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2018 ASHS Annual Conference

Tropical Crops: Emerging Threats and Evolving Consumer Trends

Tuesday, July 31, 2018: 1:00 PM
Georgetown West (Washington Hilton)
Moderator:
Alan H Chambers
Coordinator:
Alan H Chambers
1:00 PM
Yield and Fruit Quality of Commercial and Alpine Strawberry Varieties in Southern Florida
Alan H Chambers, University of Florida; Pamela Moon, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; Yuqing Fu, University of Florida-TREC; Anne Plotto, USDA-ARS; Jinhe Bai, USDA-ARS; Juliette Choiseul, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Audio File Recorded Presentation
1:15 PM
Susceptibility to Laurel Wilt Related to Physiology of Three Clonal Avocado Rootstocks
Raiza Castillo, University of Florida; Bruce Schaffer, University of Florida; Randy C. Ploetz, University of Florida; Ana I. Vargas, University of Florida; Joshua Konkol, University of Florida; Randy Fernandez, University of Florida; Aime Vazquez, University of Florida
Audio File Recorded Presentation
1:30 PM
Emerging Pests and Diseases of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L)
Marylou Polek, PhD, USDA-ARS-NCGRCD; Robert R Krueger, USDA ARS NCGRCD
Audio File Recorded Presentation
1:45 PM
Citrus Greening Disease or Huanglongbing (HLB) Effect on Orange Fruit/Juice Quality
Elizabeth A. Baldwin, USDA-ARS; Jinhe Bai, USDA-ARS; Anne Plotto, USDA-ARS; John Manthey, USDA-ARS; Wei Zhao, USDA-ARS; Smita Raithore, USDA-ARS
Audio File Recorded Presentation
2:00 PM
Optimizing Quality of Fresh Cut Mangoes
Anne Plotto, USDA-ARS; Elizabeth A. Baldwin, USDA-ARS; Jinhe Bai, USDA-ARS; Anna Marin, USDA-ARS; Carlos H Crisosto, University of California - Davis; Gayle M Crisosto, University of California Davis; Carolina Abrahan, University of Florida; Yurui Xie, University of Florida; Sonya Leonore Stahl, University of Florida; Jeffrey K. Brecht, University of Florida
Audio File Recorded Presentation
2:15 PM
Cacao Genetic Resources Research at the USDA
Ricardo Goenaga, USDA-ARS; Tomas Ayala-Silva, USDA-ARS; Brian Irish, USDA-ARS, TARS; Dapeng Zhang, USDA-ARS; Tracie K Matsumoto, USDA ARS Daniel K. Inouye US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center; Osman Gutierrez, USDA - ARS
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2:30 PM
Classification and Origins of Cultivated Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] Based on SNP Analysis
Devajit Borthakur, Tocklai Tea Research Institute; Hua-Wei Tan, Nanjing Agricultural University; Lyndel Meinhardt, USDA-ARS; Boyi Wang, Yunnan Forestry Tech. College; Lin Zhou, Nanjing Agricultural University; Wanping Fang, Nanjing Agricultural University; Dapeng Zhang, USDA-ARS
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2:45 PM
Breeding for the Hawaii Anthurium Industry: What Do Flower Designers Need?
Teresita D. Amore, Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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