CARIBBEAN FOOD CROPS SOCIETY 44 Forty Fourth Annual Meeting 2008

Miami, Florida, USA

Vol. XLIV - Number 2 Continued Poster Session Abstracts With Some Posters Expanded as Full Papers

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Xlll 2007-2008 CFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair: Dr. Héctor Santiago, University of Puerto Rico Vice Chair: Dr. Kwame Garcia, University of the Virgin Island Secretary: Mr. Wilfredo Colon, Universidad del Este, Puerto Rico Treasurer: Dr. Alberto Beale, University of Puerto Rico President 2007- 2008: Dr. Jimmy Cheek, University of Florida

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES English: Mr. Kwame Garcia, UVI, University of the U.S. Virgin Islands Dr. William F. Brown, University of Florida Mr. Bruce Lauckner, CARDI, Trinidad and Tobago

Spanish: Dr. Wilfredo Colon, Universidad del Este, PR Mr. Jerry Dupuy, Private Sector, Dominican Republic Dr. Héctor Santiago, University of Puerto Rico

French: Mr. Marceau Farant, INRA, Guadeloupe Dr. Jean Louis Diman, INRA, Guadeloupe Dr. Isabelle Jean-Baptiste, AMADEPA, Association Martiniquaise por le Développement des Plantes Alimentaires, Martinique

Dutch: Prof. Robert Tjien Fooh, ADEKUS, Suriname

ADVISORY BOARD Dr. Altagracia Rivera de Castillo, Dominican Republic, President Dr. Claude Vuillaume, CIRAD, Guadeloupe Dr. Harry Ozier Lafontaine, INRA, Guadeloupe Dr. Arlington Chesney, CARDI, Caribbean Region Dr. Rafael Perez Duverge, IDIAF, Dominican Republic Prof. Vivian Carro, UPR, Puerto Rico Dr. Chelston W. D. Brathwaite, IICA, Costa Rica Dr. Errol Rhoden, HBCU, USA Dr. Guy Anais, INRA (retired), St. Martin Dr. Louis Petersen, DO A, U.S. Virgin Islands Dr. Cassel Gardner, FAMU, Florida Dr. Wendel Parham, CARDI, Trinidad and Tobago

xiv sfOOD CROPt. 1 W^ UNIVERSITY of UF FLORIDA IFAS

Caribbean Food Crops Society 44th Annual Meeting July 13-17, 2008

Miami Beach Resort and Spa Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Repositioning Caribbean Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability

Reposicionando la Agricultura Caribena: Retos y Oportunidades para la Sostenibilidad

Repositionner l'agriculture de la Caraïbe : Défis et opportunités pour la durabilité

Caribbean Food Crops Society

POSTER SESSION

Poster Session Abstracts with Some Posters Expanded into Full Papers

Poster Session Edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 44th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN FOOD CROPS SOCIETY xii

Published by the Caribbean Food Crops Society xiii

2007-2008 CFCS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS xiv

BOARD OF DIRECTORS xiv

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES xiv English xiv Spanish xiv French xiv Dutch xiv ADVISORY BOARD xiv

xv TABLE OF CONTENTS Number 2 Continued XV-XXlll

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 356

NATURAL RESOURCES 356

Impact of Coffee Management Practices on the Soil Ecosystem: Earthworm Community Function, J. A. Amador, K. Winiarski, andD. Sotomayor-Ramirez 356

Factores de Transferencia Suelo-Hojas de Metales PesadoS (Co, Cu, Ni, Zn) en Prunus Persica L., Orihuela, DL., Hernândez, J.C., Colon, W., andBastida, F. . 365

Caracterizaciôn del Transporte de Nutrientes y Sedimentos en Suelos Enmendados con Residues Orgänicos ve Vaqueria, G. Ardila, D. Sotomayor Ramirez, G. Martinez, y L. Perez Alegria 379

Tillage Effects on a Crop Rotation of Yam, Eggplant, Bean and Corn in Oxisol, Ultisol and Vertisol Soils in Puerto Rico, Wanda I. Lugo, Agenol Gonzâlez, Elvin Romän, Nydia Rafols and Héctor Lugo 380

Relationship between Vegetative Covers and Soil Physical Properties of one Mollisol on Phytophthora cinnamomi Occurrence in Avocado Persea americana Mill, in Puerto Rico, Beatriz E. Torres Ordonez, C. Estévez de Jensen, V. Snyder, y M. Vazquez 387

FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND SPECIALTY CROPS 388

Respuesta de Lineas de Habichuela (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) a Diferentes Niveles de Fertilidad en un Oxisol, R. Dorcinvil, D. Sotomayor Ramirez, and J. Beaver 388

Response of Taro var. Lila or Bun Long to Levels of Supplemental Irrigation, Luis E. Rivera, Carlos E. Ortiz, and John J. Cho 389

Production of Table Cucumber (Cucumis sativa) on Two Trellis Systems in North Florida, C. S. Gardner, G.L. Queeley, Κ. T. Grant, B. G. Brown and T. Hylton 393

Effects of Bulbils Weight Used as Seed on Tuber Yield of Greater Yam Belep (dioscorea alata I.), David Hammouya, Marceau Farant, J. Lator, and J. L. Irep 398

Performance of a Quality Protein Maize Variety Grown in a Vertisol, Elvin Romän-Paoli, and James Beaver 399

Effects of Plastic Mulch on Development and Nodulation of Cowpeas, Steven H. Wysinger, E. G. Rhoden, V. Khan, C. Stevens, and J. R. Bartlett 400

xvi The Effect of Lime Application on Emergence and Growth of Castor Oil Plants, Ronald J. Smith, Errol G. Rhoden, Janette R. Bartlett, Victor A. Khan, Crystal Drakes and Pro s ant ο Κ. Biswas 401

Mandarina Hibrida Fallglo: Primeros Cuatro Anos de Crecimiento en Dos Localidades de Puerto Rico, Félix M. Român Pérez, Agenol Gonzàlez Vêlez, y Raul Macchiavelli 408

Yield and Fruit Quality of Rambutan Cultivars Grown at Two Locations in Puerto Rico, R. Goenaga and A. Marrero 413

Calibration of SPAD-Meter Readings to Chlorophyll Content in Strawberry, D.L. Orihuela, W. Colon, J.C. Hernândez, and C. Weiland 414

Growth Rate and Yield of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Grown Under Partial Shade and Full Sunlight after Severe Renovation Pruning, Carlos A Flores Ortega and Miguel A. Muhoz 415

Using a Commercial Mixture of Amino Acids and a Commercial Extract of Ascophyllum Kelp To Reduce the Time in Nursery of 'Duncan' and 'Marsh' Grapefruits (Citrus Paradisi Macf.) in Puerto Rico, J. Pablo Morales-Payan ..416

Evaluation of Alternative Pesticides and Mulching for Organically-Grown Watermelons in Puerto Rico, Mabel Vega-Almodovar, J. Pablo Morales-Payan, Sonia Martinez-Garrastazu, & Bryan Brunner 420

Crecimientos Vegetativo y Reproductivo del Aguacate 'Hass' en Varios Climas de Michoacän, México, J.L. Rocha-Arroyo, S. Salazar-Garcia, I.J.L. Gonzâlez- Durân, y J. Anguiano-Contreras 425

Correcciôn de la Deficiencia Crônica de Zinc en Aguacate 'Hass', S. Salazar- Garcia, L.E. Cossio-Vargas y I.J.L. Gonzâlez-Durân 426

Papaya Growth in Double-Row Systems Established During the Dry Season, Thomas W. Zimmerman 427

SOCIOECONOMICS AND POLICY 437

Agricultural Labor Issues and Immigration in Southwest Florida, Robert D. Halman 437

PROCINORTE'S Tropical and Subtropical Fruits Task Force: a Tri-National Effort to Improve Fruit Quality and Trade, R. Goenaga, S. Salazar-Garcia, G. Doyon, J.A. Osuna-Garcia, I.J.L. Gonzâlez-Durân, and J. A. Landry 438

xvii Le Programme Régional de Développement Agricole : un outil méthodologique pour la modernisation et l'adaptation de l'agriculture Guadeloupéenne, Edmond Rubrice 439

Incubator Farms as a Sustainable Approach for 'Neo Farmers', Puran Bridgemohan 440

Policy Implications of the Composite CARICOM Business Environment, Ronald M. Gordon and John J. VanSickle 447

An Evaluation of Dairy Farming in Suriname, Samantha Engeldal 448

Exploring the Internationalizing of Extension Opportunities: A Partnership with the Antigua 4-H Youth Program, Norma Samuel and Nicole Walker 449

Environmental Damages Versus Economic Performance, Sustainability of Guadeloupean Banana Cropping Systems in Question: an Emergetic Approach, Jean-Marc Blazy; Inacio de Barros; Geraldo S Rodrigues; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine 450

Banana Sector in the French West Indies (FWI) in the 21st Century: Typology of Farmers' Room for Manoeuvre in Adapting their Cropping Systems to Crisis, Jean-Marc Blazy; Jean-Louis Diman; François Causeret; and Danny Peregrin 461

Village du Millénaire : Expérience d'Haïti, RonaldBien-aimé 462

FORAGE AND LIVESTOCK 463

Effects of Palm Kernel Cake on Daily Gain and Carcass Yield of Broiler Chicks; Efecto de la Sustituciôn de Palmiste por Maiz en la Dieta de Polio Engorde Sobre la Ganancia Diaria y el Rendimiento de Canal, Neirin Matos, Rosina Polanco, Carlos M. De Jesus, and Rafael A. Vàsquez 463

Evaluacion de Nitrogeno Liquido (ULB-35®) para la Produccion de Forraje en Puerto Rico, Alexander Recamân-Serna, David Sotomayor Ramirez, Yamil Quijano, y Gilberto Lozada 473

Tecnicas de Aplicaciôn de Nitrogeno Liquido (ULB-35®) en la Produccion de Forraje en Puerto Rico, Alexander Recamân-Serna, DavidSotomayor-Ramirez, y Gilberto Lozada 474

Plant Density and Dry Matter Yield of 'Ubon Stylo' (Stylosanthes guianensis) in an Oxisol of Puerto Rico, Jorge Luis Olivares-Lopez, Elide Valencia, and Abner Rodriguez-Carias 475

xviii Effects of Planting Density and Cut Frequency on Dry Matter Yield of Mulberry {Morus Alba) and Guacima (Guàzuma ulmifolia; Influencia de Diferentes Densidades de Siembra y Frecuencias de Corte sobre el Rendimiento en Biomasa de Morus alba y Guàzuma ulmifolia), Ramôn A. Marte Estévez, Carlos M. de J. Arias, Rafael A. Vàsquez Martinez 481

The Minerai Status of Sheep and Goats with Reference to Swayback in Central Trinidad, Aphzal Mohammed and F ayez G. Youssef 489

Lamb's Voluntary Intake and Digestibility of Forage Soybean 'Hinson Long- Juvenile (Glycine max) and Lablab 'Rongai' [Lablabpurpureus (L.) Sweet], Rivera-Melendez, F., A. Rodriguez-Carias, andE. Valencia 495

Composiciôn Quimica de Stylosanthes guianensis Fresco ο Fermentado en Pacas Cilindricas durante dos Periodos de Fermentaciôn, Vàzquez, M.S., A.A. Rodriguez, E. Valencia, y P. Randel 500

Liquid Urea Rate Effects on Nutritive Value of 8-Week Regrowth of Guineagrass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) Hay, Almodovar L. Ε., E. Valencia, y A. Rodriguez 501

Fermentation Characteristics and Consumption of Forage Sorghum and Sudax Ensiled in Round Bales, W. Rodriguez, A.A. Rodriguez, andE. Valencia 505

Composiciôn Quimica y Consumo Voluntario de Calliandra calothyrsus Deshidratada ο Fresca por Ovinos y Caprinos, Lisa Dillon, Melanie Român Zayas, Abner A. Rodriguez Carias y Elide Valencia 506

The Evaluation of Three Feeding Regimens and Three Anthelmintics in a Meat Goat Production System: a Florida A&M University Research/ Extension Project, T. E. Peterson, R. Mobley, G. Nurse, F. Okpebholo, C. J. Lyttle-N'guessan, G. Queeley, and T. Kahan 507

Stocking Rate Trial with Boer X Spanish Goats under Thinned Loblolly Pines, Nadine Gordon-Bradley and O. U. Onokpise 516

Effects of Palm Kernel Cake in the Diet of Dairy Goats on Milk Production and Kid Daily Gain; Efecto del Palmiste (Elaeis guineensis) Sobre el Comportamiento Productivo de Cabras Lecheras, Juan C. Ureha, Marco E. Fernândez, Carlos M. De Jesus, Rafael A. Väsquez 522

Development of Small Scale Aquaculture Farms in North Florida, Uford A. Madden, G. Nurse, J. Beaudouin, A. Bolques, L. Muralles, S. Harris-Thompson, A. Wallamsley, M. May, andF. Chapman 530

XIX Comparison of Oral Administration of Various Doses of Moxidectin and Ivermectin Pour-On Formulations Against Intestinal Parasites in Meat Goats, Uford A. Madden, N. Wilson, G. Nurse, and J. Beaudouin 535

A Comparison of Grass vs. Legume Free Range Small Ruminant Finishing Systems for the Tropics, S.A. Weiss, R. Ben-Avraham, R.C. Ketring, and R. W. Godfrey 542

Development and Evaluation of a Ready to Cook Vacuum Packaged Goat Meat Product, N. Djeri, S. K. Williams, R. Mobley, A. McKenzie-Jakes, K. Sarjeant, and A. Ruiz 543

Development and Evaluation of Pre-Cooked Vacuum Packaged Goat Meat Products, N. Djeri, S.K Williams, R. Mobley, A. McKenzie-Jakes, K. Sarjeant, and A. Ruiz 544

The Effects of Synchronization Treatments on Estrous Response in Seasonal Does, Angela McKenzie-Jakes, G. Nurse, and G. Byrant 545

An Integrated Approach to Increasing Food Safety Awareness at the Farm Level among Small and Limited Resource Goat Producers in Florida, A. McKenzie-Jakes, R. Mobley, T.E. Peterson, P. Hunter, G. Nurse, J. Beaudouin, G. Bryant, G. Queeley, S. Thompson, N. Tillman, and L. Anderson 546

CROP PROTECTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT 547

First Report of Cladosporium tenuissimum Cooke on Taro in Puerto Rico, Evelyn Rosa-Màrquez and Carlos E. Ortiz 547

Relaciôn entre las Propiedades Fisicas de un Oxisol y Coberturas Vegetales en la Incidencia de Phytophthora cinnamomi en Aguacate Persea americana Mill., Torres Ordonez B., C. Estévez de Jensen, V. Snyder, y M. Vazquez 548

Weed Management During and After Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Establishment, Maria de L. Lugo-Torres and Teodoro Ruiz 550

Black Sigatoka IPM in Puerto Rico, W. Almodovar and M. Diaz 553

Crianza Masiva de Mirax Insularis Muesebeck, el Parasitoide Exôtico del Minador del Café Leucoptera coffeella Guérin-Ménéville (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) en Puerto Rico, Fernando Gallardo, Evelio Hernândez, Marcela Daza, & Jennifer Gonzâlez 554

Extracts of Native and Non-Native Plant Species for the Control of Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica L), Lissa D. Reid, Bravo G. Brown, and Oghenekome U.Onokpise 563

xx Evaluation of Acibenzolar-S-Methyl, PGPR and Silicon for Their Effects on Growth and TYLCV of Tomato, Shouan Zhang, Thomas L. White and Waldemar Klassen 571

Evaluation of Triazole and Strobilurin Fungicides, Alone and in Combination, for Control of Exserohilum turcicum on Sweet Corn, RichardN. Raid 576

Educational Efforts Enhance Diagnostic Capabilities in the United States and the Caribbean Region, Amanda Hodges, Greg Hodges, and Russell Duncan 577

Response of the Melon Thrips, Thripspalmi Karny, and the Chilli Thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis, to some Selective Insecticides, Dakshina R. Seal, Vivek Kumar Jha, Waldemar Klassen, and Catherine M. Sabines 578

Development of IPM Field Guides for Coffee, Citrus, Plantain and Banana, Ada N. Alvarado Ortiz 579

Erythrina Gall Wasp, Quadrastichus erythrinae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Pest of Coral Trees (.Erythrina spp.) Recently Found in the Western Hemisphere, Forrest W. Bill Howard 580

Climate Factor Comparison Analysis for Red Palm Mite, Raoiella Indica, D. Borchert andD. Fieselmann 581

Tropical Race 4 of Panama Disease: A Dangerous Threat to Sustainable Production of Banana and Plantain, Randy C. Ploetz 582

Distribution and Host Associations of Proba distanti (Atkinson) (Hemiptera: Miridae), a Plant Bug Recently Established in Florida, Thomas T. Dobbs, Thomas J. Henry, and Alfred G. Wheeler, Jr 583

The Caribbean Pathway Analysis - Evaluation of Pathways for Exotic Plant Pest Movement into and within the Greater Caribbean Region, Heike Ε. Meissner, Christie A. Bertone, Lisa M. Ferguson, Andrea V. Lemay, and Kimberly A. Schwartzburg 584

Population Dynamics of the Red Palm Mite (Raoiella indica Hirst) and the Search for Sustainable Management Options in Jamaica, J. V. Goldsmith, andL. R. Myers 586

Management of Pink Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus Green) in Jamaica, Michelle A. Sherwood, L. R. Myers, M. Young, D. Robinson and J. Lawrence 587

XXI Impact of Organic Mulches on Watermelon Fruit Yield and Purple Nutsedge Tuber Productivity in an Ecological Production System, J. Pablo Morales- Payan, Pedro Marquez-Mendez, Erin Rosskopf, Yasser Shabana, Raghavan Charudattan & Waldemar Klassen 588

Effects of Altitude and Harvest Period on Broca (Hypothenemus hampei Ferrari) infestations in Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Beans in the Dominican Republic, Yluminada O. Lopez, Miguel M. Campo, and José Β. Nunez 593

Disease Management Programs for Basil Downy Mildew, R. N. Raid, P. Roberts, and P. Harmon 601

A New Lethal Disease of Syagrus romanzoffiana and Washingtonia robusta in Florida is Caused by Fusarium oxysporum, Monica L. Elliott1 and Elizabeth A. Des Jardin 602

In Vivo Study of Cogongrass (Imperata Cylindrica L.) Rhizome Production, Oghenekome U. Onokpise, James J. Muchovej, and Susan Κ Bambo 608

Natural Spread of Pests within and into the Greater Caribbean Region, Christie A. Bertone, Heike Ε. Meissner, and Andrea V Lemay 617

Wood Packaging Material as a Pathway for the Movement of Exotic Insect Pests into and within the Greater Caribbean Region, Heike Ε. Meissner, Thomas W. Culliney, Andrea V Lemay, Leslie P. Newton, and Christie A. Bertone 621

Airline Passenger Baggage as a Pathway for Exotic Plant Pest Movement through the Greater Caribbean Region, Heike Ε. Meissner, Andrea V Lemay, andKimberly A. Schwartzburg 628

Likelihood of Hitchhiker Pests Being Moved into and within the Greater Caribbean Region, Andrea V Lemay and Heike Ε. Meissner 634

Control of Broad Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus Latus and the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in Open Field Pepper and Eggplant with Predaceous Mites, José Castillo and Philip A. Stansly 638

Demonstrating Integrated Pest Management of Hot Peppers, Jesusa Crisostomo Legaspi, Cassel Gardner, Gilbert Queeley, Norman Leppla, and James Cuda 639

CIRAD Invasive Species Initiatives in the Caribbean Basin, Emmanuel Wicker, Catherine Abadie, Jean Heinrich Daugrois, Luc Baudouin, Michel Dollet, Claude Vuillaume and Pierre-Yves Tey cheney 640

xxii FOOD SCIENCE AND POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY 641

Biogas Production from Rice Hulls and Straw Treated with Urea, Amarely Santana, Jerry Gabriel, Pascal Fenelus, Eliezer Louis, Juguette Badette, Carlos Miguel De Jesus Arias 641

Optimization of a Clarification Process for Guava Puree using Bioguavase Enzyme, Maria L. Plaza and Murat Balaban 651

Relationship between Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Dry Matter Content of 'Hass' Avocado Fruit, J.A. Osuna-Garcia, G. Doyon, I.J.L Gonzâlez-Durân, S. Salazar-Garcia, and R. Goenaga 652

Effect of Harvest Time and Ripening Degree on Quality and Shelf Life of 'Hass' Avocado, J.A. Osuna-Garcia, G. Doyon, I.J.L Gonzâlez-Durân, S. Salazar- Garcia, andR. Goenaga 653

Influencia del Clima, Riego y Época de Floraciôn Sobre la Composiciôn Nutrimental del Fruto de Aguacate 'Hass' en Michoacan, S. Salazar-Garcia, M. Gallardo-Valdez, y L.M. Tapia-Vargas 654

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