PROGRAM
67th ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Region
of the
American Society for Horticultural Science
Meeting Room Locations
Riverview Plaza Hotel
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PROGRAM
67th ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Region
American Society for Horticultural Science
SPECIAL EVENTS AND SESSIONS
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Riverview, Lobby
Presiding: Scott Stoddard
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room III
Presiding: Monte Nesbitt
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room I
Presiding: John Braswell
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room II
Presiding: Monica Robinson, ACB President
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite
Presiding: Monica Robinson, ACB
President
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite or TBA
Presiding: Monica Robinson, ACB President
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite
Presiding: Julia Kornegay
Room: Riverview, Oakleigh
Suite
Presiding: Monica
Robinson, ACB President
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite or TBA
Presiding: John Clark
Room: Riverview, Oakleigh
Suite
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Convention Center,
Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: Christine Coker
Room: Convention Center,
Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: Kim Pittcock, ACB Advisor
Room: Riverview, De Tonti
Suite
Presiding: Scott Stoddard
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room III
Presiding: Thomas Monaco
Room: Riverview, Blakeley I
Presiding: John Braswell
Room: Riverview, Oakleigh
Suite
Presiding: Benny Bruton
Room: Riverview, Mobile Ball
Room II
8:00 am - 9:30
am J. B. Edmond Undergraduate Student
Paper Competition
Presiding: Monica Robinson, ACB
President
Scott NeSmith, SR-ASHS President
Pat Williams, Section Chair
& Judging Coordinator
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite
Presiding: Richard Fery
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room I
Presiding: Penny Perkins-Veazie,
President Elect
TBA,
Judging Coordinator
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite
Room: Convention Center,
Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: William Evans
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room I
Presiding: Kim Pittcock, ACB
Advisor
Room: Riverview, De Tonti
Suite
Presiding: Curt Rom
Room: Riverview, Blakely I
Presiding: Penny Perkins-Veazie,
President-Elect
TBA,
Judging Coordinator
Room: Riverview, Dauphin
Suite
Presiding: All Authors at all
posters
All students in poster competition at
posters
Christine Coker, Judging Coordinator
Room: Convention
Center, Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: Vance Watson, President, SAAS
Room: Convention Center,
West Ballroom
Title/Speaker: Immigration Policy,
Speaker TBA
Room: Convention Center,
East Ballroom
Presiding: Dave Reed
Room: Convention Center,
Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Room: Convention Center,
Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: David Nagel
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room II
Presiding: Robert Boozer
Room: Riverview, Blakely I
Presiding:
Presiding: Angela Davis
Room: Riverview, De Tonti
Suite
Presiding: Monica Robinson, ACB
President
Room: Convention Center,
Room 107B
Presiding: Scott NeSmith, President
Room: Convention Center,
Room 107B
Presiding: David Nagel
Room: Riverview, Mobile
Ball Room II
Presiding: Robert Boozer
Room: Riverview, Blakely I
SECTION TITLES
J. B. EDMOND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER COMPETITION
Room: Riverview, Dauphin Suite
Presiding: Monica
Robinson, President, ACB
Scott
NeSmith, President, Southern Region ASHS
Patrick
Williams, Section Chair, Judging Coordinator
Abstracts: To publish your abstract in HortScience, see instructions at end of program.
Submit on disk
at meeting or email to Chair (pat.williams@murraystate.edu)
Landscaping for Water Quality: Designing a
Nitrogen
Mineralization in Greenhouse Turnips (Brassica campestris L.) Amended
with Compost and Organic Fertilizer. Rachel Ben-Avraham*, Danielle Treadwell and
Mike Alligood. Department of
Horticultural Sciences,
Repellency
Effects of Incorporated Worm Castings and Compost Tea Sprays on Whitefly
Populations for Poinsettia Production (Euphorbia pulcherrima).
Erin Cathcart*,
Shortening
Germination Periods for California Poppy (Eschscholzia
californica) Using Incubated Worm Casting Substrates. William
Criner*, Justin Sparks,
Ultrastructure
of grape petioles infected with Pierce’s Disease. Samantha
Clark*1, E. Ann Ellis2, George Ray McEachern1,
B. Greg Cobb1, 1Dept. of Horticultural Sciences and 2Dept.
of Biology EM Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 (samanthac@tamu.edu)
Production
of wine from cactus pear, Chris
Brundrett* and B. Greg Cobb, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences,
NORMAN
F. CHILDERS M.S. GRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER
COMPETITION
Room: Riverview,
Dauphin Suite
Presiding: Penny
Perkins-Veazie, President-Elect, Southern Region ASHS
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at meeting or email to Chair (pperkins-usda@lane-ag.org)
Sensory
Properties of Puffed Gorgon Nut M.
Paka1*, P.C. Coggins1, C.E. Coker2, P.R. Knight2,
1Garrison Sensory Evaluation Laboratory, Department of Food
Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion,
Mississippi State University, Stone Blvd., Box 9805, Mississippi State, MS
39762-9805, 2Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi
State University, 1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532 (mp195@msstate.edu)
Response of
The Effect
of Drought on Root Growth of Two Native Landscape Shrub Species. Matthew
F. Wilkin*, A.N. Wright, R.C. Ebel, and D.J. Eakes, Horticulture Department,
Auburn University, 101 Funchess Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5408. (wilkimf@auburn.edu)
Using Degree Days to Predict Nitrogen Mineralization
from Organic Amendments. Alejandra
Sierra*1, Danielle Treadwell1, Eric Simonne1
and Donald Graetz2. 1Department of Horticultural Science,
P.O. Box 110690, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690. 2Soil
and Water Science Department, P.O. Box 110510, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510. (iasierra@ufl.edu)
Influence of
Four Salinity Treatments on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Concentration of Three
Taxodium Genotypes. LiJing Zhou* and D. Creech, Department of
Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
75962. (zhoul@titan.sfasu.edu)
Evaluation
of Optimal Substrates and Fertilizers for Organic Vegetable Transplant
Production in
Influence of
a Modified Pot-in-pot Production Strategy on Root Temperature and Growth of
Rhododendron X ‘Mrs. G.G. Gerbing’ in Full Sun. Brennan
Whitehead* and D. Creech, Department of Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F.
Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962
(brennanwhitehead@yahoo.com)
Timing of
Herbicide Application Effects Weed Germination. Diana R.
Cochran1*, Charles H. Gilliam1, D.J. Eakes1,
Glenn R. Wehtje1, and Patricia R. Knight2, 101 Funchess
Hall, Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, 2Mississippi
State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, MS 39532. (cochrdr@auburn.edu).
Consumer
Preference and Postharvest Life of Field-grown Fresh-cut Sunflowers. Kara
Howard*, Ellen Peffley, Chad Davis, Jorge Vizcarra, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409. (kara.howard@ttu.edu)
Product
Development and Optimization of a Soy Concept Food. A.
Samala*, P.C. Coggins, M.W. Schilling, Department of Food Science, Nutrition
and Health Promotion Mississippi State University, Stone Blvd.,
The Effect
of Different Colors of ChromatiNet Shading on Growth and Flowering of Seven
Bedding Plant Species in Greenhouse Production. Charles R. McElhannon*, R.J. Kessler, G.J. Keever,
W.G. Foshee, Horticulture Department, Auburn University, 101 Funchess Hall,
Auburn, AL 36849. (mcelhcr@auburn.edu)
Utilization
of Commercially Available Pollenizers for Optimizing Triploid Watermelon
Production. *Peter J. Dittmar, D. W. Monks, J. R.
Schultheis, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7609. (pjdittma@ncsu.edu)
Sudden
inundation affects on urban landscape plants. Karen Blackburn* and Ed Bush, LSU AgCenter Department
of Horticulture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1068 (kblackburn@agcenter.lsu.edu)
Staking,
Guying, and Root Ball Anchoring: The Efficacy of Tree. Stabilization Systems
Installed on Recently Transplanted Trees. Alexis, A. Alvey* and P. Eric
Wiseman, Department of Forestry, Virginia Tech,
WARREN S. BARHAM Ph.D.
GRADUATE STUDENT
PAPER COMPETITION
Room: Riverview,
Dauphin Suite
Presiding: Penny
Perkins-Veazie, President-Elect, Southern Region ASHS
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Identification
of molecular markers associated with sweetpotato resistance to sweetpotato
virus disease. D. W. Miano*1, D. R. LaBonte1
and C. A. Clark2, 1Department of Horticulture, Louisiana
State Univ. Agricultural Center, Louisiana Agricultural Experimental Station,
Baton Rouge, LA 70803, 2Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology,
Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center, Louisiana Agricultural Experimental
Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (dmiano1@lsu.edu)
Variation in Ecophysiological traits of Mexican Pecan
Provenances. Madhulika Sagaram1*, Leonardo
Lombardini1, and L.J. Grauke2, Department
of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
77843-2133,2 Pecan Genetics and Breeding Program,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10200 FM50,
Somerville, TX 77879 (madhulika2@yahoo.com)
Determination of Nitrogen Loads from Field Grown
Tomatoes. Aparna Gazula 1*, Eric Simonne1,
Michael D. Dukes2, George J. Hochmuth3, Robert Hochmuth4,
and David W. Studstill1. 1Horticultural Sciences
Department, 1241 Fifield Hall,
Semi-Quantitative
Measurement of Carotenoid Development in Four Watermelon Colors: A Discussion
of the Impact of Ploidy and other Genetic Factors. 1Jennifer Waters, 1Hae Jeen
Bang, 2Angela Davis, 1Stephen King 1Department of Horticultural
Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; 2 SCARL,
USDA-ARS, Lane, OK 74555. (jennwaters@neo.tamu.edu)
Morphological
and physiological studies on Lirope and Ophiopon species, Catherine Broussard* and Ed Bush, LSU AgCenter
Department of Horticulture, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
70803-1068 (mbrous9@lsu.edu)
Effect of
Fertilizer Rate and Clean Chip Residual Substrate for Container-Grown
Perennials. Cheryl R. Boyer1*,
Glenn B. Fain2, Charles H. Gilliam1, Thomas V. Gallagher3,
H. Allen Torbert4, Jeff L. Sibley1, 1101
Funchess Hall, Horticulture Department, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, 2USDA-ARS
Southern Horticultural Laboratory, Poplarville, MS 39470, 3Department
of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, 4USDA-ARS
National Soil Dynamics Laboratory, Auburn, AL 36832. (boyercr@auburn.edu)
EXTENSION SECTION
Room: Riverview,
Oakleigh
Presiding: John
Braswell
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at meeting or email to Chair (braswell@ext.msstate.edu)
8:00 am Success of the Pecan Management
Course at
8:15 am So,
you wanted to accept the null hypothesis? Analysis and interpretation of
fertilizer trials in the BMP era. Eric
H. Simonne*, Monica Ozores-Hampton, Ramon Littell, Meagan Brennan, and Aparna
Gazula, University of Florida, Horticultural Sciences Department,
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690, Agricultural Statistics Department,
Gainesville FL, 32611-0339 (esimonne@ufl.edu)
8:45 am The
Changing Face of Extension in
9:00 am Break
9:15 am A
Regional Training Program for Methyl Bromide Transition: Regulatory Update, Alternatives Research, and
On-Farm Projects. Welker, R. M.1, J. P. Smith*2, G.E. Fernandez3, D.W. Monks3, P.M.
Brannen4, E.B. Poling3,
and F. J. Louws1, 1 Dept. of Plant Path., Gardner Hall 3403, Box
7616, NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695, 2CUCES-Lexington Cty.,
605 W. Main St. Suite 109, Lexington, SC 29072, 3 Dept. of Hort. Sci.,
Kilgore Hall 128, Box 7609, NCSU,
Raleigh, NC 27695, 4 Dept. of Plant Path., 2106 Miller Plant Sci.
Bldg.,
EDUCATION SECTION
Room: Riverview,
Blakely I
Presiding: Curt
Rom
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at meeting or email to Chair (crom@uark.edu)
POSTERS
Room: Convention
Center, Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: Christine
Coker
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at meeting or email to Chair (ccoker@ra.msstate.edu)
Set-Up: Sunday,
Poster Viewing Sunday,
Authors at poster: Sunday,
Take-down: Monday, after
Business Meeting and by
“G” or “U” following the poster
number indicates graduate and undergraduate poster, respectively, for the
purpose of the National Cowpea Poster Competition. Undergraduate and Graduate students in the
poster competition must be by their posters during the “Authors at Poster” time,
Sunday,
Floriculture, Ornamentals and Turf
1G. Evaluation of Clean Chip Residual and Composted
Poultry Litter as a Growth Substrate for Container-Grown Lantana camara. Cheryl R.
Boyer1*, Glenn B. Fain2, Charles H. Gilliam1, Thomas V.
Gallagher3, H. Allen Torbert4, Jeff L. Sibley1,
1101 Funchess Hall, Horticulture Department, Auburn University,
Auburn, AL 36849, 2USDA-ARS Southern Horticultural Laboratory,
Poplarville, MS 39470, 3Department of Forestry and Wildlife
Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, 4USDA-ARS National
Soil Dynamics Laboratory, Auburn, AL 36832. (boyercr@auburn.edu)
2G. Effect of Phosphorus Concentration on Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don cv.
3. Growth
of ‘Red Sparkler’ Celosia Using Four Production Systems in a Tobacco Transplant
Greenhouse. Carl E. Niedziela Jr.*
and Guochen Yang. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design,
4. Differences
in Growth, and Nitrogen Uptake and Storage Between Two Container-Grown Cultivars
of Rhododendron. G. Bi* , C.F. Scagel , L.H. Fuchigami , and R.P.
Regan, Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station, Mississippi State University,
Crystal Springs, MS 39059. (gb250@msstate.edu).
5. In Vitro Culture of Pearlbush. Guochen Yang* and Zhongge (Cindy) Lu, Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina A&T State
University, Greensboro, NC 27411 (yangg@ncat.edu)
6. Fertilization
Comparison in Container Lotus (Nelumbo)
Production. Daike Tian*, Ken Tilt,
Jeff Sibley, Fenny Dane, Floyd Woods Auburn University, Department of
Horticulture, 101 Funchess Hall, Auburn, Alabama 36849 (tiandai@auburn.edu).
7. Genetic
Diversity Estimates and DNA Fingerprint Database for Crapemyrtle Cultivars. Timothy A. Rinehart*, USDA-ARS, Thad Cochran Southern
Horticultural Laboratory, 810 Highway 26 West,
Fruit
Crops
8G. Sensory
Properties of Puffed Gorgon Nut. M.
Paka1*, P.C. Coggins1, C.E. Coker2, P.R.
Knight2, 1Garrison Sensory Evaluation Laboratory,
Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State
University, Stone Blvd., Box 9805, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9805, 2Coastal Research and Extension
Center, Mississippi State University,1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532
(mp195@msstate.edu).
9G Postharvest Evaluations Comparing
Primocane- and Floricane-Fruiting Blackberries. Colleen McCall-Thomas1*,
John R. Clark1, and Penelope Perkins-Veazie2, 1316
Plant Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR 72701, 2USDA-ARS, SCARL, Lane, OK 74555.
(cxm07@uark.edu)
10. Effect
of Rootstock on Yield Components of ‘Chardonnay’ in
11. Effect
of various soil amendments on 'Reveille' southern highbush blueberry. Gerard Krewer1*, D.Scott NeSmith2
and Ben Mullinix3, 1,2Department of Horticulture,
University of Georgia, Tifton,GA 31793
and Griffin,GA 30223, 3Statistical Services, University of Georgia,
Tifton, GA 31793 (
12. Impact
of Weed Barriers on Newly Planted Peach Trees. D. J. Makus1 and J.
L. Jifon2*, USDA-ARS Subtropical
13. Evaluation
of fruit cracking and berry firmness in rabbiteye blueberry germplasm. D. Scott
NeSmith*, Dept. of Horticulture,
14. Impact
of Weed Barriers on Newly Planted Peach Trees. D. J. Makus1 and J.
L. Jifon2*, USDA-ARS Subtropical
15. The
Influence of Cultivar and Shoot Position on Return Bloom, Nut Quality,
Non-structural Carbohydrate Concentration, Organically Bound Nitrogen and
Potassium Concentration of Pecan.
Charles T. Rohla1*, Michael W. Smith2, Niels O. Maness2
and William Reid3, 1The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation,
Inc. Ardmore Oklahoma, 73401, 2Department of Horticulture &
Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, 3Department
of Horticulture and Forestry, Kansas State University. (ctrohla@noble.org).
16. Regulation
of flowering in olives under mild temperatures. Nasir
17. First
Year Vigor of Primocane Fruiting Blackberries from the
18. Weed
Control and Economic Considerations of Flame Cultivation in Pawpaw Orchards. Kirk W. Pomper* and Sheri B. Crabtree. Atwood
Research Facility, Land Grant Program,
19. Varietal
Preference and Vineyard Distribution of Japanese Beetles in a Field Choice
Study. Sanjun Gu, Angela Whitehouse
and Kirk W. Pomper*. Atwood Research Facility, Land Grant Program,
20. ‘Eudora’, a New Fresh Market Muscadine
Grape Cultivar. Stephen J. Stringer1*, Dennis J.
Gray2, and James M. Spiers1, 1USDA-ARS Thad
Cochran Southern Horticulture Laboratory Poplarville, MS 39470, 2University
of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Apopka, FL 32703.
(sjstringer@ars.usda.gov)
Vegetable
Crops
21U. Nitrogen
mineralization in greenhouse turnips (Brassica
campestris L.) amended with compost and organic fertilizer. Rachel
Ben-Avraham*, Danielle Treadwell and Mike Alligood, Department of Horticultural
Sciences,
22G. Changes in
Cell Wall Degrading Enzyme Activity and Bulb Firmness During Storage of Onion. Timothy W. Coolong* and William M. Randle, Dept. of
Horticulture, The University of
23G. Product
Development and Optimization of a Soy Concept Food. A. Samala*, P.C. Coggins, M.W. Schilling Department of
Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Mississippi State University,
Stone Blvd., Box 9805, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9805 (as337@msstate.edu).
24G. Nitrogen
Mineralization from Organic Amendments Approved for Use in Organic Transplant
Production. Alejandra Sierra1*,
Danielle Treadwell1, Eric Simonne1 and Donald Graetz2.
1Department of Horticultural Science, P.O. Box 110690, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690. 2Soil and Water Science
Department,
25. Control
of Mildew in Winter Squash. A.H. Beany1*,
K. Pernezny2, P. J. Stoffella1,
26. Effects
of Deficit Irrigation on Water Use Efficiency and Fruit Quality of
Drip-Irrigated Muskmelon. J.L. Jifon*, J. Enciso and Bob Wiedenfeld;
27. Enzymatic
Conversion and Fermentation of Sweetpotato. Paul W. Wilson1*, Don R. Labonte1, Gloria B.
McClure1, and Arthur O. Villordon2, 1Horticulture
Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, 2LSU
Agcenter Sweet Potato Research Station,130 Sweet Potato Road, Post Office Box
120, Chase, LA (pwwilson@lsu.edu).
28. Foraging
behavior, pollinator effectiveness and management potential of the
29. Improving
the Potential for Drought and Soil-borne Disease Tolerance in Muskmelon by
Grafting. J.L. Jifon*,
30. Learning
to use controlled-release nitrogen products for seepage-irrigated tomato. Kent Cushman*, Eric Simonne, Gene McAvoy, and Kelly
Morgan University of Florida - IFAS - Southwest Florida Research &
Education Center.(kcushman@ufl.edu).
31. Supplemental
Foliar Potassium Fertilization Enhances Fruit Quality and Phytochemical Content
of Muskmelon. J.L. Jifon1*, and G.E. Lester2;
1Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center-Texas A&M University,
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Weslaco, TX 78596, and 2USDA-ARS
Subtropical Research Center, Weslaco, TX 78596.
(jljifon@agprg.tamu.edu).
32. The
Melons of
33. Herbs as
Potential High-value Crops for
34. Lemon
Grass as an Essential Oil Crop for
35. Bioprospecting
of American mayapple. V.D. Zheljazkov*1,
R.M. Moraes2, V. Maddox3 and A.M. Jones1. 1Mississippi
State University, North Mississippi Research and Extension Center, Verona, MS,
38879, 2National Center for Natural Products Research, School of
Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, 3Mississippi State University,
GeoResources Institute, P.O. Box 9555, Mississippi State, MS 39762 (vj40@pss.msstate.edu)
POSTERS
Room: Convention
Center, Prefunction/Upper Concourse
Presiding: Christine
Coker
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Poster Viewing Sunday
Take-down: Monday, after
Business Meeting and by
VEGETABLE CROPS SECTION
Room: Riverview,
Mobile Ball Room II
Presiding: David
Nagel
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Morning Session
8:00 am Nutrient
Management for Organic Greenhouse Production of Potted Herbs, Teresa
Olczyk*, Y. Li, Y. Qian, G. Hochmuth, R. Hochmuth, E. Simonne, D. Treadwell, L.
Osborne and R. Sprenkel, UF IFAS, Gainesville, FL 32611-0690 (twol@ufl.edu)
8:15 am Romaine
Cultivar Evaluations in NC, W.R."Bill" Jester and C.B. Taylor,
8:30 am Results
of the
9:00 am Organic
Broccoli Production Under Conventional and No-Till Systems, J.C.Díaz-Pérez1, S.C. Phatak1,
J. Ruberson2, J. Silvoy1, and R. Morse3, 1Dept.
of Horticulture and 2Dept. of Entomology, UGA-Tifton Campus, Tifton,
GA 31793, U.S.A.; 3Dept. of Horticulture, Virginia Tech.,
Blacksburg, VA 24061, U.S.A. (jcdiaz@tifton.uga.edu)
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Success Seen
in Certified Organic Summer Squash Production in
9:45 am Performance
of Selected Diploid Pollenizers. Joshua H. Freemaną*, Gilbert A. Miller˛, and
Stephen M. Olson3, 2229 Fifield Hall, Department of Horticulture,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, ˛64 Research Road, EREC, Clemson
University, Blackville, SC 29817, 3155 Research Road, NFREC,
University of Florida, Quincy, FL 32351.
(joshuafr@ufl.edu)
10:00 am Effects
of Pruning on ‘
10:15 am Effects of In-row Distances on Eggplant
Growth and Yield. Bielinski M. Santos.
10:30 am Break
to attend SR-ASHS Business Meeting at
Afternoon Session
2:00 pm Potato Cultivar Selection for “B” Size
Production Only, Richard L. Hassell*, Robert J. Dufault, Clemson
University, Coastal Research and Education Center, 2700 Savannah Highway,
Charleston, SC 29414 (rhassel@clemson.edu))
FRUIT CROPS SECTION
Blackberry Production and Marketing
Room: Riverview,
Blakely I
Presiding: Robert
Boozer
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8:00 am New Marketing Opportunities for Blackberry
Production in the Southeast.
8:30 am Viruses of Blackberries and Raspberries.
Robert Martin*, USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit,
9:00 am Nutrition and Phytochemicals of
Blackberries. Jean Weese*,
9:30 am Break
9:45 am Use of New Technology in Blackberry
Production. Butch Greiffendorf*, Sales Manager, BBC Technologies, South
10:45 am Break
to attend SR-ASHS Business Meeting at
FRUIT CROPS SECTION
Room: Riverview,
Blakely I
Presiding: Robert
Boozer
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1:30 pm Influence of Rootstock and Fruit Thinning
on Fruit Quality and Yield of ‘Jupiter’, ‘Mars’, ‘Marquis’, and ‘Neptune’
Grapes. Kenda R. Woodburn1*, M. Elena Garcia1, and
R.K. Striegler2, 1316
Plant Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, AR 72701, 2Institute for Continental Climate
Viticulture and Enology, 108 Eckles Hall, 1406 East Rollins St., University of
Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211-5140. (woodburn@uark.edu)
3:30 pm Sheltering Strawberries in the Southeast. Robert Boozer1*, Wheeler Foshee2, and Jim Pitts1, 1Auburn University, Chilton Research and Extension Center, 120 Co. Rd. 756, Clanton, AL 35045, 2Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn University, AL 36849. (boozert@auburn.edu)
FLORICULURE, ORNAMENALS AND TURF SECTION
Room: Riverview,
Church Suite
Presiding: Gary
Wade
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8:15 am Growth and Production of Ginger Lilies Under a Sustainable
Agroforestry System with Moringa in the
9:00 am Break
9:15 am Effects
of Vernalization and Photoperiod on Growth and Flowering of Three Coreopsis
Cultivars. J. Raymond Kessler, Jr.,
Department of Horticulture,
9:45 am Irradiation
of Lagerstroemia to Induce Sterility. David Knauft* and Michael Dirr, Horticulture Department, 1111 Miller
Plant Science Bldg., University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-7273. (dknauft@uga.edu)
10:00 am Field
Evaluation of Palms in Hardiness Zones 7b and 6b. Gary L. Wade,
Department of Horticulture,
10:15 am Final
Summary of All-America Daylily Evaluations: Rust Observations, Flowering and
Landscape Performance. Allen Owings*,
Gordon Holcomb, C. Allen Broyles, Ann Gray, and Edward Bush, LSU AgCenter,
Department of Horticulture, 155 Julian C. Miller Hall, Baton Rouge, LA.
(aowings@agctr.lsu.edu)
Breeding verses Molecular
Approaches
Room: Riverview,
De Tonti Suite
Presiding: Angela
Davis
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at meeting or email to Chair (adavis-usda@lane-ag.org)
8:00 am Introduction
to the Session, Plant Breeding Developments. Angela Davis, South Central Agricultural
Research Lab, USDA-ARS,
8:15 am Improving
Shelf life of Black Berries Through Conventional Breeding. John Clark1*, Penelope Perkins-Veazie2,
Dept. of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, 316 Plant Science, Fayetteville,
AR 72701, 2South Central Agricultural Research Lab, USDA-ARS, P.O.
Box 159, Hwy. 3 West, Lane, OK 74555. (jrclark@uark.edu)
8:40 am Carotenoid
Analysis Using Xenon Flash Spectrophotometers as a Tool for Germplasm Screening. Angela Davis1*, Wayne Fish, Penelope
Perkins-Veazie, South Central Agricultural Research Lab,
USDA-ARS, P.O. Box 159, Hwy. 3 West, Lane, OK 74555. (adavis-usda@lane-ag.org)
8:55 am Breeding
and Biotechnology at the
9:20 am Break
9:35 am Semi-Quantitative
Measurement of Carotenoid Development in Four Watermelon Colors: A Discussion
of the Impact of Ploidy and other Genetic Factors. Jennifer Waters1*, Hae Jeen Bang1,
Angela Davis, and Stephen King1, Dept. of Horticulture, Texas A
& M University, 202 Hort./Forestry Bldg., College Station, TX 77843-2133. (jennwaters@neo.tamu.edu)
9:50 am Microarray
Analysis, Uses and Limitations. W.
10:10 am Differential
Expression of Genes in Watermelon Fruit. W. Patrick Wechter1, Amnon Levi1*,
Angela Davis2, et al., US Vegetable Lab, USDA/ARS, 2700 Savannah
Highway, Charleston, SC 29414, 2South Central Agricultural Research
Lab, USDA-ARS, P.O. Box 159, Hwy. 3 West, Lane, OK 74555. (alevi@saa.ars.lesda.gov)
WORKING GROUP PROGRAMS
(Contact Chairs for Agenda and Presentation
times)
National Sweet Potato Collaborators
Presiding: Scott Stoddard (csstoddard@ucdavis.edu)
Saturday:
Sunday:
Room: Riverview,
Mobile Ball Room III
Abstracts: To publish your abstract in HortScience, see instructions at end of
program.
Submit abstract to Chair of Vegetable Crops Section (David Nagel, dnagel@pss.msstate.edu)
Breeding,
Genetics, and Molecular Biology
Content and potential biological activity of dicaffeoylquinic acids in
sweetpotato storage roots. H.F.
Harrison, Jr., J.K.
Insect,
Disease, and Weed Management
A tospovirus in the sweetpotato virus complex.
Assessment of procedures to quantify insect damage on sweetpotato
roots. D.M. Jackson.
Detection of sweetpotato viruses by NCM‑ELISA. D. Gutierrez and R. Valverde. Dept.
of Plant Physiology and Crop Physiology. LSU AgCenter,
Susceptibility of two cohorts of sweetpotato weevils to selected
insecticides. T. Smith1 and A.
Hammond2. 1LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Research Station,
Chase, LA 71324; 2LSU AgCenter Department of Entomology, Baton
Rouge, LA 70803.
Response of sweetpotato genotypes to several isolates of southern
root-knot nematode. Judy A. Thies1*, Howard H. Harrison1, and Don
LaBonte2. 1U.S. Vegetable Laboratory,
USDA, ARS, Charleston, SC; 2Department of Horticulture, Louisiana State
University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA. (jthies@saa.ars.usda.gov)
Production,
Physiology, and Plant/Seed Production
Growing 'Okinawan' sweetpotatoes in
Post
Harvest Physiology, Food Science, and Marketing Posters
Associations of in‑season chrysomelid beetle density and
sweetpotato damage in
Commercial sweetpotato varieties in
Regenerating Virus‑free Materials for USDA Heirloom Sweetpotato
Cultivar Collection through the Meristem Shoot‑tip Culture Technology. Kai‑Shu Ling1, Mary Hoy2,
Janice Bohac1, D. Michael Jackson1, and Christopher A.
Clark2, 1USDA, ARS, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, 2700
Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC, 2Dept. Plant Pathology & Crop
Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Starch biosynthesis and genetic modifications of starch in Sweetpotato
( Ipomoea batatas L.) storage roots.
William, A. Akwe, Glory, M. Ashu, Lakeisha Stewart, Celestine Fosung, Adeline
Douanla, Qun Xia, Janice Bohac1 Victor Njiti, Samuel Besong, Sandra Barnes,
Zhibiao Gou, Shoucheng Zhang, and Ming Gao* Center for Biotechnology and
Genomics, Alcorn State University, MS 39096, 1US Vegetable Lab, Charleston, SC
2006 Sweet Potato Trial in the
Vigna Crop Germplasm Committee
Presiding: Richard Fery (rlfery@saa.ars.usda.gov)
Sunday:
Room: Riverview,
Mobile Ball Room I
Agenda
1.
Sign-in and call to order
2.
Minutes of the 2006 meeting
3.
Vigna germplasm curator’s
report
4.
USDA funding for germplasm evaluation
5.
Priority evaluation needs for cowpea germplasm
6.
Priority enhancement needs for cowpea germplasm
7.
Plant exploration and exchange proposals
8.
Update from CGC facilitator’s office
9.
Vigna CGC membership
10.
Plans for 2008 meeting
Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
Presiding: Thomas Monaco (tom_monaco@ncsu.edu)
Sunday:
Room: Riverview,
Blakeley I
Agenda
1.
Steering Committee Members
2.
Minutes of 2006 Annual Meeting
3.
2006-07 Budget
4.
2006 Research and Outreach Reports
5.
Research and Outreach Proposals
6.
Web Site Activity
7.
SRSFC Activities
8.
2006-07 County Agent Training
9.
Research and Extension Proposal Guidelines
10.
Steering Committee Members Responsibilities
11.
Other Issues
Pecan Research and Extension Forum
Presiding: Monte Nesbitt
(nesbiml@auburn.edu)
Saturday:
Room: Riverview,
Mobile Ball Room I
Agenda
1.
Review of
personnel movement by state.
2.
Review of state
acreage expansion/decline and associated changes in research/extension efforts.
3.
Pecan cultivar
testing, development and recommendations; review of impending releases.
4.
Pecan grafting
update; new materials and methods.
5.
Tree nutrition
research and current findings.
6.
Pecan orchard
economics 101: yield expectations for progressive orchards.
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Molecular
Marker-Derived Genetic Similarity Analysis of a Segregating Blackberry
Population
Eric T. Stafne*1,
John R. Clark1, and Kim S. Lewers2
1316 Plant
Sciences, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
72701, 2USDA-ARS Fruit Lab, 10300 Baltimore Ave., BARC-West Bldg.
010A, Beltsville, MD 20705
A tetraploid blackberry population that segregates for
two important morphological traits, thornlessness and primocane fruiting, was
tested with molecular marker analysis.
Both randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and simple sequence
repeat (SSR) markers were used to screen a population of 98 genotypes within
the population plus the two parents, ‘Arapaho’ and ‘Prime-Jim’® (APF-12).
RAPD analysis averaged 3.4 markers per primer, whereas SSR analysis
yielded 3.0 markers per primer pair.
Similarity coefficient derived from the Dice index averaged over all
individuals was 63% for RAPD markers, 73% for SSR markers, and 66% for RAPD and
SSR markers together. The average
similarity coefficients ranged from a high of 72% to a low of 38% for RAPD markers,
80% to 57% for SSR markers, and 73% to 55% for both. Comparison of the parents indicated a
similarity of 67% for RAPD markers, 62% for SSR markers, and 67% for both. This is similar to a previous study that
reported the similarity coefficient at 66%.
Although inbreeding exists within the population, the level of
heterozygosity is high. Also, evidence of tetrasomic inheritance was uncovered
within the molecular marker analysis.
This population will be used to identify potential markers linked to both
morphological traits of interest.
Further genetic linkage analysis and mapping is needed to identify any
putative markers.