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65 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society

65 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 9 , 2011 at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville CITRUS CENTER 312 N. International Blvd. WESLACO, TX 78596. Subtropical Plant Science Society Board of Directors

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65 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society

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  1. 65th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 9 , 2011 at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville CITRUS CENTER 312 N. International Blvd. WESLACO, TX 78596 Subtropical Plant Science Society Board of Directors Executive Officers 2011 2012 Nominees President Shad Nelson Rod Summy President-ElectRodSummy John Goolsby Secretary Mani Skaria Mani Skaria TreasurerV. French, V. French, Clay Everhard Clay Everhard Section Vice Presidents Fruits M. Setamou J. Carlos Melgar Vegetables Greta Schuster Don Makus Section Directors Fruits John Goolsby Qingyi Yu Vegetables Juan Anciso Madhura Kunta Plant Science Andrew McDonald John Jifon Poster Program John Jifon Robert Saldana Outreach Mani Skaria Raul Villanueva Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Rod Summy Associate Editor – Fruits Eliezer Louzada Associate Editor –Vegetables Don Makus Associate Editor –Agronomy Shad Nelson Associate Editor –Pathology Madhurababu Kunta Associate Editor –EntomologyV. French, M. Setamou Patrick Morgan Associate Editor –Irrigation Juan Enciso Student Managing Editor Jose Perez

  2. Program Venue: Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Citrus Center, 312 N. International Blvd. (FM 1015), Weslaco, TX 78596 Conference Room 1 Moderator: Shad Nelson, President of Subtropical Plant Time Titles & Speaker (s) 12:10-12:20 pm SPS Society Business, Election of Officers 2011-2012 12:20-1:10 pm Lunch 01:15-1:30 pm Invited Speaker: Invested Speaker: Ray Prewett, Director, Texas Citrus Mutual, Mission, TX ‘ Production and Environmental Challenges Facing the LRGV’ 1:30 pm Adjourn Optional Tour of New Citrus Center Building and Labs 1:35- 3:00 pm Facilities Tour: Dr. John DaGraca, Director, TAMUK Citrus Center Lab Discussions of Research Projects by Citrus Center Dr. Eliezer Louzada, Citrus Breeding and Genetics Dr. Mani Skaria, Citrus Plant Pathology Dr. Mamoudou Setamou, Citrus Entomology Dr. Juan Carlos Melgar, Citrus Crop Physiology Dr. Madhura Kunta, Disease Diagnostic Lab • Time Titles & Speaker (s) • 07:15-07:30 am Poster Setup (Previous Day or Morning of Program) • 07:30-08:25 am Registration Fee: $35(lunch and 1 year membership to SPS Society) • Student Registration: $15(lunch and 1 year membership to SPS Society) • 08:25-08:30 am Introduction Dr. Shad Nelson, President, SPS Society • 08:30-09:15 am Invited Speaker: Dr. Jude Grosser, University of Florida • ‘Newly Emerging Citrus Varieties’ • 09:20-09:35 am Invited Speaker: Juan Carlos Melgar, Assistant Professor, Citrus Crop Physiology, TAMUK Citrus Center, Weslaco, TX • ‘ Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Olive Production’ • 09:40- 09:55 am Invited Speaker: Mac Young, Extension Specialist-Risk Management, Texas Agrilife Extension Service Corpus Christi,TX • ‘Impact of Irrigation Method on ‘Rio Red’ Grapefruit Pack-Out Economics’ • 10:00-10:15 am Break and Posters • 10:30-10:45 am Invited Speaker: Dr. Roger Hanagriff, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, TAMUK • ‘Marketing Strategies for an Emerging Texas Wine Industry’ • 10:50-11:05 am Invited Speaker: Dr. Teresa Patricia Feria, Assistant Professor of Biology, UT-PanAm , Edinburg, TX • ‘Forecasting the Range Expansion of Cactoblastis cacorum in • the LRGV due to Climate Change’ • 11:10-11:45 am Invited Speaker: Dr. Clinton Williams, Senior Scientist, USDA-ARS, Maricopa, AZ • ‘ Emerging Contaminants in Water Reuse’ • 11:50-12:00 amPresentation of Student Poster Contest award • 12:10-12:20 pm Presentation of A.T. Potts Award: Paul Parker

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