Citrus Leavesis the monthly newsletter for employees and friends of CREC.

Citrus Leaves welcomes your contributions, suggestions and corrections. Editor, Monica Lewandowski; E-mail mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1233. Writer, Meredith Jean Morton. Photography/graphics, Gretchen Baut; Production/Distribution: Word Processing, Barbara Thompson, Supervisor; Kathy Snyder, Karla Flynn and Linda Murphy; Customer Service, Kathy Witherington and Nancy Burke.

Citrus Leaves

In This Issue

WWW.CREC.IFAS.UFL.EDUDr. Harold W. Browning, Center Director

UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center700 Experiment Station RoadLake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

Tel. (863) 956-1151Fax (863) 956-4631

August 2005wwUF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center - News and Information Volume 23, No. 8

Citrus Canker in Haines CityTraining on how to survey for and identify citrus canker will be scheduled at CREC in the near future. A citrus canker find was reported in Haines City, which included some CREC variety trials. Infected and exposed trees within 1900-ft. radius are destroyed as part of the state citrus canker eradicatio program. Last month, citrus canker was found at the UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce, where research plants and experiments had to be destroyed. Training sessions will familiarize the attendees with the symptoms of citrus canker and other information to help survey citrus plants for the disease

For a list of websites with photographs of citrus canker symptoms and other resources, see page 2.

Employees are reminded that clothing, skin, hats as well as equipment, tools and vehicles must be decontaminated before entering and leaving groves/greenhouses. Procedures and approved products are detailed in the Citrus Pest Management Handbook: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CG040.

If you suspect citrus canker . . .Tag the tree or location.DO NOT COLLECT A SAMPLE.DO NOT TRANSPORT A SUSPECT SAMPLE.Notify your supervisor or Dr. Timmer to arrange for an inspection.

Dr. Parish to Maryland - 1Citrus Canker Reminders - 1

Postdoc and Visiting Scientists, Poster Symposium Sept. 16 - 2

Citrus Canker Resources - 2

Fall 2005 courses at CREC - 2

Summer Students at CREC 3-4, 6

Ag Engineers Host Visitors - 4

UF Expands Online Journals - 5

J.L. Retires, Dr. Zaman heads to Far East, Li-Hua Surprises a pug - 5

News Around CREC:

Welcome, Farewell - 7

Citrus Packinghouse Day Program Citrus Expo - 7Manuscripts Submitted in July - 7Calendar - 8

Dr. Mickey Parish has left CREC for the University of Maryland in College Park, where he will serve as Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. Dr. Parish was honored at a farewell reception at CREC on Aug. 5. Dr. Parish joined the CREC faculty in 1986, where he has been involved in Research, Teaching and Extension in food science and food microbiology. “It’s been an honor,” said Dr. Parish of his career at CREC. Dr. Parish was presented with an engraved desk clock that included a citrus image, a framed collage of photographs from CREC by Center Director Dr.

Dr. Parish Heads to Univ. of Maryland

Parish New Chair of Dept. of Nutrition & Food Science

cont. on page 5

Above, Dr. Mickey Parish and friends gather at a farewell reception at CREC on Aug. 5. From left to right: Meredith Morton, Marcia Alden, Meg Richards, Tracy Meadows, Pedro Gon-zales, Dr. Parish, Dr. Ed Etxeberria, Lorrie Friedrich and Dan King. Not pictured from Dr. Parish’s lab, Paul Winniczuk. Far right, Eileen Hoobin signs a farewell poster for Dr. Parish.

Make sure your address is current in the UF directory. UF employee address corrections can be made in the myufl portal. For instructions, visit:www.hr.ufl.edu/_newsite/infogator/2005/july/address.htm#keep

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Color pdf of Citrus Leaves

www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu

2CITRUS CANKER RESOURCESPhotos of citrus canker symptoms and similar diseases www.flcitrusmutual.com/content/docs/issues/canker/symptoms.pdf

Citrus canker decontam/disinfection guidelines, UF/IFAS Citrus Pest Management Guide: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CG040

FL Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services: doacs.state.fl.us/canker

Florida Citrus Canker Eradication Program Helpline: Miami-Dade / Broward / Palm Beach / Monroe counties: Tel. (800) 850-3781 All other Florida counties: Tel. (800) 282-5153

UF/IFAS Citrus Canker Extension website: canker.ifas.ufl.edu

Citrus Canker: The Pathogen and Its Impact www.apsnet.org/online/feature/citruscanker/ Tim R. Gottwald, USDA-ARS Ft. Pierce; James H. Graham, UF/IFAS CREC; and Tim S. Schubert, FDCAS/DPI Gainesville. 2002.

Advanced Citriculture I in Fall 2005ADVANCED CITRICULTURE I - HOS 6545Fall 2005 – Aug. 29 – Dec. 5; Mondays, 4:00 – 7:00 pmRegular registration: Aug. 22-23Taught on-site at CREC; available by videoconference at UF/IFAS locations in Immokalee, Gainesville and Fort Pierce

Dr. L. Gene Albrigo, Professor of Horticulture. E-mail: albrigo@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1207Lecture and discussion; 3 credits; Class limit is 12 students.

A graduate level course on regulation of vegetative growth of citrus is offered during the Fall 2005 semester Students will review literature on climatic, physiological, production practices and other factors as they influence vegetative development of citrus. Each week a student will lead the discussion of the assigned literature that has been selected by the student with guidance of the instructor.

This is a 3 unit course; tuition is $685.44 for Florida residents. The course is available in Continuing Education or as a regular Graduate School offering. Interested students should have taken basic plant physiology or citrus production courses. Please contact Dr. L. Gene Albrigo or Monica Lewandowski at (863) 956-1151 or albrigo@crec.ifas.ufl.edu for further information and registration assistance.

UF employees may be eligible for the Employee Education Program: www.hr.ufl.edu/training/education/eep/policy.htm

Important datesNon-degree application form deadline: Aug. 22UF Employee Education Waiver Form deadline: Aug. 24State agency tuition waver deadline: Aug. 24Regular registration: Aug. 22-23Non-degree registration: Aug. 22-23First day of UF classes: August 24

CREC Postdocs, Visiting Scientists

and Ph.D. Scientists!

CREC is hosting a poster symposium on Sept. 16 for postdocs, visiting and other scientists. Similar to the graduate student symposium held last year, this will be a great opportunity to interact with others and learn about current projects.

Participants can bring posters from your summer meetings, put together a new poster, or if you have an oral presentation, put your key slides together on a poster. If you are working with postdocs and visiting scientists at other centers, on campus or at other research facilities that would be interested in participating, let us know and we’ll extend them invitations.

Our goals are to stimulate great discussions and interactions!

Refreshments will be provided during the symposium.

Lunch will be provided for participants.

Hosted by CREC’s Marketing and Public Relations committee. For more information contact Monica Lewandowski (mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu) or Ron Brlansky (rhby@crec.ifas.ufl.edu).

Flavor Chemistry and Technology Fall 2005FLAVOR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY - FOS 6317Fall 2005 – Aug. 29 – Dec. 5; Wednesdays, 4:00 – 8:00 pmCREC BHG Teaching Lab

Dr. Russell L. Rouseff, Professor of Food Chemistry, CRECE-mail: rlr@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1223Lecture and laboratory; 3 credits; Class limit is 12 students.Course schedule and syllabus online: www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/rouseff Flavor is a diverse, multidisciplinary area of study. This course is designed to provide a broad introduction to the area of flavor chemistry, with a citrus emphasis. Students who successfully complete the course will have the ability to critically evaluate flavor literature and lectures and make positive contributions to the flavor industry. Course prerequisites: Basic and organic chemistry, Instrumental analysis highly desirable.

Posters and Pastries- A Research Symposium -

Sept. 16, 2005Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Citrus Hall

10 am - 12 noon

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The student community at CREC gathered for a lunch and program on July 29. The group included graduate, undergraduate and high school students working in laboratories and departments at CREC this summer or gaining experience as volunteers. Marcia Alden, the center’s librarian, presented information on the online library catalog to the students, and Monica Lewandowski presented a lighthearted look at the center’s history (including faculty photos from the past) through photographs. Profiles of the students that worked, and are still working, at CREC. Above, bottom row, left to right: Sunny Liao, Renato Reis, Bao Tram Nguyen, Meg Richards, Azza Ibrahim, Ahmad Omar, Ashish Mishra, Max Miller, Melinda Grosser, Monica Dickinson. Standing, left to right: Karthik Joseph Karuppiah, Naresh Pai, Dr. Iqrar Khan (visiting scientist), David Czarnick, Meredith Morton, Jennifer Vick, Jason Johnson, Adam Frantz, Stephen Burrage, Ian DeBarry and Lisa Zhang.Profiles of these students, as well as others , are included on pages 3,4 and 6. (If we missed you, let us know! mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu)

Students at CREC - Summer 2005by Meredith Jean Morton(Students - if we missed you, please let us know! Monica Lewan-dowski at Ext. 1233, or e-mail mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu.)

Graduate StudentsShamel Alam Eldein is pursuing a Ph.D. in Horticultural Sciences, studying citrus maturity and postharvest physiology. He is originally from Egypt and holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science and master’s degree in postharvest physiology from Tanta University, Egypt. He has previous research experience in the postharvest physiology of grapes. He and his wife, Dalia, have two children.

Sharath Cugati is a Ph.D. candidate in UF’s Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, working with Dr. Bill Miller. He has a cachelor’s in engineering from University of Bangalore, India and M.S. in mechanical engineering from Univ. of Florida. Sharath is conducting research on variable rate technology for fertilizer application, studying the dynamic behavior of the components of the variable rate granular fertilizer spreader’s hydraulic system and developing improved control algorithms to optimally respond to the fertilizer requirements of individual trees. He holds a Hunt Brothers Research Assistantship . In his free time Sharath enjoys model building and traveling.

David Czarnecki is a UF student earning a master’s degree in environmental horticulture, working in Dr. Gmitter’s lab. He is also working with Dr. Zhanao Deng at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma. David is conducting genetic diversity study on coreopsis leavenworthii with AFLP. A native of Bedford, Texas, David received his bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Texas A & M University. In his spare time, he enjoys guitar, bowling, movies and going out. He would like to work in plant breeding with a private organization

Ann George is a graduate student in UF’s Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and worked with Dr. Singh at CREC this summer, collecting samples for her research in weed ecology, inlcuding weeds in citrus groves. She is a native of Singapore.

Azza Ibrahim is working on her Ph.D. in horticultural sciences with Dr. Jude Grosser. Azza is working on molecular charactization of the citrus tristeza virus. She has been at CREC since 2003. She has a bachelor’s degree from the Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Agriculture in Zagazig University and master’s degree in biochemistry from Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University. In the future she would like to teach at the university in Egypt. Azza also enjoys reading and writing poetry. She and her husband, Ahmad Omar, have a baby girl.

Karthik-Joseph John-Karuppiah is from Trichy, India, and is working on a Ph.D. in horticulture with Dr. Jackie Burns. He is studying the genetic response of citrus fruits and leaves to ethylene, as part of research on citrus abscission. Karthik enjoys playing tennis and table tennis. He hopes to complete his PhD in 2008.

Hui Ling “Sunny” Liao is a native of Taiwan and is working on her Ph.D. in plant pathology with Dr. Chung. Sunny has been studying toxigenicity of the fungus, citrus scab. After she completes her program, Sunny plans to return to Taiwan, find a job and raise kids.

Ashish Mishra is from Allahabad, India, and is studying Agricultural and Biological Engineering with Dr. Reza Ehsani. He is working in precision agriculture and equipment technology for monitoring citrus yield. His future plans are to pursue work in precision agriculture and work in academics. In his free time, Ashish, who received his master’s degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, enjoys photography, music and driving. He says, “CREC has provided me a platform to explore my expertise.”

Ahmad Omar is a native of Egypt and is working on his PhD in Dr. Grosser’s lab, studying citrus canker resistance. He has a B.Sc. in Agricultural Chemistry and master’s degree in Biochemistry from Zagazig University. After completing his degree, he plans to return to Egypt and teach students what he has learned at CREC. In his spare time Ahmad enjoys soccer and going out. He and his wife, Azza, have a baby daughter.

Naresh Pai is from Mumbai, India and is working on a master’s

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degree, studying spray technology with Dr. Salyani. He plans to finish his master’s degree in agricultural engineering and search for a job in the control, spray technology, dynamics area. Naresh enjoys reaching, fishing, building web pages and surfing the Internet.

Renato Reis is working on his Ph.D. research with Dr. Timmer this summer. He is a native of Jaboticabal, Brazil, and works in plant pathology studying Alternaria, a fungal plant pathogen. He looks forward to receiving his degree and getting a job in his area of expertise.

He thanks CREC for the opportunity to study here this summer.

Meg Richards is a native of Corning, New York, and is working on her master’s degree with Dr. Mickey Parish. Her research involves sanitation of food transport tankers, specifically investigations on the cleanliness, types of microflora, and biofilm formation present on the surfaces of clean manway gaskets of liquid transportation tankers. She graduated from Corning Community College in 2001 with a degree in mathematics and sciences, and from Cornell University in 2004 with a B.S. degree in food science (emphasis in food processing). She discovered the field of food science at a 4-H career exploration event at Cornell. She enjoys many hobbies, including cooking, sewing, quilting, reading, playing the French horn, going to the theater, camping, traveling, doing ballet and yoga, and being with my family and friends. Meg was profiled in the April

2005 issue of Citrus Leaves; she will finish her degree this fall.

College and College GraduatesBen Carter is a recent graduate of Florida Southern College, where he studied biology and chemistry. The Lakeland native has been working in Dr. Albrigo’s lab this summer collecting data that has included fruit size measurement, tagging fruit, as well as entering data on spreadsheets. Ben lists many interests, several of which involve athletics: football, golf, basketball, running, weight-lifting, skiing, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, bull-riding, bowling, water polo, soccer, pole vaulting, discus throwing, baseball, ping-pong, billiards, sky-diving, deep-sea scuba diving, racquetball, hockey, mountain climbing, fishing and reading novels. Ben would like to go to dental school.

Adam Frantz is a native of Sidney, Ohio, and is studying citrus at Florida Southern College. He has been working on Diaprepes research in Dr. McCoy’s entomology lab. Adam says he would like to continue his education in agriculture at the graduate

Students at CREC . . . from p. 3 level, perhaps at UF. An avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan, Adam says he enjoys ice hockey, landscaping and growing plants.

Jason Johnson is a senior at Florida Southern College studying citrus production, and has been working with Dr. Michael Rogers this summer. He has been setting up rust mite and psyllid trials for testing and analysis. Jason, who is from Avon Park, enjoys fishing, playing guitar and growing plants. “[This is a ] great place with great people,” says Jason, who wants to work in the citrus industry. “[It has been a ] great learning experience.”

Lily Kender is a junior at the University of Florida, majoring in economics, with a minor in entrepreneurship. This is the second consecutive summer Lily has worked for Dr. Singh, creating and maintaining some faculty websites and doing some graphic design. The Haines City native is the daughter of former CREC Center Director Walt Kender. Lily also plays tennis and is a member of a dance company. | “I plan to get a master’s in economics,” Lily says. “And then find the best job that is offered.”

Meredith Jean Morton is a senior at the University of Florida studying magazine journalism. For the past two summers, the Winter Haven native has worked in Public Relations with Monica Lewandowski and Gretchen Baut at CREC, writing articles for Citrus Leaves and industry magazines, doing computer graphic design, working on digital video projects, creating displays and assisting with events. Meredith, who is also obtaining a minor in the history of science, also worked as a lab assistant for Dr. Rouseff during Summer 2003. While in Gainesville, Meredith is a writer for the UF Office of News and Public Affairs; she also writes profiles on UF athletes and feature articles for the UF Alumni Association magazines, UF Today and Florida. She enjoys reading, writing fiction, drawing and painting, playing the piano, and considers herself to be a movie buff. After graduating in May 2006, Meredith would like to write feature articles for a mainstream magazine or newspaper either on a full-time or freelance basis.

Jessica Noling is a sophomore at the University of Florida studying biochemistry and molecular biology. She has been

Graduate Students, continued

See CREC Students, p. 6

Ag EngineersDr Reza Ehsani (far right) speaks to a group of ag engineers who vis-ited CREC while in the area for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engi-neers annual meeting in Tampa earlier this month. The group met with Dr. Ehsani, Dr. Masoud Salyani, Dr. Bill Miller, Dr. Arnold Schumann, Dr. John Schueller (UF-Gainesville), Dr. Daniel Lee (UF-Gaines-ville) and CREC’s precision ag team.

Ag engineers from Kennedy Space Center visited CREC on Aug. 8. Left to right, Dr. John Sager (NASA KSC), Dr. Joey Norikane (Univ. of

Kentucky), Dr. Jose Reyes (CREC) and Dr. Berrin Tansel (FIU Miami) view instruments for analyzing spray equipment in Dr. Salyani’s laboratory. Dr. Peter Ling (Ohio State) and Jessica Prenger (Dynamac Corp., KSC) were also part of the KSC group that came to learn about precision ag applications in citrus with Dr. Miller, Dr. Schumann, Dr. Ehsani, Dr. Salyani, Dr. Qamar Zaman, Dr. Ganesh Bora, Ashish Mishra, Kevin Hostler, Sherrie Buchanon and Roy Sweeb.

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Harold Browning. Lorrie Friedrich, Tracy Meadows and Meg Richards presented a gift basket on behalf of the Center. The basket included crystal wine goblets etched with palm trees, a bottle of Australian wine from Dr. Jim Graham, champagne and cheeses. Members of Dr. Parish’s lab also added specialty breads from Yalhala Country Bakery, one of Dr. Parish’s favorite treats. Dr. Parish has held a prominent role in providing information and research for government and regulatory agencies on food safety and related areas for the citrus industry, particularly for issues involving citrus juice. In 1998-1999, Dr. Parish held an Institute of Food Technologists fellowship and worked in Washington D.C. as a food safety policy analyst for the Congressional Research Service, where he wrote reports for members of Congress, provided briefings on food safety issues, and conducted investigative research for congressional staffs. At CREC, Dr. Parish’s work focused on the effects of microorganisms on product quality and safety; detection and analysis of food pathogens in citrus products; high pressure and non-thermal pasteurization of juices; fungal contaminants in carton packaging, research on Alicyclobacillus, Salmonella and other microorganisms, juice tanker sanitation and other issues of importance to the citrus industry. He was an integral part of CREC and the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, and recently served on CREC’s faculty management committee as chair of the public relations and marketing committee. He represented CREC at numerous functions in the community, the citrus industry and the University, and has been active in teaching and student training, as well as Extension on food safety and biosecurity. A native of Davenport, Florida, Dr. Parish received his bachelor’s degree from

Dr. Parish Heads to Maryland . . . from page 1Florida State University and subsequently came to work at CREC as a lab technician from 1976-1979, initially working for Dr. Jack Whiteside. Dr. Parish went on the earn his M.S. in food science at UF, studying with Dr. Tom Graumlich at CREC. Dr. Bob Braddock also served on his master’s thesis committee. He earned his Ph.D. in food science at North Carolina State in 1985 and returned to CREC to join the faculty in 1986. In 1999, Dr. Parish was honored with the IFT Citrus Products Division Research Award, and in 2000, he was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to the USDA Awards Selection Panel. Last year, Dr. Parish received the Roy E. Wilson Sparkle Award from the IFT - Florida Section for his work in food plant sanitation. CREC sends Dr. Parish best wishes in his new endeavor.

Farewell to Dr. Qamar Zaman, an agricultural engineer who worked with Dr. Arnold Schumann on precision agriculture projects. Dr. Zaman is headed across the Pacific to Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Dr. Zaman is pictured above center, with Kevin Hostler (left) and LauraWaldo at a farewell reception on Aug. 10.

Bsest wishes to Dr. Greg Danyluk from Dr. Dawson’s lab, who is now with the health department in Seminole County.

J.L. RetiresJ.L. Chandler retired after 26 years at CREC. J.L., who worked for Dr. Jude Grosser for over 20 years, was honored with a dinner at the Port H a t c h i n e h a on Aug. 7. Dr. Grosser described J.L. as his “right-hand man” and will certainly be missed not only by Dr. Grosser and his laboratory, but the entire CREC community. We wish J.L. best wishes and happy retirement!

28,000 +The number of online journals in the UF library catalog

Marcia Alden, CREC’s librarian, can show you how to access online journals and other information in UF’s library catalog. And if you haven’t met Marcia yet, stop by and introduce yourself to her and our new website manager, Paul Weikel, who started working at CREC on August 15. Both Marcia and Paul are located in the CREC library.

Left: Dr. Parish was presented with an engraved desk clock, photos, crystal wine goblets and a basket of wine, bread and other favorites of Dr. Parish’s. Pictured, left to right, Tracy Meadows, Ronnie, Dr. Parish, Lorrie Friedrich, Aida Pena and Meg Richards.

Fun phOtOThis is Dr. Li-hua Cao with Reggie, a pug that belongs to Laura Waldo (right). This photo was submitted as a surprise to Lihua and Laura from Dr. Mathias Choquer.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael and Hanna Rogers on the birth of son Wesley Michael on Aug. 16!

working in Dr. Graham’s lab doing RT-PCR, Box-PCR, inoculating plants and doing RNA extractions. The Auburndale native is the daughter of Dr. Joe Noling, and she would like to be a forensic DNA analyst. She enjoys soccer, fishing, pets, swimming, tennis and playing frisbee.

Jennifer Vick has spent this summer working in Dr. Syvertsen’s lab doing carbohydrate analysis of citrus leaves. She is a graduate of Florida State University, and plans to begin her master’s degree in physician assistant from Barry University in Miami this fall. The Auburndale native would like to return to central Florida after she earns her degree. Jennifer says she enjoys painting, listening to music, watching movies and spending time with her friends.

High School Students & GradsMary Brawley is a junior at the Virginia Episcopal School, and has been working in Dr. Brlansky’s lab this summer. The Winter Haven native enjoys lacrosse, field hockey and swimming. After she graduates from high school, Mary would like to attend college somewhere in the south. She says she has really enjoyed working at CREC this summer.

Stephen Burrage is a freshman at Auburndale High School, and has been volunteering in Dr. Fred Gmitter’s lab this summer trimming and watering trees, and doing miscellaneous field work. Stephen, who is the son of Allan Burrage of the Information Support Department, enjoys volleyball and football and is involved in Boy Scouts. In the future, Stephen would like to attend law school to become a prosecution lawyer and start his own law firm.

Ian Debarry graduated from Auburndale High School in 2005, and has been working in Dr. Noling’s lab this summer. He plans to attend Polk Community College and study psychology. In Dr. Noling’s lab, Ian grows plants, inputs data, and maintains a clean work area in the lab and in the field. Ian enjoying playing the guitar and likes to organize events, such as blood drives. He would

like to become a psychiatrist in the future.

Monica Dickinson is a junior at Santa Fe High School, and has been working in the greenhouses at CREC for Dr. Grosser

Students at CREC . . . from p. 4this summer. In the future she plans to attend college. Monica plays the piano and is on Santa Fe’s swim team. She also swims for the Winter Haven Stingrays.

Julie Gmitter graduated from Auburndale High School in 2005, and has been working in Dr. Grosser’s lab this summer, doing media preparation, some embryo transfer and rescue, flow cytometer to check diploids and triploids, cleaning lab equipment and some greenhouse work. Julie will start Polk Community College in the fall and major in biology. She is the daughter of Dr. Fred Gmitter and enjoys soccer, writing, drawing, music, going to concerts, and traveling outside of Polk County as often as possible. “I cannot explain how wonderful an opportunity it is to be working in Dr. Grosser’s lab,” Julie says. “I’ve gotten so much experience and education in a field I’m definitely going to pursue.”

Melinda Grosser has been working in Dr. Graham’s lab this summer doing RNA extractions. The Santa Fe High School junior is the daughter of Dr. Jude Grosser. In the future she plans to attend college. In her free time Melinda enjoys running and playing basketball.

Tony McIntosh has been working with Dr. Albrigo this summer, collecting data and counting flowers and shoots. The Davenport native is studying construction at the Homer K. Addair Career Academy. Tony enjoys hunting, fishing and boating. His goal is to become independently wealthy and a “self-made millionaire.”

Max Miller is a freshman at the University of South Florida and has been working in Dr. Grosser’s lab this summer as a lab assistant, watering and fertilizing plants. He adds that he hates peeling seeds (apparently one of his tasks at CREC this summer). The Lakeland native is studying conservation and medicine. After college, he hopes to study the South American rainforests. Max enjoys running and fishing.

Bao-Tram Nguyen graduated from Winter Haven High School in 2005, and has been spending the summer working for Dr. Graham inoculating plants, preparing the media, leaf extracts and RNA. She previously worked with Dr. Graham, Marty Dekkers and the lab on a science fair project, “Does Aluminum or Kocide have an effect on Xanthomonas axonopodis pv.

Citrumelo?” and won Best of Show in the Polk Regional Science and Engineering Fair. She also was chosen to compete at the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair. Bao will attend the University of Miami in the fall and study microbiology with the goal of attending medical school. In her free time she enjoys tennis.

Anoop Sheth is a senior at the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High School, and volunteered in Dr. Gmitter’s lab this summer. The Winter Haven native learned DNA extractions, polymerized chain reaction and Southern blotting techniques. After graduation, Anoop would like to pursue a degree in medicine from an Ivy League university. Those who worked with him this summer say he plays piano, tennis, Indian drums, and is involved in an Indian club at school.

Yalu Wu graduated from the International Baccalaureate School in 2005, and has been working in Dr. Rouseff’s lab this summer helping to remodel his flavor chemistry website. Yalu, the daughter of Zhencai Wu and Yehong Xu, is a National Merit Scholarship finalist and received numerous distinguished academic honors. She will enroll in MIT in the fall, hoping to major in management. In her free time, Yalu says she enjoys reading, playing the piano and running track.

Lisa Zhang has been volunteering this summer in Dr. Timmer’s lab, doing various tasks that have included transferring fungi. Lisa is the daughter of Dr. John Zhang at CREC, and will enter her senior year at the International Baccalaureate School. In the future, Lisa would like to attend a four-year university with the plans of getting a good job after graduation. Her career path is undecided. Lisa enjoys reading, writing, playing the piano and volunteering.

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Bill Futch, son of Dr. Stephen and Deborah Futch, attended Boy’s State in Tallahassee in late June. Representing Winter Haven High School, Bill was one of over 500 juniors statewide that were selected by their high schools to participate

in the week-long mock government session. While in Tallahassee, Bill was elected to the Boy’s State House of Representatives.

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M. G. Bauer, W. S. Castle, B. J. Boman, and T. A. Obreza. Longevity of Citrus Trees on Swingle Citrumelo Rootstock and Their Adaptation among Soils of the Indian River Production Area. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society.Q. U. Zaman, A. W. Schumann, and K. Hostler. Quantifying Sources of Error in Ultrasonic Measurements of Citrus Orchards. Applied Engineering in Agriculture.L. G. Albrigo, J. Attaway, K. Bowman, R. S. Buker, J. K. Burns, W. S. Castle, S. H. Futch, K. W. Hancock, C. W. McCoy, R. P. Muraro, M. E. Rogers, M. A. Ritenour, P. D. Spyke, J. P. Syvertsen, L. W. Timmer, and R. C. Vachon. The Impact of Four Hurricanes in 2004 on the Florida Citrus Industry: Experiences and Lessons Learned. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society.C. Chen, P. Zhou, Y. A. Choi, S. Huang, and F. G. Gmitter, Jr. Mining and Characterizing Microsatellites from Citrus ESTs. Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

S. N. Mondal and L. W. Timmer. Greasy Spot, a Serious Endemic Problem for Citrus Production in the Caribbean Area. Plant Disease.

Manuscripts Submitted to the Publications Committee in July

Sept. 1 - Citrus Packinghouse Day at CRECSeminars and vendor exhibits for the fresh citrus industry

CREC BHG Rooms 1-2

9:30 - Welcome - Harold Browning, CREC

10:00 a.m. – Keynote address - HOW TO PASS A FOOD SAFETY AUDIT -

Juan Muniz, Primus Labs, Santa Maria, CA

10:30 a.m. – UPDATE ON ISSUES OF PACKINGHOUSE FOOD SAFETY AND BIOSECURITY - Renée Goodrich, UF/IFAS CREC

10: 45 a.m. - Dr. Jan Narciso , USDA ARS Winter Haven

11:00 a.m. – Citrus Canker presentation, FDACS DPI

11:15 a.m. – COLOR SEPARATION OF FLORIDA CITRUS PRIOR TO DEGREENING - Dr. Bill Miller, UF/IFAS CREC

11:30 a.m. – PROSPECTS AND PROGRESS FOR ROBOTIC HARVESTING OF FRESH FLORIDA CITRUS - Tom Burks, UF/IFAS Agric and Biol Engineering, Gnv

11:45 a.m. - PROSPECTS FOR GOOD FRUIT QUALITY THIS YEAR - Dr. Gene Albrigo, UF/IFAS CREC

Vendor exhibits - CREC Packinghouse, 1:00 p.m.

Training Sessions:These workshops will be offered at CREC as part of Citrus Packinghouses Day, and at the Indian River Postharvest Workshop on Sept. 8 at the Indian River Research and Education Center in Ft. Pierce.

Forklift Driving Safety & Certification Instructors: Jose Pompa (O’Neil Lee and West, Orlando) and Ward Gunter (UF/IFAS, Ft. Pierce) 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - CREC Packinghouse Conference room

Packinghouse Postharvest Treatments - Biocides, Waxes, Record-keeping, Hygiene, and Environmental Safety for Citrus Operations Instructors: Jack Hebb (UF/IFAS, Ft. Pierce), Jan Narciso (USDA, Win-ter Haven), and Amy Simonne (UF/IFAS, Gainesville) 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. - BHG Room 1

Canker Decontamination (Certification from the Division of Plant Industry) Instructor: Nick Ergun (Division of Plant Industry, Ft. Pierce) 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. - BHG Room 2

14th Citrus Expo - August 24-25 Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers

Wednesday, Aug 248:00 am Registration, trade show and opening activities9:30 - 11:30 - Environmental Enhancement of Agricultural Land - Presiding, Fritz Roka, UF/IFAS SWFRECSpeakers: Hilary Sain, Archbold Biological StationPete Spyke, Arapaho Citrus Management, Inc.Alan Reynolds, Wilson-Miller Inc.Marcella Camblor, Treasure Coast Reg Planning CouncilCultivating Green Payments - Presiding, Florida Senator J.D. Alexander; Speakers: Florida Sen. Rod Smith, Florida Rep. TBAFred Kirschenmann, Iowa State Unv, Leopold CtrRick Pensa - Inform and Consulting ServicesClyde Fraisse, UF/IFAS Agr and Biol Engin Dept.

Trade show, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Evening - Gulf Citrus Reception and Banquet

Thursday, Aug 25Promotion, Production and Perspectives - Presiding, Dr. Jimmy Cheek, UF Vice Pres. for Agric and Nat ResSpeakers: Dr. Harold Browning, CREC (mechanical harvesting); Mauricio Mendes, FNP, Sao Paulo Brazil and Ron Muraro, UF/IFAS CREC (Brazil update); Tom Spreen, UF/IFAS FRED (Florida citrus outlook for 2005-2006); Dan Gunter, Florida Dept. of Citrus (New direction for FDOC); David Barber, UF/IFAS FRED (new citrus product)

Citrus Canker and Other Hot Topics - President, Andy Lavigne, Florida Citrus MutualSpeakers: Mauricio Mendes, FNP, Sao Paulo Brazil (citrus diseases, Brazil); Phil Stansly, UF/IFAS SWFREC (leafminer control); Tim Gottwald, USDA ARS (Citrus canker); Craig Meyer, FDACS (Canker eradication costs); Richard Gaskalla, FDACS DPI (citrus canker eradication strategies); Ron Muraro, UF/IFAS CREC (economic benefits of citrus canker eradication).

Trade show, 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

WelcOmePaul Weikel - website mgr (M. Alden)Dr. Shiv Sharma - (Dr. Singh)Did we miss you? Send names to CREC Switchboard or by e-mail, mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu

FAreWellBaylis Carnes - OPS (Dr. Syvertsen)J.L. Chander (Dr. Grosser; p. 6); Dr. Gregory Danyluk (Dr. Dawson); Dr. Mickey Parish (p. 1); Dr. Qamar Zaman (p. 6), Yaou Dou (volunteer, Dr. Burns) Dr. Devi Potluri (Dr. Grosser).

Reminders

Everyone: provide your supervisor or Word Processing with emergency contact information in case of a hurricane or other disaster.

State vehicle drivers: submit new driver’s authorization forms (available in the Mailroom) to Perry Love in Shipping/Receiving.

All events subject to change August19 - Faculty meeting, BHG24 - Food tanker, sanitation workshop

September1- Annual Citrus Packinghouse DayCRECRegistration, 8:30 a.m.; program, 9:30 a.m.; open to the public.Morning: Presentations on timely topics for the fresh citrus industry, including citrus canker and food safety - BHGAfternoon: vendor exhibits in the Packinghouse. New this year: training workshops (see p. 7)UF/IFAS Postharvest website: postharvest.ifas.ufl.edu

16 - “Meet CREC’s Ph.D., Postd-doc and Visiting Scientists: Posters and Pastries - A Research Symposium.”10 am - 12 noon; BHG 1-2. Open to all interested persons.

19 - Citrus canker task force meeting, BHG.

Courses at CREC Fall 2005ADVANCED CITRICULTURE I - HOS 6545 - Dr. L. Gene Albrigo, Professor of Horticulture, CRECMondays, 4 – 7 pm BHG Conference roomE-mail: albrigo@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1207.Taught on-site at CREC; available by videoconference at UF/IFAS locations in Immokalee, Gainesville and Fort Pierce

FLAVOR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY - FOS 6317 - Dr. Russell L. Rouseff, Professor of Food Chemistry, CRECWednesdays, 4 – 8 pmCREC BHG Teaching Lab Dr. Russell L. Rouseff, E-mail: rlr@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1223

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