EVENTS & MEETINGS OF 2002

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• Cucurbitaceae 2002
  December 8-12, 2002.
  Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples, FL.
  J. Rodriguez, N. Shaw, and D.J. Cantliffe
  Production of Galia-type muskmelon using a passive ventilated greenhouse and soilless culture.

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• Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
  November 17-20, 2002.
  Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  
  Rondon, S.I., D.J. Cantliffe, and J.F. Price. 2002.
  Feeding behavior of different generalist predators in strawberries grown under protected agriculture.
  Rondon, S.I., D.J. Cantliffe, N.L. Shaw, E. Jovicich, A. Paranjpe, and J.C. Rodriguez.
  Poster: The Florida/Israeli Protected Agriculture Project: Integrated Application of Biological Control in
  Vegetable Production.

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• 19th Annual Hydroponic Grower's Conference
  November 14-16, 2002.
  Tucson, AZ.
  
  Presentations by Nicole Shaw:
  Beit Alpha cucumbers and Galia melons: A look at the potential, the cultural techniques and the history
  
  
  Colored pepper production: Alternative production techniques, results with different cultivars and potential profitability

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• North Carolina Greenhouse Vegetable Growers' Association Annual Meeting
  October 7-9, 2002.
  Raleigh, NC.
  Presentations by Nicole Shaw:
  The "latest and greatest" in greenhouse crops: From cukes to melons.
  Choosing a substrate for container production: Pinebark vs. perlite
  More profitable production techniques

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• Field Day on Organic Strawberry Plug Transplant Production
  September 6, 2002.
  Gainesville, Fl.

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• Agritech Session & Trade Show: An Exclusive Forum on Strawberry Production
  August 27-28, 2002.
  Plant City, FL.

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• XXVI International Horticultural Congress and Exhibition

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• Horticulture: Art and science for life.
  August 11-17, 2002.
  Toronto, Canada.
  Abstracts
  Increasing winter strawberry production in North-central Florida using passive ventilated greenhouses and
  high plant densities
  New vegetable crops for greenhouses in the southeastern United States

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• "FACTS"
  Lakeland Convention Center, Lakeland, FL.
  May 22-23, 2002.
  Sessions
  Dan Cantliffe
  Global competition and greenhouse production: are they something for Florida vegetable producers to consider?
  Nicole Shaw
  New crops for Florida greenhouse growers
  Silvia Rondon
  Augmented biological control of insects: possibilities for vegetable greenhouse producers
  Richard Tyson
  Cropping systems for greenhouse vegetables in Florida
  Suzanne Stapleton
  Greenhouse production of several fresh-cut herbs in vertical hydroponic systems

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• Vegetable Soilless Culture Greenhouse Open House
  April 10, 2002.
  Horticulture Unit, Gainesville, FL.

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• 2002 International   ISHS
  Symposium:Product and process innovation for protected cultivation in mild winter climate.
  March 4-12, 2002
  Catania, Italy.
  Abstracts
  Media and containers for greenhouse soilless grown cucumbers, melons, peppers, and strawberries
  Spanish pepper trellis system and high plant density can increase fruit yield, quality, and reduce labor
  in hydroponic, passive-ventilated greenhouse crops

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