February 2006

Announcement:

New EDIS Postharvest Horticulture Publication

The first revision of the Handling Florida Vegetable Series, “Round and Roma Tomato Types” was just released by EDIS ( http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VH079 ). This completely new bulletin was written by Steve Sargent, Jeff Brecht and Teresa Olczyk and features the latest information from our studies with these tomato types, describing in detail handling procedures from harvest through shipping to ensure the highest quality. Important topics covered include: varieties, harvest maturity, dump tank management, grading, gas room management, temperature management, and shipping

Direct link to the Water Quality/Quantity Best Management Practices for Florida Vegetables and Agronomic Crops

Call for Abstracts for the 2006 Joint Meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society and the Soil and Crop Science Society of Florida June 4 - 6

Evaluation of 25 entries of Race 3 Bacterial Spot Resistant Bell Peppers

Grower Preferred Cucurbit Varieties for West Central Florida

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