The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference: Citrus Crops

1:30 PM

Conservation of U.S. Citrus Collections using Cryopreservation
Gayle Volk, USDA–ARS; Remi Bonnart, USDA–ARS; Robert R. Krueger, USDA–ARS, NCGRCD; Richard Lee, USDA–ARS, NCGRCD

1:45 PM

Role of Nitrous Oxide in Promoting Abscission in Citrus by the Abscission Agent Cmnp
Sunehali Sharma, University of Florida; Robert Ebel, University of Florida; Naveen Kumar, University of Florida

2:00 PM

Evaluation of Rapidly Produced Louisiana-grown Satsuma Juice
John C. Beaulieu, USDA–ARS; Rebecca E. Stein, USDA ARS; Javier M. Obando-Ulloa, University of Chile

2:15 PM

Involvement of Micro RNA Expression in Physiological Effects of Grafting: Experiments with Citrus
Raanan Tzarfati, researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Shifra Ben-Dor, Bioinformatic, Researcher, Weizmann Institute of Science; Ilan Sela, Researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Eliezer E. Goldschmidt, Researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2:30 PM

Quantification of Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus In Plant Extracts – From Ct to Biologically Meaningful Units
Greg McCollum, USDA–ARS, USHRL; Mark Hilf, USDA ARS USHRL; Michael Irey

2:45 PM

Periodical Nutrient Dynamics in ‘Blood Red' Sweet Orange as Affected by Fungicides Soil Drenching
Basharat Ali Saleem, PhD, Fruit & Vegetable Development Project, Punjab Agriculture Department, Pakistan; Aman Ullah Malik, Ph.D, Postharvest Research & Training Centre (PRTC), Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad; Ahmad Sattar Khan, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Institute of Horticultural Sciences; Ishtiaq Ahmad Rajwana, Bahauddin Zakariya University

3:00 PM

Exploiting Somaclonal Variation to Deliver Improved Sweet Orange Cultivars for Processing and the Fresh Market
Jude W. Grosser, University of Florida; Gary Barthe, University of Florida; Paul Ling, University of Florida; Castle Bill, University of Florida; Gmitter Fred, University of Florida