JUAN MANUEL CEVALLOS-CEVALLOS, EDGARDO ETXEBERRIA, RUSSELL ROUSEFF, AND JOSÉ I. REYES-DE-CORCUERA
Metabolite Profiling of Healthy and Huanglongbing-infected Citrus Leaves
Page 85-89

STEVEN ROGERS
How the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council Works with Other Industry Organizations for Solutions to the Greening Crisis
Page 90-96

TIMOTHY M. SPANN AND W. CHRIS OSWALT
Citrus Greening Effects on Fruit Size Distribution and Yield in Citrus Trees
Page 97-99

ABEER KHALAF, VICENTE J. FEBRES, GLORIA A. MOORE, AND FREDERICK G. GMITTER JR.
Progress in Manipulating Citrus Defense Pathways in Favor of Citrus Resistance against Greening and Canker
Page 100-103

D.G. HALL, T.R. GOTTWALD, N.C. NGUYEN, K. ICHINOSE, Q.D. LE, G.A.C. BEATTIE, AND E. STOVER
Greenhouse Investigations on the Effect of Guava on Infestations of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Grapefruit
Page 104-109

RYAN ATWOOD AND LUKASZ STELINSKI
Evaluation of Low Volume Application Technologies for Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) Control: Initial Results
Page 110-112

JORGE E. PEÑA, R.E. DUNCAN, AND JOSEP A. JACAS
Dynamics of Mortality Factors of the Citrus Psyllid in Southern Florida
Page 113-117

JAMES H. GRAHAM, RUI P. LEITE, JR., HENRY D. YONCE, AND M. MYERS
Streptomycin Controls Citrus Canker on Sweet Orange in Brazil and Reduces Risk of Copper Burn on Grapefruit in Florida
Page 118-123

MANJUL DUTT, AHMAD OMAR, VLADIMIR ORBOVIC, GARY BARTHE, JULIE GMITTER, MONICA VASCONCELLOS, CHARLES DUNNING, AND JUDE W. GROSSER
Combating Huanglongbing and Canker via Genetic Engineering of Citrus
Page 124-129

L. GENE ALBRIGO
Citrus Yield, Fruit Quality, and Nutrient Levels Using Nitamin, CitriBlen, or Standard Ground Fertilizer
Page 130-133

ARNOLD W. SCHUMANN, JAMES P. SYVERTSEN, AND JAMES H. GRAHAM
Microbial Soil Amendments Do Little to Improve Citrus Tree Performance in Florida Soils
Page 134-139

WILLIAM S. CASTLE AND JAMES C. BALDWIN
Rootstocks Affect the 17-Year Survival and Performance of ‘Valencia’ Trees Grown in Immokalee
Page 140-144

WILLIAM S. CASTLE AND JAMES C. BALDWIN
Tree Survival, Growth, and Juice Quality of Early-season Sweet Orange Selections on Eight Rootstocks in Immokalee
Page 145-147

RANDALL P. NIEDZ
In Vitro Germination of Citrus Seed
Page 148-151

DENISE D. THOMAS AND NORMAN C. LEPPLA
The Likelihood and Consequences of Introduction of the Spherical Mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead), into Florida, and Its Potential Effect on Citrus Production
Page 152-154

ED STOVER, WILLIAM S. CASTLE, AND PETER SPYKE
The Citrus Grove of the Future and Its Implications for Huanglongbing Management
Page 155-159

BOB EBEL AND JACKIE BURNS
Incorporation of Air Temperature into a Model That Predicts Loosening of Sweet Oranges by the Abscission Agent CMNP
Page 160-163

Vegetable Section

BIELINSKI M. SANTOS
Evaluation of Nitrogen Rates and Irrigation Programs for Tomato Production in West Central Florida
Page 164-166

XIN ZHAO, JEREMY D. EDWARDS, BYUNG-HO KANG, ERIC H. SIMONNE, KAREN E. KOCH, ROBERT C. HOCHMUTH, STEPHEN M. OLSON, AND JOHN W. SCOTT
Plant Tumor Development on Tomato Derived from Lycopersicon hirsutum
Page 167-169

DANIELLE D. TREADWELL, AMY H. SIMONNE, THABILE P. NKAMBULE, ROBERT C. HOCHMUTH, WANDA L. LAUGHLIN, TERESA OLCZYK, CORSTIANA PEAVY, AND CATHERINE J. ROGERS
Yield, Chemical Composition, and Eating Quality of Heirloom Tomatoes Grown in the Subtropical Climate of Florida
Page 170-174

BIELINSKI M. SANTOS AND JOHN W. SCOTT
Response of ‘Fla. 8153’ Tomato to Nitrogen Fertilization Programs and In-row Distances
Page 175-177

ERIC SIMONNE, REVA DATAR, AMY SIMONNE, ROBERT HOCHMUTH, AND APARNA GAZULA
Sensory Evaluation of Red and Yellow Grape Tomato Varieties
Page 178-182

CHRISTINE M. WORTHINGTON AND CHAD M. HUTCHINSON
Fate and Movement of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Deep Creek in the Lower St. Johns River Basis of Northeast Florida
Page 183 -186

ZHIWEI CHEN AND CHAD M. HUTCHINSON
Evaluation of Alternative Fertilizer Programs in Seepage Irrigated Potato Production
Page 187-190

A.R. RAFIE AND CHRIS MULLINS
Greenhouse Bitter Melon Production in Southern Virginia
Page 191-193

DANIEL J. CANTLIFFE, JAMES E. WEBB, JOHN J. VANSICKLE, AND NICOLE L. SHAW
Increased Net Profits Result from Greenhouse-grown Colored Pepper Compared to Field Production in Florida
Page 194-200

TERESA P. SALAME, BIELINSKI M. SANTOS, CRAIG K. CHANDLER, AND STEVEN A. SARGENT
Horticultural Potential of Producing Florida Strawberry Cultivars under High Tunnels
Page 201-203

KENNETH D. SHULER, PEI-ANN N. SHULER, STEPHEN J. NIE, AND DEANNA V. SHULER
Growing and Marketing Basil at Local Green Markets in Southeast Florida
Page 204-207

DANIEL J. CANTLIFFE, JAMES E. WEBB, JOHN J. VANSICKLE, AND NICOLE L. SHAW
Potential Profits from Greenhouse-grown Organic Strawberries Are Greater than Conventional Greenhouse or Field-grown Strawberries in Florida
Page 208-213

KENNETH D. SHULER, PEI-ANN N. SHULER, STEPHEN J. NIE, AND DEANNA V. SHULER
Growing and Marketing Collards and Kale at Local Green Markets in Southeast Florida
Page 214-218

RAMU GOVINDASAMY, RICHARD VANVRANKEN, WILLIAM SCIARAPPA, ALBERT AYENI, VENKATA S. PUDURI, KIM PAPPAS, JAMES E. SIMON, FRANK MANGAN, MARY LAMBERTS, AND GENE MCAVOY
Ethnic Crop Opportunities for Growers on the East Coast: A Demand Assessment
Page 219-221

DANIEL J. CANTLIFFE, JAMES E. WEBB, JOHN J. VANSICKLE, AND NICOLE L. SHAW
The Economic Feasibility of Greenhouse-grown Cucumbers as an Alternative to Field Production in North-central Florida
Page 222-227

ROBERT KLUSON, ROY BECKFORD, AND ROBERT HALMAN
The South West Florida Small Farmer Network:A Participatory and Regional Approach to Diversified Horticultural Production Extension
Page 228-229

NICOLE L. SHAW, DANIEL J. CANTLIFFE, CHAD M. HUTCHINSON, STEVEN A. SARGENT, AND DAVID DINKINS
Greenhouse Production of the Famous St. Augustine Hot Pepper, the Datil (Capsicum chinense var.)
Page 230-233

ROMY KRUEGER, KOON-HUI WANG, ROBERT MCSORLEY, AND RAYMOND N. GALLAHER
Artificial and Natural Pollination of Sunn Hemp in Florida
Page 234-237

EUGENE J. MCAVOY AND WILLIAM M. STALL
Tolerance of Fresh Market Dill, Parsley, and Cilantro to Potential Herbicides in Florida
Page 238-240

JAMES F. PRICE AND CURTIS A. NAGLE
Comparative Activity of Registered and Experimental Miticides to Control Twospotted Spider Mite [Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)] in Plant City Area Strawberry
Page 241-243

EUGENE J. MCAVOY AND WILLIAM M. STALL
Tomato, Pepper, and Watermelon Tolerance to EPTC Applied under Mulch in Florida
Page 244-245

TERESA E. SEIJO, CRAIG K. CHANDLER, JAMES C. MERTELY, CATALINA MOYER, AND NATALIA A. PERES
Resistance of Strawberry Cultivars and Advanced Selections to Anthracnose and Botrytis Fruit Rots
Page 246-248

TERESIA W. NYOIKE AND OSCAR E. LIBURD
Application of Imidacloprid and Cultural Techniques for Management of Whiteflies in Cucurbits
Page 249-251

DAKSHINA R. SEAL
Effectiveness of Biological Insecticides in Controlling the Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Using Bacillus thuringiensis, Azadirachtin, and New Insecticides on Cabbage
Page 252-259

Handling and Processing

CELINE JOUQUAND, CRAIG CHANDLER, KEVIN GOODNER, AND ANNE PLOTTO
Optimization of Strawberry Volatile Sampling by Direct Gas Chromatography Olfactometry
Page 260-264

ANNE PLOTTO, ELIZABETH A. BALDWIN, T. GREG MCCOLLUM, JAN A. NARCISO, AND MIKE IREY
Effect of Early Detection Huanglongbing on Juice Flavor and Chemistry
Page 265-269

ADRIAN D. BERRY AND STEVEN A. SARGENT
The Potential Use of a Microsensor to Measure Endogenous Oxygen Content in Fresh Fruit
Page 270-273

JEANMARIE M. MITCHELL, DANIEL J. CANTLIFFE, HARRY J. KLEE, STEVEN A. SARGENT, PETER J. STOFFELLA, AND DENISE TIEMAN
Fruit Quality and Aroma Characteristics of a Specialty Red-fleshed Melon (Cucumis melo L.), ‘Red Moon’
Page 274-280

CAMILLE E. ESMEL, JOHN R. DUVAL, BIELINSKI M. SANTOS, STEVEN A. SARGENT, AND ERIC H. SIMONNE
Is Strawberry Fruit Firmness Associated with Tissue Ca Concentration?
Page 281-284

JOHN A. MANTHEY
Differences in Secondary Metabolites in Leaves from Orange (Citrus sinensis L.) Trees Affected with Greening Disease (Huanglongbing) (HLB)
Page 285-288

SHARON DEA, JEFFREY K. BRECHT, M. CECILIA DO NASCIMENTO NUNES, JEAN-PIERRE ÉMOND, AND KHE V. CHAU
Impact of Environmental Conditions during Distribution on Tomato Fruit Quality and Decay
Page 289-296

PREETI SOOD, CHRIS FERENCE, JAN NARCISO, AND ED ETXEBERRIA
Effects of Laser Labeling on the Quality of Tangerines during Storage
Page 297-300

MICHELLE D. DANYLUK, LORETTA M. FRIEDRICH, AND REZA EHSANI
Microbiological Evaluation of Mechanically Harvested Citrus Fruit
Page 301-303

JIUXU ZHANG
Detection of Microbial Populations on Freshly Packed Florida ‘Valencia’ Oranges
Page 304-306

WEIYANG ZHOU, WILBUR WIDMER, AND KAREL GROHMANN
Developments in Ethanol Production from Citrus Peel Waste
Page 307-310

RANDALL G. CAMERON, GARY A. LUZIO, WILBUR W. WIDMER, AND MUHAMMAD IQBAL
Biosorption Properties of Citrus Peel Derived Oligogalacturonides, Enzyme-modified Pectin and Peel Hydrolysis Residues
Page 311-314

GARY A. LUZIO
Microwave Release of Pectin from Orange Peel Albedo Using a Closed Vessel Reactor System
Page 315-319

KYUNG MYUNG, JAN A. NARCISO, AND JOHN A. MANTHEY
Removal of Grapefruit Juice Furanocoumarins by Four Edible Fungi
Page 320-321

MARK A. RITENOUR, BRIAN J. BOMAN, CUIFENG HU, JACQUELINE K. BURNS, AND JEAN BERTRAND CONTINA
Effect of Pre- and Postharvest Factors on Fresh Grapefruit Peel Breakdown
Page 322-325

Ornamental, Handling and Landscape

KIMBERLY MOORE
Evaluation of Cow and Swine Manures to Grow Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana Hook. f.) in Container Production
Page 326-330

JIMMY SOCASH AND HENRIQUE MAYER
Trees, Urban Environments, and Soil Volumes
Page 331-333

STACIA L. DAVIS, MICHAEL D. DUKES, AND GRADY L. MILLER
Irrigation Application Using Evapotranspiration-based Irrigation Controllers
Page 334-337

JAMES J. MUCHOVEJ, OGHENOKOME U. ONOKPISE, MARY J. WILLIAMS, AND KENNETH LIVINGSTON
Growing Medium Effects on the Establishment of Muhlenbergia capillaries
Page 338-339

MARY SHEDD, MICHAEL D. DUKES, AND GRADY L. MILLER
Effect of Irrigation Control on St. Augustinegrass Quality and Root Growth
Page 340-345

ROBERT H. STAMPS, JIANJUN CHEN, SEENIVASAN NATARAJAN, AND JUANITA POPENOE
Evaluations of New Controlled-release Fertilizers for Use in Production of Interiorscape and Landscape Plants
Page 346-349

LAURIE TRENHOLM AND DONALD P. RAINEY
Update on Turf Fertilizer Rules and Regulations and How to Conduct a Green Industry Best Management Practices Training
Page 350-352

ROBERT T. MCMILLAN, JR., AARON J. PALMATEER, AND WAGNER A. VENDRAME
Cercospora Leaf Spot Caused by Cercospora dendrobii on Dendrobium antennatoum Lindl. and Its Control
Page 353-355

HENRIQUE MAYER, EDWARD SKVARCH, PAM MATTIS, AND REBECCA JORDI
Designing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program for Hispanic Landscapers
Page 356-357

MARY LAMBERTS, HENRIQUE MAYER, RUBEN REGALADO, ADRIAN HUNSBERGER, AND CATHARINE MANNION
Developing a Bilingual Video/Video Podcast to Teach Clients How to Apply a Soil Drench Insecticide to Control a New Pest, the Fig Whitefly
Page 358-359

DOUGLAS L. CALDWELL
Staining Associated with Oxhorn Bucida (“Black Olive”) Trees (Bucida buceras): The Caterpillar and Eriophyid Mite Connection
Page 360-362

FORREST W. HOWARD, ROBERT W. PEMBERTON, AND HONG LIU
Erythrina Gall Wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in Florida, and Susceptibility of Erythrina herbacea (Fabaceae)
Page 363-369

NAMGAY OM, ROBERT MCSORLEY, AND JOHN J. FREDERICK
Response of Cut Flowers and Bedding Plants to Root-knot Nematodes
Page 370-373

KENNETH T. GIOELI
Tame Invasives Portal: A Solution for Your Life
Page 374-376

RUSSELL F. MIZELL, III, T. CHARLES RIDDLE, AND ANN S. BLOUNT
Trap Cropping System to Suppress Stink Bugs in the Southern Coastal Plain
Page 377-382

JAMES J. MUCHOVEJ, OGHENEKOME U. ONOKPISE, AND SUSAN BAMBO
Comparison of Ramet and “Wild Type” Establishment for Cogongrass, Imperata cylindrical
Page 383-384

LELAN PARKER AND JUANITA POPENOE
Using Banker Plants as a Biocontrol System for Spidermites
Page 385-386

GARY K. ENGLAND
Natural Solutions for Your Gardening Life
Page 387-388

CATALINA MOYER AND NATALIA A. PERES
Evaluation of Biofungicides for Control of Powdery Mildew of Gerbera Daisy
Page 389-394

ZHANAO DENG and BRENT K. HARBAUGH
Caladium Breeding: Progress in Developing Lance-leaved Cultivars
Page 395-398

EDWARD A. SKVARCH
Comparing the Costs and Educational Value of Delivering Distance Education Programming versus Traditional Face-to-face Classroom Education
Page 399-407

LAURIE E. TRENHOLM
Effect of Shade on Performance of St. Augustine Cultivars
Page 402-405

STEPHEN H. BROWN
Identification of the Four Forms of Plumeria rubra
Page 406-407