No. 11–Fruit and Vegetable, April
1996
• Influence of Mulch and Fumigation on Production of ‘Sunny’
Tomatoes--Brown, Motis, Tyson, Witt, Channel-Butcher, Sanders
and Sikora
• Evaluation of Transgenic Tomatoes in North Alabama--Murphy,
Sikora and Lovins
• Evaluation of NS-83 for Control of Cucumber Mosaic Virus
of Tomatoes--Sikora, Murphy, Hollingsworth and Caylor
• Evaluation of Fungicides Using Fixed and Weather-timed
Spray Programs for Blight Control in Tomatoes--Sikora, Bauske,
and Hollingsworth
•Evaluation of TOM-CAST for Early Blight Control on Tomatoes--Sikora,
Bauske, and Pitts
• Double-cropping on Black Polyethylene Mulch: Fall Collards
Following Spring Tomatoes-- Kemble and Witt
• Double-cropping on Black Polyethylene Mulch: Trellised
Cucumbers Following Tomatoes-- Kemble and Witt
• Optimal Timing of Pesticides for Control of Pickleworm
on Cucumber and Squash-- Zehnder, Briggs, Witt, and Wells
• Root-Colonizing Bacteria for Controlof Bacteria Wilt Disease
and the Cucumber Beetle Vector--Zehnder, Kloepper, Yao, Wei, Tuzun,
Shelby, Chambliss, and Witt
• Reflective Mulches Aid in control of aphid-Borne viruses
in Summer Squash--Brown and Boyhan
• Potential New Watermelon and Cantaloupe Varieties--Boyhan,
Simonne, Norton, Himelrick, Tangsukkasemsan, and Chang
• Double-cropping on Black Polyethylene Mulch: Fall Broccoli
Following Spring Bell Peppers--Kemble, Boozer, and Pitts
• Lipid-Based Edible Coatings Improved Shelf Life and Consumer
Acceptabce of White Bell Peppers--A. Simone, Moore, Simone, Hagenmaier,
Green, Woods, and Eitenmiller
• Chitosan Coating Delays Postharvest Ripening of Bell Peppers--Woods,
Aynaou, Brown, Simonne, Tuzun, and Land
• Response of Bell Pepper Yields to an Irrigation Scheduling
Model--Simone, Drougt, Witt, and Kemble
• Subjective and Objective Evaluation of Color in Bell Peppers--Simone,
Eason, Little, Pitts, Oen, Ruf, and Kemble
• Two New Pinkeye Southernpeas Released--Chambliss and Hunter
• The Value of Host Plant Resistance in Controlling Cowpea
Curculio in Southernpeas-- Hunter, Chambliss and Wells
• Is Silver Queen Still the Best-Tasting Sweet Corn?--A.
Simone, Simone, Pitts, Gray and Green
• Effect of Rate of Banded and Broadcast Phosphorus on Yields
of Sweet Corn--Kemble, Guertal, and Eason
• Evaluation of Foliar-applied Insecticides for Control of
Whitefringed Beetle in Sweetpotatoes--Zehnder, Briggs, and Pitts
• Biocontrol of Black Rot of Cabbage with Plant Growth Promoting
Bacteria: Detection Through Bioluminescence--Dane, Wei, and Shaw
• Evaluation of Fungicide Spray Programs for Brown Rot Control
on Peaches--Sikora, Pitts, Boozer, and Bauske
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Brown Rot and Scab control
on Peaches--Sikora, Pitts, and Bauske
• Evaluation of Mechanical Thinners on Bloom/Fruit Removal
and Yield of Encore Peaches-- Boozer, Dozier, and Pitts
No.
12--1996 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report, October 1996
• Problems in Accessing Commercial Markets for Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables--Adrian and Kiser
• New and Profitable Crops for Alabama-Asparagus--Kemble,
Simonne, Pitts, Bannon, and Caylor
• For the Second Time, ‘Silver Queen’ Not Rated
as Best-tasting Sweet Corn--A. Simonne, Simonne, Pitts, and
Gray
• Sensory Evaluation of Alabama Lettuce--A. Simonne, Simonne,
Owen, Wells, and Eitenmiller
• Effect of Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilization on N
Level in Pepper Leaves--Simonne, Lindo, Eakes, and Mills
• Year Two: Double-cropping Bell Peppers and Broccoli on
Black Polyethylene Mulch-- Kemble, Boozer, and Pitts
• Root Growth Helps Schedule Irrigation for Plastic-Mulched
Tomatoes and Bell Peppers-- Simonne, Dubois and Bannon
• Mulch Color Affects Bell Pepper Yield--Yates Jr., Brown,
Goff, Channell-Butcher, and Sanders
• Surveying Irish Potatoes for Three Viruses--Guerini,
Murphy, Sikora, Tapley and Tunnell
• Appearance and Performance of Selected Red-skinned Irish
Potatoes--Kemble, Simonne, Bauske, Caylor and Ruff
• Could Irrigation Increase Irish Potato Yields in Alabama--Simonne,
Kemble, and Caylor
• Evaluation of Fungicide Treatments to Control Late and
Early Blight in Irish Potatoes-- Sikora, Bauske, Nesbitt, Boozer,
Caylod, McDaniel, Pitts, and Hagemore
• Transgenic Tomatoes Withstand CMV Epidemic--Murphy, Sikora,
and Lovins
• Alabama’s Fresh-market Tomato Growers Use integrated
Pest Mangement--Bauske, Sikora, Zehnder, and Kemble
• Evaluation of Biological Control Treatments for Bacterial
Spot Control on Tomatoes-- Bauske, Backman, Kemble, and Sikora
• Reproduction of Reniform Nematodes on Snap Beans Commonly
Grown in Alabama-- Sikora, Bauske, Kemble, and Kuykendall
• Molecular Markers in Watermelon--Dane, Zhang, and Rhodes
• Isozyme Markers in Kiwifruit--Dang and Huang
• Effect of Mulch Color on Strawberry Production Using
Annual Hill Plasticulture--Himelrick and Akridge
• Frost Protection of Satsumas with Microsprinkler Irrigation--Nesbitt,
McDaniel, and Dozier
• New Peach Thinning Material Evaluated--Boozier, Dozier,
Jr., and Pitts
• Maximizing Irrigation in Peach Production--Boozer, Dozier,
Jr., Guertal, and Pitts
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Scab and Glomerella Control
on Pecans--Sikora and McDaniel
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Pecan Scab Control in Central
Alabama--Sikora and Smith
• Evaluation of New Pecan Cultivars for Scab Resistance--Goff,
Nesbitt, and Slocum
• Yield and Kernel Percentage of 22 Pecan Cultivars from
1992-1995--Nesbitt, Goff, Slocum and McDaniel
• Weed Control Increases Yield and Economic Return from
Young ‘Desirable’ Pecan Trees-- Foshee, Goodman,
Patterson, and Goff
No. 13, 1997 Ornamentals Research Report,
Oct. 1997
WOODY LANDSCAPE PLANTS
• Styrene Lining and Container Size Affect Substrate Temperature--Brass,
Keever, Gilliam, and Eakes
• Styrene-Lined and Copper-Coated Containers Affect Production
and Landscape Establishment of Red Maple--Brass, Keever, Eakes,
and Gilliam
• Use of Composted Organic Waste Products and Fertilizers
in Alabama Nurseries--Behe and Walker
• Production of Six Woody Landscape Plants in Copper-Coated
and Styrene-Lined Containers--Brass, Keever, Gilliam, Eakes
and Hesslein
• Tree Transplant Size Influences Post-Transplant Growth,
Gas Exchange, and Leaf Water Potential--Lauderdale, Gilliam,
Eakes, Keever and Chappelka
• Weed Control in Container-Grown Crops with Herbicide-Coated
Fertilizers--Crossan, Gilliam, Keever, Eakes, Wehtje and Dozier,
Jr.
• Growth of Selected Red Maple Cultivars in Containers--Sibley,
Eakes, and Sanders- Tucker
• Evaluation of Propagation Method on Perfon-nance of Two
Red Maple Cultivars--Sibley, Eakes, Gilliam, Keever, and Dozier
Jr.
• Fertilizer Placement and Media Influence Azalea Growth--Hesselein,
Tilt and Eakes
HERBACEOUS LANDSCAPE PLANTS: PRODUCTION AND RETAIL
• Pro-Shear-Induced Offset Formation in Hosta Dependent
on Cultivar--Garner, Keever, Eakes and Kessler
• Sequential Pro-Shear Applications Enhance Offset Formation
in Hosta--Garner, Keever, Eakes and Kessler
• The Use of Pistill for Garden Mum Production in South
Alabama--Hesselein, Kessler, Keever and Sanders-Tuckers
• Slag Fiber as a Potting Media Component Affects Growth
of Poinsettial--Kessler, Jr. and Behe
• Consumer Perceptions and Expectations of Garden Center
Product and Service Quality-- Hudson, Behe, Ponder, and Barrick
• Summer Annual Performance in the Southern Landscape--Quinn,
Behe, Kessler and Bannon
• Employee Training Increases Knowledge: Three Methods
Equally Effective--Potter, Williams, Behe, and Ponder
• Nontraditional Containers Affect Growth of Wetland Species--Eakes,
Merritt, Keever, and Gilliam
INSECTS, DISEASE AND WEED CONTROL
• Preemergence-Applied Herbicides Affect Growth of Pampas
Grass--Green, Keever, Gilliam, Olive and Eakes
• Chemical Control of Cercospora Leaf Spot of Crapemyrtle--Hagan
and Akridge
• Chemical Control of Fireblight on Crabapple--Hagan and
Akridge
• Chemical Control of Phytophthora Shoot Blight of Annual
Vinca--Hagan and Akridge
• Resistance of Selected Cultivars of Indian Hawthorn to
Entomosporium Leaf Spot--Hagan, Akridge, Olie and Tilt
• Phytophthora Resistant Annual and Perennial Flowers Found--Hagan,
Behe and Akridge
• Screening Fungicides for the Control of Leaf Spot on
Indian Hawthorn--Olive, Hagan and Parrott Jr.
• Dogwood Taxa Differ in Their Susceptibility to Powdery
Mildew and Spot Anthracnose-- Hagan, Gilliam, Keever, Williams,
Hardin and Eakes
• Response of Crapemyrtle Cultivars to Powdery Mildew and
Cercospora Leaf Spot-- Hagan, Gilliam, Keever, and Williams
• Control of Florida Wax Scale on Dwarf Burford Holly--Hesselein,
Chamberlin and Williams
• Evaluation of Disease Resistant Roses and Alternative
Control Treatments--Clendenen, Behe and Bowen
• Evaluation of Antitranspirant Materials for Blackspot
Control on Roses--Roak, Behe, Bowen and Kessler
• Recycled Waste Paper as Landscape Mulch--Smith, Gilliam,
Edwards, Eakes and Williams
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
• Ozone Sensitivity of Selected Southeastern Landscape
Plants--Findley, Keever, Chappelka, Gilliam and Eakes
• Sensitivity of Red Maple Cultivars to Acute and Chronic
Exposures of Ozone--Findley, Keever, Chappelka, Eakes, and Gilliam
• Using Pine Bark to Filter Out Contaminates in Irrigation
Runoff Water--Wehtje, Gilliam and Grey
• Utilization of Container Media as a Method to Filter
Metolachlor from Nursery Runoff Water--Grey, Wehtje, Gilliam,
Keever and Hajek
• Cyclic Irrigation and Media: Influence on Container Leachate
and Ageratum Growth--Fare, Gilliam and Keever
• Effects of Cyclic Micro-Irrigation and Media on Irrigation
Application Efficiencies and Growth of Sawtooth Oak in Pot-in-Pot
Production--Fain, Tilt, Gilliam, Ponder and Sibley
No. 14, 1997 Fruit & Vegetable
Research Report, Nov. 1997
• Effect of Six-Carbon Volatiles on Plant Pathogens--Dane,
Warr and Ebel
• DNA Markers Linked to Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Watermelon--Hawkins
and Dane
• Gummy Stem Blight Resistance Tagging in Watermelon--Kwon
and Dane
• Genetic Diversity Evaluation of the American Chestnut--Dane
and Huang
• Chemical Mowing in Mature Pecan Orchards--Nesbitt and
Goodman
• Effect of Trap Design on Capture of Pecan Nut Casebearer
Moths--Nesbitt and McVay
• Yield of Microsprinkler Irrigated Satsumas in a Freeze
Year--Nesbitt, McDaniel and Dozier Jr.
• A Desiccating Surfactant for Thinning Peach Blossoms--Ebel,
Caylor, Pitts and Himelrick
• Performance of Peach and Nectarine Cultivars in the Gulf
Coast Area--Ebel, Nesbitt, Dozier Jr., Caylor, Powell, McDaniel
and Okie
• Evaluation of the Systemic Insecticide Marathon for Tomato
and Cucumber in Research Greenhouses--Wallace, Ebel and Elkins
• Survey of Irish Potatoes for Viral Diseases--Murphy,
Sikora, Slack and Tapley
• Decreased Incidence of Cucumber Mosaic Virus in Tomatoes
in North Alabama-- Andrianifahanana, Sikora and Murphy
• Comparison of Guardian to Other Peach Rootstocks for
Use on Peach Tree Short Life Susceptible Sites--Wilkins, Dozier,
Jr., Ebel, Himelrick, Eakes, Beckman, Nyczepir and Pitts
• Appearance and Performance of Selected Irish Potatoes
in North Alabama--Kemble, Simonne, Caylor and Dawkins
• Profitable Crop for Alabama-Asparagus--Kemble, Simonne,
Pitts, Bannon and Caylor
• Small Potatoes Can Bring Big Returns--Kemble, Simonne
and Caylor
• Use of Various Mulch Colors to Enhance the Growth of
Collards--Kemble, Brown, Simonne and Bannon
• Mechanical Bloom Thinning as a Means to Reduce Amount
of Hand Labor Needed to Thin Peaches--Boozier, Ebel and Pitts
• Reduction of Crop Density and Hand Labor Using Ralex
in Harvester Peach--Boozier, Ebel and Pitts
• Fertigation of Peaches May Reduce Nitrogen Fertilization
Requirements--Boozier, Ebel and Pitts
• Evaluation of Kocide 2000 for Black Rot Control on Cabbage--Sikora,
Boozier and Pitts
• Evaluation of Abound for Peach Scab and Brown Rot Control
on Peaches--Sikora, Boozier and Pitts
• Evaluation of Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Scab
and Brown Rot Control on Peaches--Sikora, Boozier and Pitts
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Scab Control of Pecans--Sikora
and Bannon
• Reproduction of Reniform Nematodes on 10 Snap Bean Cultivars
Commonly Grown in Alabama--Sikora, Andrianifahanana, Michel
and Kuykendall
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Early Blight Control on
Tomato--Sikora, Caylor and Hagemore
• Organic Sprays Effective for Worm Control in Cabbage--Zehnder,
Briggs and Bannon
• PGPR: A Potential Alternative to Methyl Bromide Fumigation
in Vegetable Production-- Zehnder, Changbin, Wei and Kloepper
• Summer Squash as a Trap Crop to Reduce Pickleworm Damage
in Cucumber--Zehnder, Briggs, Williamson and Bannon
• Evaluation of Actigard (CGA 245704) and Biological Agents
for Control of Bacterial Speck of Tomato--Campbell and Wilson
• Evaluation of a Recyclable Plastic Film for Plasticulture--Simonne,
Boozier and Pitts
• Consumer Preferences for Color, Price, and Vitamin C
Content in Bell Peppers--Frank, Simonne, Behe, Nelson and A.
Simonne
• Potential for Organic Products to Control Deer Damage
to Vegetable Crops--Simonne and Owen
• Benefits and Limits of Garlic Sprays on Lettuce--Simonne,
Owen and Ruf
• Bell Pepper Yield Grown with Plasticulture Respond to
Nitrogen Rates--Simonne, Bannon, Kemble and Lienhard
No. 15--1998 Fruit & Vegetable
Research Report, Nov. 1998
FRUIT PAPERS
• Yield of Satsumas the Year After a Freeze--Nesbitt, Dozier,
McDaniel and Pegues
• Fig Cultivar Evaluation Creates Interest and Fine Dining--Boozer
and Pitts
• Comparison of Guardian Rootstocks Selections to Other
Peach Rootstocks for Use on Peach Short Life Sites-An Update--Ebel,
Wilkins, Beckman, Nyczepir, Himelrick and Pitts
• Evaluation of Fungicide Spray Programs for Peach Scab
and Brown Rot Control on Peaches--Sikora, Boozer and Pitts
• Fertigation Evaluation With Harvester Peach--Boozer,
Ebel and Pitts
• Gibberellic Acid and Ethephon Combination, Southeast
Answer to Chemical Flower Bud Thinning and Early Spring Freezes--Boozer,
Ebel and Pitts
• Evaluation of Abound For Peach Scab and Brown Rot Control
on Peaches--Sikora, Boozer, Andrianifahana and Pitts
• Evaluation of Actigard (CGA-245704) for Control of Bacterial
Spot of Peach--Campbell, Pitts and Wilson
• Genetic Diversity Evaluations of Threatened Ozark and
Allegheny Chinkapin Populations-- Dane
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Scab Control on Pecans--Sikora
and Burkett
• Pecan Cultivars for Low-Input Orchards and Home Plantings--Goff
and Nesbitt
• Evaluation of Household Bleach for Pecan Scab Control--Nesbitt
and Sikora
VEGETABLE PAPERS
• Genome Mapping in Watermelon Populations Segregating
for Fusarium Wilt Resistance-- Hawkins and Dane
• 6-Carbon Volatile Compounds Differentially Alter Xanthomonas
campestris Metabolism-- Ebel, Bomberger and Dane
• Gummy Stem Blight Resistance In Watermelon--Dane and
Kwon
• Viruses in Commercial Cantaloupe and Watermelon in Alabama--Murphy,
Li, Kemble, Andrianifahanana, Sikora, Baltikauski, Gray, Beauchamp,
Porch and Murphy
• Summer Heat Takes Toll on Bell Pepper Production, but
Organic Mulches Improve Production Potential--Boozer, Simonne,
Kemble and Pitts
• Nitrogen Sources and Rates for Bell Pepper Production--Guertal
and Akridge
• Picking Methods Affect Yield, Grade Distribution, and
Retail Value of Colored Bell Pepper--Simonne, Owen and Harris
• Altering Size and Yields of Irish Potatoes--Kemble, Caylor
and Dawkins
• Despite the Weather-the Irish Potatoes LaRouge and NDO
2686-6R Performed Well-- Kemble, Caylor and Dawkins
• Irrigation Increased Yield of Irish Potato--Simonne,
Caylor and Harris
• Optimizing In-row Spacing for Sweetpotatoes--Kemble and
Caylor
• Sweetpotato Yield Response to Irrigation at Two Nitrogen
Rates--Simonne, Vinson III, Harris, Bannon, Burkett and Ruf
• Evaluation of Botran for Plant Bed Disease Control of
Sweetpotatoes--Sikora and Pitts
• Evaluation of Fungicides for Control of Early Blight
on Tomato--Sikora and Caylor, Andrianifahanana, Hagemore
• Tomato IPM Program a Success in Alabama in 1998--Sikora,
Zehnder, Kemble, Andrianifahanana and Patterson
• Evaluation of Penncozeb for Control of Septoria Leaf
Spot on Tomato--Sikora, Caylor and Hagemore
• Responses of Field-Grown Tomatoes to Nitrogen Sources--Guertal
and Kemble
• New Hot Set Tomato Cultivars -Observations from the Field--Kemble
and Porch
• A Comparison of Dumas-N and Kjeldahl-N for the Diagnosis
of N Nutrition in Vegetables--Simonne, Harris and Mills
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