Vegetarian Newsletter
Horticultural Sciences Department
A Vegetable Crops Extension Publication
June 2006
June 2006
Jeffrey K. Brecht
Professor and Scientific Editor, postharvest physiology
Daniel J. Cantliffe
Professor and Chair
Craig K. Chandler
Professor, breeding/ genetics
Kent Cushman
Assistant Professor, vegetable production
James Gilreath Professor, weed science
Chad M. Hutchinson
Associate Professor, vegetable production
Yuncong Li
Associate Professor, soils
Stephen M. Olson
Professor, small farms
Rafael Munoz-Carpena
Assistant Professor, hydrology
Mark A. Ritenour
Associate Professor, postharvest
Bielinski SantosAssistant Professor, vegetable production
Steven A. Sargent
Professor, postharvest
Eric H. Simonne
Associate Professor, vegetable nutrition
William M. Stall
Professor, weed science
Danielle Treadwell
Assistant Professor, organic/sustainable production
Announcements & News
The Vegetable Production Handbook
The latest edition of the Vegetable Production Handbook is now up and available online at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_GUIDE_Vegetable_Production_Guide_for_Florida. The handbook provides up-to-date information on a wide variety of topics in vegetable production and will be of use to those in the vegetable industry or anyone growing vegetables in Florida.
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.