B bruising 289 Bucida buceras 360 Index backyard gardens 230 buckwheat 249,377 backyard market garden 204,214 Burns, Jacqueline K. 61,65, 160,322 bacterial populations, leaf surfaces 118 A Baldwin, Elizabeth A. 265 C Baldwin, James C. 140,145 abamectin 241 Bambo, Susan 383 Castanea crenata 41 abscission 65,160 Banisia myrsusalis 10 Castanea mollissima 41 abscission agent CMNP 160 banisis 10 cabbage 252 abscission compound 61 banker plants 385 caladium 395 adsorption 320 Barthe, Gary 124 Caladium ×hortulanum 395 advanced production system 155 basidomycetes 320 Caladium bicolor 395 aerobic bacterial levels 304 basil sales for green markets Caladium schomburgkii 395 Agaricus bisporus 320 in Southeast Florida 204 calcareous soils 19 Agricultural Weather Task Force 69 Beattie, G.A.C. 104 calcium applications 281 agrobacterium 124 Beckford, Roy 228 Caldwell, Douglas L. 360 agrobacterium-mediated transformation bedding plants 326,370 Cameron, Randall G. 311 of citrus 148 bell peppers 194 Candidatus Liberibacter agroecosystems 228 Bemisia argentifolii 249 asiaticus 90,97,104,113,124,265 airblast applications 110 Bemisia tabaci 385 canker 124 air temperature 160 beneficials 377 —epidemic 118 Albrigo, L. Gene 130 bergamottin 320 —research 90 alien invasive species 152 Berry, Adrian D. 270 —resistance gene(s) from kumquat 124 Allograpta 113 best management practices 164,183 —susceptible varieties 118 Amblyseius swirskii 385 —training 350 Cantliffe, Daniel J. 194,208,222, american chestnut 41 bifenazate 241 230,274 Anastrepha suspensa 26 bilingual video/video podcast 358 Capsicum 194, 230 Andaspis punicae 1 binding 320 carbon Andersen, Peter C. 33 biofungicides 389 —dioxide concentration 52 Anethum graviolens 238 biological control 152,241,385 —sequestration 52 anhydrogalacturonic acid (AGA) 315 biorational insecticide 26 —sinks 52 anthracnose 246 biosolids 134 carfentrazone herbicides 81 370 biosorption properties 311 caribbean application of fertilizers 350 bitter melon production 191 —fruit fly 26 application timing 187 Blanco, German 61 —lowlands 52 aquatic plant density 183 blind nodes 46 Castanea sp. 41 Arévalo, Hector A. 30 blossom end shape, peach 49 Castle, William S. 140,145,155 armored scales 1 Blount, Ann S. 377 catch-frame device 301 aroma blue-green algae 183 caterpillars 360 —characteristics 274 blueberry 30, 33 cell division 167 —profile 260 —pests 28 —in intumescence development 167 —volatiles 274 —pest management 30 cell enlargement 167 241 —production methods 36 Cercospora dendrobii 353 —infestations 360 BMP 350 cercospora leaf spot 353 —species 152 Boman, Brian J. 322 certified organic strawberries 208 artificial and natural pollination 234 Botrytis cinerea 246 CEUs 399 ascomycetes 320 botrytis fruit rots 246 Cevallos-Cevallos, Juan Manuel 85 asian citrus psyllid 104,110,113 Bradley, Fitz 38 Chandler, Craig 201,246, 260 asiatic citrus canker 100 Brassica oleracea 214,252 Chaparro, Jose X. 46,49 Atwood, Ryan 110 brazilian pepper-tree 374 Characoma nilotica 360 automated weather stations 69 brazil pusley 81 Chau, Khe V. 289 Ayeni, Albert 219 Brecht, Jeffrey K. 289 chelated iron 19 azadirachtin 252 breeding 100 chemical control 10 broadspectrum herbicide 81 Chen, Jianjun 346 Brown, Stephen H. 406 Chen, Zhiwei 187 Chenopodium ambrosioides 241

Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. 429 chestnut commercial Datil pepper 230 —blight 41 —blueberry operation 36 Davies, Frederick S. 14 —cultivar trials 41 —citrus cultivars 124 Davis, Lei Lani 41 chilling requirement 43 —citrus varieties 97,100 Davis, Stacia L. 334 chilling zones 46,49 —garden 204 dayflower 81 chinese chestnut 41 —production of collards and kale 214 Dea, Sharon 289 chlorophyll 183 —shipments of tomatoes by sea 289 Deciduous Fruit Breeding Program Chrysanthemum maximum 370 compost 204,214 (University of Florida) 26 Chrysomphalus dyctiospermi 1 consumer preference 170,178 deep root silva cells 331 cilantro 238 consumer survey questionnaire 219 degree of methylation 315 citrus container production 36,326,395 Delphinium grandiflorum 370 —byproducts 315 Contina, Jean Bertrand 322 demand assessment 219 —canker 90,100,118 Continuing Education Units 399 demographic profiles 219 —cold weather protection 75 controlled-release fertilizer 130,187, Deng, Zhanao 395 —defense pathways 100 326,346 Dendrobium 353 —ethanol 307 conventional greenhouse or field-grown detection of microbial populations 304 —fruits in Santander–Colombia 5 strawberries 208 diamondback moth 252 —greening disease 85,90, 97,100, copper accumulation in the soil 118 Dianthus caryophyllus 370 104,110,26,285 —burn on grapefruit 118 Diaphorina citri 97,104,110,113 —grove 155 coral-bean 363 Dichrorampha 10 —growers 75 Coreidae 377 dieffenbachia 346 —hosts 85,118 coreids in Colombia 5 dill 238 —huanglongbing (HLB) 85 Coriandrum sativum 238 Dinkins, David 230 —industry 301 cover crop 234 direct gas chromatography —leaf miner control 118 cow manures 326 olfactometry 260 —microsprinkler irrigation scheduler 75 Crane, Jonathan H. 14,19 direct seeding 204,214 —molds 304 crop disease control 353 —pectin 315 —and enterprise diversification 228 dissolved oxygen 183 —peel waste 307 —nutrition 164,175 distance education 399 —postharvest handling 304 —production 100 distillation column 307 —processing 55,301,311 —rotation 234 drip irrigation 208,222 —production 152,155 Crotalaria juncea cover crop 234 drought conditions 118 —resistance against greening and cruciferous crops 252 —in 2006–07 65 canker 100 Cryphonectria parasitica 41 —stress 65 —Citrus reticulata 297 CU-structural soils 331 drug interactions 320 —Citrus sinensis 61,65,140,145,285,301 cucumber 222,270 Duarte S., Irwin 5 —transformation 124 Cucumis sativus 222,270 Dukes, Michael D. 334,340 —tree performance in Florida soils 134 Cucurbitaceae 191,249 Duncan, R.E. 1,10,113 —tristeza virus, CTV 100 Cucurbita pepo 249 Dunning, Charles 124 —variegated chlorosis 90 cucurbit leaf crumple virus 249 Dunstan hybrids 41 —yield, fruit quality, and nutrient cultivar evaluation 43 Dutt, Manjul 124 levels 130 cultural practices 175 Duval, John R. 281 clean development mechanisms cut flowers 370 (CDM) 52 CVC 90 E climate affects 49 Cycloneda 113 early-season sweet orange 145 closed vessel reactor system 315 Cyperus esculentus 244 early detection huanglongbing 265 CMNP 61, 65,160 Cyperus rotundus 244 early symptoms of disease 265 Codiaeum variegatum 385 D Ebel, Bob 65,160 cogongrass 383 economics 194 cold fogger 110 D-limonene 307 economic cold protection 69,75 daily evapotranspiration rates 75 —feasibility 222 coliform bacteria 304 dairy manure 326 —perspective 219 collards 214 Dalling, Danae 38 —values of mechanical harvesting 61 Colletotrichum acutatum 246 damage of Leptoglossus zonatus 5 edible fungi 320 Colombia host plants 5 Danyluk, Michelle D. 301 education 399 Combretaceae 360 Datar, Reva 178 Edwards, Jeremy D. 167 Commelina bengalensis 81

430 Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. effects of climate on reproductive Ference, Chris 297 —decay 322 growth 46 ferrous sulfate 19 —detachment force 65,160 Ehsani, Reza 301 fertilizer 130 —development 43,49 Elaeis guineensis 52 —application 350 —drop 65 electrical conductivity 346 —timings 130 —firmness 281 embryo rescue in grape 38 —programs 187 —flavor 260 emissions of CO2 52 fiber-optic oxygen meter 270 —fly control 26 Émond, Jean-Pierre 289 Ficus hedges 358 —juice microflora 301 Encarsia sophia 385 field —labeling 297 endogenous oxygen levels —experiments 241 —peel 311 in fresh fruits 270 — -grown tomato 170 —quality 65,134,274,281 England, Gary K. 28 —production 222 —rot incidence 246 environmental conditions —of bell peppers 194 —size distribution and yield 97 during distribution 289 —studies 164 —surface microflora 301 Environmental Protection Agency —trial 145 fungi 320 (EPA) registration process 61 fig whitefly 358 fungicides 246,353,389 epidermal permeability 270 flavonoids 285 furanocoumarins 320 EPTC 244 flood-tolerance 14 furanones 260 Eriophora 113 floral bud set 46 Futch, Steve H. 81 Eriophyes 360 Florida eriophyid 360 —Automated Weather Network 69,75 G Erwinia carotovora 289 —blueberries 28,36 ‘Genovese’ sweet basil 204 erythrina gall wasp 363 —citrus industry 55,110,140 Gallaher, Raymond N. 234 Erythrina herbacea 363 —Citrus Production Research Advisory galling 363 Escherichia coli 301 Council (FCPRAC) 90 galls 360 Esmel, Camille E. 281 —Citrus Production Research gas exchange 14 ethanol production 307 Marketing Order 90 Gazula, Aparna 178 ethephon 234 —Exotic Pest Plant Council 374 genetic ethnic crop opportunities —lower thrips 28 —engineering of citrus 124 for growers 219 —grape cultivar development 38 —improvement solutions 155 ethnic market demand 219 —grape industry 38 —transformation 124 ethnic vegetables 219 —growers 69 Gerbera jamesonii 389 Etxeberria, Ed 85,297 —soils 134 germination 148 ET controllers 334 flower initiation 46 Gioeli, Kenneth T. 374 European cucumber 222 flower thrips 28,30 global warming 52 European netted cantaloupes 274 foliarly applied acids 19 glyphosate and carfentrazone Evans, Eduard A. 19 foliar herbicides 81 evapotranspiration 75 —application 81,130 Gmitter, Julie 124 — -based irrigation controllers 334 —fertilization 322 Gmitter Jr., Frederick G. 100 evergreen 353 —oedema 167 González, Angel 26 extension —treatments 19 Goodner, Kevin 260 —education 228,358,399 food safety 304 Gottwald, T.R. 104 —IPM 356 forested lands 331 Govindasamy, Ramu 219 —model 228 Fragaria ×ananassa 201,208,241, grafting 167 246,260,281 F Graham, James H. 118,134 frangipani 406 grapefruit 104,124 F. occidentalis 28 Frankliniella bispinosa 28,30 —juice furanocoumarins 320 Fagopyrum esculentum 249 Frankliniella sp. 28 —peel breakdown 322 farmer-to-farmer networks 228 Frederick, John J. 370 grape farmers’ market 204,214 freeze conditions 69 —breeding program 38 FAWN 69,75 frequency of irrigation 340 —production 38 —citrus microsprinkler irrigation fresh-market industry 222 —tomato 178 scheduler 75 fresh grapefruit peel breakdown 322 green fluorescent protein (GFP) 124 —Cold Protection Toolkit 75 Friedrich, Loretta M. 301 greenhouse 191,194,222 Febres, Vicente J. 100 fruit —daisies 389 fenvalerate resistance 252 —loosening agent 160 —gas 52 —aroma 260

Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. 431 —investigations 104,134 hosts for coreids 5 Jordi, Rebecca 356 —production 230 hothouse 222 Jouquand, Celine 260 —of vegetables 194 Howard, Forrest W. 363 juice —studies 134 HPLC-MS 85,285 —flavor and chemistry 265 —of grafted tomatoes 167 HPLC–mass spectral (HPLC–MS) —made from infected trees 265 greenhouse-grown analyses 285 —production 55 —colored pepper 194 HPLC analyses of methanol extracts 285 —products 145 —cucumber 222 Hu, Cuifeng 322 —quality 140,145 —organic strawberries 208 huanglongbing 90,97,104,110,113,124, green industry best management 155,265, 285 K practices training 350 — -infected citrus leaves 85 kale 214 greening 124,155 —management 155 Kang, Byung-Ho 167 —crisis 90 Hunsberger, Adrian 358 Khalaf, Abeer 100 —disease 285 Hutchinson, Chad M. 183,187,230 Kilmer, Richard 61 —symptoms 97 hybridization 38 Klee, Harry J. 274 green markets 214 hydroxycinnamates 285 Kluson, Robert 228 Grohmann, Karel 307 I Koch, Karen E. 167 Grosser, Jude W. 124 Krueger, Romy 234 ground-applied fertilizer 130 ‘Itaborai’ 145 Kyoto Protocol 52 groundwater 334 Ichinose, K. 104 —contamination 130 imidacloprid 249 L grove vegetation management 81 Impatiens wallerana 326 growing and marketing basil 204 laboratory simulations 289 Imperata cylindrica 383 labor productivity 61 growth index 346 inoculated tomatoes 289 guava production 24 Lamberts, Mary 219,358 insecticides 252 lance-leafed cultivars, caladium 395 H insecticide application 110 landscape integrated management of canker 118 —irrigation 334 Hall, D.G. 104 integrated pest management (IPM) —maintenance 356,358 Halman, Robert 228 program 208,356 —plants 395 Harbaugh, Brent K. 395 Integrated Pest Management program —shrubs 346 hand harvesting costs 61 in Spanish 356 larval instars 28 Harmonia 113 interiorscape and landscape plants 346 laser labeling 297 harvesting international citrus industry 301 late-season ‘Valencia’ Oranges 61 —at different stages of fruit interplanting guava with citrus 104 Laughlin, Wanda L. 41,170 development 274 interspecific hybridization 38 lawn fertilization 350 —costs 301 intumescence 167 Le, Q.D. 104 —scheduling model 55 invasive leached nitrates 130 headspace extracts of strawberry 260 —insect pests 363 leaching 346 heirlooms 230 —plants 374,383 —pressure 187 —tomatoes 170 in vitro germination of citrus seed 148 leaffooted bug 377 Heppner, John B. 10 ion exchange 311 leaf herbicide 81,238, 244 Iqbal, Muhammad 311 —chlorosis 152 herbs 238 Irey, Mike 265 —color 346 Hernandez, Evelio 26 iron deficiency 19 —conductance 65 hexythiazox 241 irrigated cropland 183 —ferrous iron content 19 higher density orchards 155 irrigation 65,69 —greenness 19 high intensity plantings 36,37 —application 334 —nutrients 134 high tunnel production 24,201 —control 340 —spots 353 —for strawberry 201 —controllers 334 Leblanc, Humberto A. 52 HLB 85,155 —programs 164 Leite, Jr., Rui P. 118 —and canker research 90 —scheduling tools 75 lemon basil 204 Hochmuth, Robert C. 41,167,170.178 J Lepidoptera 252 homogalacturonan 315 Leppla, Norman C. 152 Hong, Huang 38 Jacas, Josep A. 113 Leptoglossus gonagra 5 horizontal and vertical trellis Jackson, John L. 69,75 Leptoglossus zonatus 5 systems 191 Japanese chestnut 41 Li, Chunfang 19

432 Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. Li, Yuncong 19 metabolite profiling 85 N Librán, María Del Carmen 26 metabolomics 85 Liburd, Oscar E. 28,30,249 methylation 315 Nagle, Curtis A. 241 limonoids 285 methyl bromide Narciso, Jan 265,297,320 liquid soil amendment products 134 —alternatives 244 naseberry 10 litchi 19 —use 208 Natarajan, Seenivasan 346 Litchi chinensis 19 microbial analysis 301 National Weather Service (NWS) 69 Liu, Hong 363 microbial soil amendments 134 native grass species 338 Livingston, Kenneth 338 microbiological evaluation of native plants 363 living mulch 249 mechanically harvested citrus fruit 301 nectarine cultivars 43 local green markets 204 microflora 304 nematode management 370 Loropetalum chinense 346 microirrigation 164 neonicotinoid insecticide 249,358 Louime, Clifford 38 microlepidoptera complex 10 385 low-chill peach cultivars 26,43,46,49 micronair nozzles 110 Newman, Peter 65 low volume application technologies 110 microsensor to measure endogenous new crops 219 Lu, Jiang 38 oxygen content in fresh fruit 270 new markets 219 Lusher, William R. 69,75 microsprinkler system maintenance Nguyen, N.C. 104 Luzio, Gary A. 311,315 guide 75 Nickum, Mark T. 14 lychee trees 19 microwave irradiation 315 Nie, Stephen J. 204,214 lycopene 178 microwave release of pectin 315 Niedz, Randall P. 148 Lycopersicon hirsutum 167 Miller, E. Paul 33 Nipaecoccus viridis 152 Lycopersicum esculentum 244 Miller, Grady L. 334,340 nispero 10 Lycospericon esculentum 167 Miller, Paul 43,46,49 nitrate-nitrogen 346 Lygodium microphyllum 374 millet 377 nitrate concentration 187 Lyrene, Paul M. 33 minor crops 238 nitrogen Mitchell, Jeanmarie M. 274 —fertilization programs 175 M miticides 241 —rates 164 —uptake 134 Malabar soil series 140 Mizell, III, Russell F. 377 model Nkambule, Thabile P. 170 mamey sapote 14 Noctuidae 360 management tools 69 —for sustainable horticultural small farming in Florida 228 nodes, cogongrass 383 Mangan, Frank 219 non-melting flesh 43 Manilkara zapota 10 —determining the feasibility of greenhouse production 208 nonpathogenic tumor 167 Mannion, Catharine 358 northern highbush blueberry cultivars 33 Manthey, John A. 320 Momordica charantia 191 Monascus purpureus 320 Nunes, M. Cecilia do Nascimento 289 marine shipping 289 Nuñez B., Ligia 5 market garden 204 monitoring flower thrips populations 28 mono-potassium phosphate 322 nutrient movement 183 market niche 219 nutrient runoff 350 mathematical model 160 Montas, Wanda 19 Moore, Gloria A. 100 nutrition 322 Mattis, Pam 356 nutsedge control 244 Mayer, Henrique 331,356,358 Moore, Kimberly 326 Morales-Payán, J. Pablo 26 Nyoike, Teresia W. 30,249 McAvoy, Eugene J. 219,238,244 N fertilization programs 164 McCollum, T. Greg 265 Morchella esculenta 320 Morgan, Kelly T. 65,69,75 McMillan, Jr., Robert T. 353 O McSorley, Robert 234,370 mortality factors of the citrus psyllid 113 mechanical harvesting 55,61,65,160 Moyer, Catalina 246,389 Ocimum basilicum 204 —of citrus fruit 301 Muchovej, James J. 338,383 odor similarity 260 —and abscission research 61 Muhlenbergia capillaris 338 oedema 167 —technology 55 mulch 244 Onokpise, Oghenekome U. 383 medications 320 Mullins, Chris 24 oil palm 52 Meister, Charles W. 1 Murraya 113 —crop system 52 Mejia, Luis 43 multispectral reflectance 402 —plantations 52 Melaleuca quinquenervia 374 muscadine grapes 38 Olczyk, Teresa 170 Meloidogyne spp. 370 Myers, Lisa 10 old world climbing fern 374 melting flesh 43 Myers, M. 118 oligogalacturonides 311 Mertely, James C. 246 Myllocerus undecimpustulatus 1 Oligonychus perseae 1 mesocarp tissue 270 Myung, Kyung 320 Olson, Stephen M. 167 Om, Namgay 370

Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. 433 Omar, Ahmad 124 phytotoxicity 118 Psidium guajava 24,104 on-farm demonstration trials 244 pick-up machine 301 Psyllid-control 155 online courses 374 pink-flesh guava 24 psyllid Onokpise, Oghenokome U. 338 Pinto, Libardo 5 —insects 85 open-field production 201 plant–pathogen interaction 100 —insect vector 97,124 open-pollinated tomato cultivars 170 planting density 155,338 —predators 113 open hydroponic system 155 plant Puduri, Venkata S. 219 Orbovic, Vladimir 124 —growth 134 purple nutsedge 244 orchids 353 — -regulator ethephon 234 pusley 81 organic —height 338 —production 208 —nutrition 19,322 Q —strawberries 208 —spacing 175 Quadrastichus erythrinae 363 —waste products 326 —tissue culture 148 quality of tangerines 297 organosilicone adjuvant 19 —tumor development on tomato 167 ornamental plants 346 —vigor 152 R —aroids 395 Pleurotus sapidus 320 —diseases 389 Plotto, Anne 260,265 “red slicers” 170 Oswalt, W. Chris 97 plumeria 406 rabbiteye and southern highbush oxhorn bucida (“Black Olive”) trees 360 Plumeria rubra 406 blueberries 28,33,36 oxygen meter 270 Plutella xylostella 252 Rafie, A.R. 24 Podosphaera fusca 389 Rainey, Donald P. 350 P pollination methods 234 rain sensors 340 pollutant 183 Ramos, Sara 26 packinghouses 304,322 red-fleshed melon 274 Palmateer, Aaron J. 353 polyethylene mulch 222 —raised beds 208 red and yellow grape tomato panel review 219 varieties 178 Pappas, Kim 219 polymer coated urea 187 Popenoe, Juanita 346,385 Reed, Rashad 38 parasitoids 5 reforestation 52 Parker, Lelan 385 postharvest 274 —characteristics 281 Regalado, Ruben 358 parsley 238 regulate fertilizer labels 350 peach cultivars 26,46 —decay 297 —factors 322 relative humidity 289 Peavy, Corstiana 170 Ren, Zhongbo 38 pectin methylesterase 311 —handling 304 —technology 270 resistance to fruit rot 246 peel Reyes-De-Corcuera, José I. 85 —breakdown 322 potato production 187 potting media 338 rhizomes, cogongrass 383 —pitting 322 Rhodes, Elena M. 28 —residue 311 pound-solid production 55 Pouteria sapota 14 Richardia brasilienses 81 —waste 307 Riddle, T. Charles 377 Pemberton, Robert W. 363 powdery mildew 389 pre-emergent control 244 ripening 289 Peña, Jorge E. 1,5,10,113 Ritenour, Mark A. 322 Penicillium digitatum spores 297 pre- and postharvest factors influencing peel breakdown 322 Rogers, Catherine J. 170 Pentatomidae 377 Rogers, Steven 90 pepper 244 preharvest treatments 322 preplant herbicide 244 Roka, Fritz 55,61 Peres, Natalia A. 246,389 root-knot nematodes 370 perennial grass 383 pretreatment 307 Price, James F. 241 rootstocks 167 persea mite 1 root growth 340 pesticides 1,377 processed products 140 processing 230 Rouse, R.E. 26,46,49 —license 399 Rouseff, Russell 85 pest management 377 —industry 265 producing Florida strawberry Russo, Ricardo O. 52 Petroselinum crispum 238 Rutaceae 285 pH 346 cultivars 201 profitability 307 phenolic compounds 320 S phenols 285 profits 208 phloem collapse 97 Proptec sprayer 110 Salame, Teresa P. 201 Phytophthora infestans 85 protected agriculture 170,194,201, Salmonella 301 phytophthora populations 134 208,222,230,274 Salvia splendens 370 Phytoseiulus persimilis 385 Prunus persica 43,46,49 sampling headspace technique 260 Pseudococcidae 152

434 Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. Santos, Bielinski M. 164,175,201,281 —growers 170 stenospermocarpic seedless Sapodilla 10 —production 178 grape cultivars 38 Sargent, Steven A. 201,230,270, Socash, Jimmy 331 Stenotaphrum secundatum 334,340 274,281 soft-textured fruits 270 Stephen’s Produce 204,214 scale insects 152 soil sticky traps 28 Schaffer, Bruce 14,19 —amendments 134 stink bugs 377 schedule irrigation 334 — -applied gypsum 281 Stoffella, Peter J. 274 Schinus terebinthifolius 374 —conditions 134 stone fruit breeding program 43 Schumann, Arnold W. 134 —drench insecticide 358 storage 297 Sciarappa, William 219 —fertility 164,175 storm water runoff 183 Scott, John W. 167,175 —fertilization 326 Stover, E. 104,155 Scritothrips ruthveni 28 —moisture 65 strategic research plan 90 Seal, Dakshina R. 252 —organic matter 134 strawberry 208,241,260 Searcy, Jacob 55 —volume 331 —aroma 260 secondary metabolites in leaves 285 soilless media 230 —cultivars 201,246 seedcoat removal 148 Solanum —fruit firmness 281 seedless grape cultivars 38 —esculentum 164,175 —growers 208 seed —lycoperscium 170 —production 201,246 —germination 148 —lycopersicon 178 —olatile sampling 260 —production 234 —lycopersicum 270,289 Stenotaphrum secundatum 402 —of sunn hemp 234 —tuberosum 187 subtropical climatic conditions 26 —set 234 —viarum 374 sunflower 377 —sowing 148 Sood, Preeti 297 sunn hemp 234 —treatments 148 sorghum 377 supplemental Ca to strawberry seepage 164 southern coastal plain 377 plants 281 —irrigated potato production 187 southern highbush blueberries 28,33, susceptibility 246 —irrigation 164 30,36 suture deformation 49 Seijo, Teresa E. 246 South West Florida Small Farmer swine manure 326 self-pollination 234 Network 228 Syrphidae 113 sensory evaluation 170 SPAD 3,46 systemic shade Spanish Extension programs 356 —acquired resistance 100 —effects of 402 Spann, Timothy M. 97 —insecticide 358 — -grown heirloom tomatoes 170 Spathiphyllum 346 Syvertsen, James P. 65,134 Sharma, Shiv D. 81 specialty Shaw, Nicole L. 194,208,222,230 —crop 230 T Shedd, Mary 340 —tomato 178 Tagetes spp. 370 shipping conditions 289 spending patterns 219 TAME Invasives: A Solution short-term drought stress 65 spherical mealybug 152 for Your Life 374 Shuler, Deanna V. 204,214 spider 1,385 tame invasives portal 374 Shuler, Kenneth D. 204,214 spiromesifen 241 tank mixing glyphosate and Shuler, Pei-Ann N. 204,214 SPME 260 carfentrazone 81 silva cells 331 spray trials in Florida and in Paraná, taste test 178 similarity test 260 Brazil 118 temperature 160,289 Simon, James E. 219 Spreen, Thomas 55 Tetranychus spp. 1,241,385 Simonne, Amy 170,178 Spyke, Peter 155 Thomas, Denise D. 152 Simonne, Eric 167,178,281 sri-lankan weevil 1 thrips 30 simulated shipping conditions 289 St. Augustinegrass 334,340,402 —monitoring in blueberries 28 simulation model 194 St. Augustine hot pepper 230 —populations 249 simultaneous saccharification St. Johns River basin 183 Tieman, Denise 274 and fermentation (SSF) 307 Stall, William M. 238,244 tillers 338 Singh, Megh 81 Stamps, Robert H. 346 tissue Singhiella simplex 358 Stansly, Phil 26 —Ca concentration 281 Skvarch, Edward 356,399 static headspace 260 —culture 38 slicing cucumbers 222 Stelinski, Lukasz 110 tolerance to EPTC 244 Small Farms and Alternative stem-end rind breakdown 322 tomato 170,175,244,270 Enterprises Program 228 stem water potential 65 —fruit quality and decay 289 small farm

Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 121: 2008. 435 —marketable yield 164 variety trial 281 whiteflies 249 —production 164,244 Vasconcellos, Monica 124 white sticky traps 30 total maximum daily loads 183 vegetables 238 Widmer, Wilbur 307.311 transgenics 155 —coating 270 Williams, Mary J. 338 transpiration 65 —and floral bud set 46 Williamson, Jeffrey G. 33,43,46,49 trap cropping system 377 Vendrame, Wagner A. 353 winter chilling requirement 49 Treadwell, Danielle D. 170 Viburnum odoratissimum 346 winter production 201 tree Vietnamese guava 104 Worthington, Christine M. 183 —architecture 155 viral diseases, pepper production 249 Wszelaki, Annette 26 —growth in urban areas 331 Vitis sp. 38 —planting opportunities 331 volatiles 265,274 X —survival, growth, and juice quality 145 —identified in strawberry 260 Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri 90, —water stress 65 W 100,118 trellis systems 191 Xanthomonas citri 124 Trenholm, Laurie 350,402 Wabasso fine sand 145 Xu, Xia 38 triticale 377 Wang, Koon-Hui 234 Xylella fastidiosa 90 Tropaeolum minus 370 Warner, April L. 41 tropical waste Y —fruit 1 —residue 307 yellow nutsedge 244 —soda apple 374 —water remediation 311 trunk and canopy shaking machines 61 yield 134 waterlogging 14 Yonce, Henry D. 118 tuber quality 187 watermelon 244 turfgrass 334,402 watery lesions on citrus 5 Z turf fertilizer rules and regulations 350 water twospotted spider mite 241 —quality 183,187 Zelus 113 Zhang, Jiuxu 304 U —stress 322 —use 75 Zhao, Xin 167 ultraviolet reflective mulch 249 weather-related tools 69 Zhou, Weiyang 307 ultra low volume (ULV, weather information 69,75 Zinnia elegans 370 fogging) applicators 110 Webb, James E. 194,208,222 urban weeds —environments 331 —in citrus 81 —tree plantings 331 —control 81,238,244 —management 81,244 V Wert, Todd W. 46,49 Vaccinium spp. 33,36 western flower thrips 28 VanSickle, John J. 194,208,222 Whidden, Alicia 36 VanVranken, Richard 219 white-flesh guava 24

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