INTRODUCTION Dear Colleague, 
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the International
Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate scheduled March
23-27, 2004 in Orlando, Florida, USA. This web site will be used to
provide you with up-to-date information on the symposium and to assist
you with making arrangements for your participation. In the near future, you will be able to submit your abstract online, register for the conference online and even find out about airline, hotel and other travel arrangements. And, you will be able to conveniently pay for your registration fee with a Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express credit card. Please take a moment to add this site to your bookmark list. This international symposium will provide numerous opportunities for participants to share up-to-date information and research, and to discuss common concerns with colleagues from around the world. This exchange of information is vital to the continued improvement and international advancement of protected culture in mild-winter climates, and we invite you to join us. See you in Orlando! Dan Cantliffe SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZER Return to Index WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), and the
Commission for Protected Cultivation and the Working Group for Protected
Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate will organize the 2004 International
Symposium. Attendees will include academicians, scientists, and students
with interests in protected cultivation. Some private consultants
may be interested as well as corporate representatives. Most occupations of interest will be those involved in research or commercial production of horticultural crops using protected cultivation, primarily vegetables and fruits, and possibly cut flowers. Attendees may be involved in cultural production, pest management, postharvest fruit quality and/or economics and marketing. Return to Index PURPOSE 
The objective of this symposium is to gather and disseminate
international expertise in the area of protected culture. The program
will target worldwide concerns of production, non-chemical pest management,
and global competition.The most widely used soil fumigant, methyl bromide, will no longer be available in many countries for vegetable production in 2005. Protected cultivation of horticultural crops is expanding world-wide, not only because crops can be grown without soil, thus, eliminating the need for methyl bromide, but also, high-quality product is achieved using reduced chemicals, water, and other fuel inputs when grown in areas with a mild-winter climate. However, there are several world-wide concerns which will be brought to the table at the meeting in 2004, those being the challenges of soilless production such as water restrictions, reduced pesticide use and biological control of both insects and diseases, and the overall economics of such ventures, including product quality and marketing. This will be a multi-disciplinary meeting of researchers, growers, and industry members to share international information at the both the practical and scientific levels. Return to Index 
TOPICS TO BE PRESENTED
SYMPOSIUM STRUCTURE 
Invited speakers and a limited number of volunteer speakers
will address programmatic topics over the course of the symposium during
plenary sessions. The majority of volunteer presenters will be scheduled
to present their information during poster sessions scheduled in conjunction
with the program agenda. There will be plenty of opportunity for interaction
during Q&A, topical discussion periods and networking functions. Authors will be asked to submit full manuscripts for
review and publication in
a formal proceedings to be published post-conference by ISHS. The
proceedings of the meeting will be published by the ISHS in its series
Acta Horticulturae. Each individual participant, paying
the fee, will receive a copy of the proceedings. Furthermore, the titles
of the papers published, authors, abstracts and keywords will be available
freely on the ISHS Website. Full articles will be retrievable as PDF files
at moderate prices (and to some extent for free to ISHS members).Return to Index
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
 TENTATIVE
MEETING AGENDATuesday, March 23, 2004
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Friday, March 26, 2004
Saturday, March 27, 2004
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POSTER
DIRECTORY Poster Session I: Greenhouse Production in a Global Marketplace Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Off-Season Raspberry Production in a Sub-Tropical Climate — Horacio Alvarado, Rebecca Darnell and Jeff Williamson, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Letsgrow.Com - Production Management through the Internet — Leon Batta, LetsGrow.com, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands CIACAP: An Iberoamerican Community of Knowledge in
Plasticulture — Fernando Bienvenido, Isabel M.
Flores-Parra and Jose R. Díaz-Alvarez, University of Almeria,
Almeria, Spain U.S. Imports of Colored Bell Peppers and the Opportunity for Greenhouse Production of Peppers in Florida — Elio Jovicich and Daniel J. Cantliffe, Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; John J. VanSickle, Food Resource and Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Protected Agricultural Production in Kuwait and Research Priorities — Samira Omar, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait Return to Poster Directory Index Poster Session I: Seedlings for Protected Cultivation Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Medium Temperature and Carbohydrates Affected Oleander Rooting — Jesús Ochoa, Departamento de Producción Agraria, Área de Producción Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain; Sebastián Bañón, Juan Antonio Fernández and José Antonio Franco, Departamento de Producción Agraria, Área de Producción Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain; Grupo de Horticultura Sostenible en Zonas Áridas. Unidad Asociada al CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura; Josefa López, Departamento de Horticultura, Consejería de Agua, Medio Ambiente y Agricultura, La Alberca, Murcia, Spain Paclobutrazol and Water Stress Induce Morphological Adaptation in Phillyrea angustifolia during Hardening — Juan A. Fernández, Laura Balenzategui and Sebastián Bañón, Departamento de Producción Agraria, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain; Alberto González, Departamento de Horticultura, IMIDA, Murcia, Spain; Silvana Nicola, Dipartimento di Agronomia, Selvicoltura e Gestione del Territorio, Universitá di Torino, Torino, Italy Effects of N-Form and Saline Priming on Germination and Vegetative Growth of Galia-Type Melon (Cucumis melo L. Cv. Primal) under Salinity — Miguel Guzmán, Dept. Plant Production, Almería University, Spain; J. Olave, Dept. Desert Agriculture, Arturo Prat University – Mecesup, Chile Response of Growth and Biomass Production of Primed Melon Seedling (Cucumis Melo L. Cv. Primal) to Germination Salinity Level and N-Forms in Nursery — Miguel Guzmán, Dep. Plant Production, Almería University, Spain; A. Sánchez, Dep. Plant Production, Almería University, Spain; J. Olave, Dept. Desert Agriculture, Arturo Prat University, Mecesup, Chile Quality of Potato Transplants as Affected by Carbon Dioxide Enrichment and Photosynthetic Photon Flux — Yong Hyeon Kim and Yu Hwa Choi, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea Tuber Production and Growth of Potato Transplants Grown under Different Light Quality — Yong Hyeon Kim and Myung Gyu Lee, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea Quality Monitoring of Potato Transplants Using Thermal and Visual Image — Yong Hyeon Kim and Sang Heon Lee, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea Grafting and CPPU Affect Quality of Watermelon Fruits — J. V. Maroto, B. Pascual, Salvador Lopez-Galarza, A. San Bautista and M. Pérez, Dept. Producción Vegetal, ETSIA, UPV, Spain Performances of Different Standard Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus L.) Cultivars Raised from Cuttings — S. Maitra and Nilimesh Roychowdhury, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India Return to Poster Directory Index
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Adjusting Greenhouse Environments by Modifying Air Volume — John C. Berry, Angus J. Davison, Tom Corbett and Tim J. Sobey, Haygrove Farms, Herefordshire, United Kingdom; Presented by William Delamore, Haygrove Inc., Fresno, CA, USA
Protected Culture at The Land, Epcot® — Yuqing Fan, Tim Blank, Les Frey, Bill Hammer, Ed Bell, Cynthia Meeusen, Rick Etzel, Brooke Burn, Mary Schon, Yong Huang and Fred Petitt, Epcot Science, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA
Influence of Greenhouse Roof Opening System on Internal Climate and Limonium Yield Control — Giancarlo Fascella and G. V. Zizzo, Istituto Sperimentale per la Floricoltura - S.O.P. Palermo, Bagheria (PA), Italy
Blueberry Production and Season Extension Opportunities Utilizing Hoop Houses in Central California — Calvin F. Fouche and Mick Canevari, University of California Cooperative Extension, Stockton, CA, USA
Off -Season Cultivation of Tomato under Net House Conditions — D. S. Cheema, Parminderjit Kaur and Sandeep Kaur, Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab, India
Effect of Greenhouse Covering Materials on Tomato Grown in Greenhouse During Hot Months — Cherubino Leonardi, F. Giuffrida and D. Scuderi, Dipartimento di OrtoFloro Arboricoltura e Tecnologie Agroalimentari, Catania University, Italy; C. Arcidiacono, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Agraria, Catania University, Italy
Climate Control in the Summer Season: A Comparative Study of External Mobile Shading And Fog System — Pilar Lorenzo, M. C. Sánchez-Guerrero, Evangelina Medrano, M. L. García, I. Caparrós, G. Coelho and M. Giménez, Dept. Horticulture, CIFA Almería, La Mojonera, Almería, Spain
Influence of an External Greenhouse Mobile Shading on Tomato Crop Transpiration — Evangelina Medrano, P. Lorenzo, M. C. Sánchez-Guerrero, M. L. García, I. Caparrós and M. Giménez, Dept.of Horticulture, CIFA of Almería, La Mojonera, Almería, Spain
Precision Stressing with UV-B Light to improve Quality of Spinach under Protected Cultivation — Wilfried H. Schnitzler, Heidi Heuberger, Ulrike Praeger and Michael Georgi, Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Utilization of Agroclimatic Data for Daily Agricultural Management for Major Crops (Ag-Agenda) — Shaker M. bou-EL Maaty, Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate; Mahoud A. Medany, Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate; Eseam M. Abd-Elmoniem, Soil Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams Univ; Ayman F. Abou-Hadid, Head of Central Laboratory for Agricultural Climate, Cairo, Egypt
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Poster Session III: Cropping Systems
Friday, March 26, 2004
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9:45am-10:30am |
Authors to be stationed at their displays |
Sweet Pepper crop Responses to Greenhouse Climate Manipulation Under
Saline Conditions — A. M. R. Abdel-Mawgoud, Dept. Hort. Res.,
National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt; Cecilia Stanghellini,
Inst. Agric. & Enviro. Eng. (IMAG-Wageningen-UR) Wageningen, The
Netherlands;
Michael Boehme, Fac.Agric. and Horti., Humboldt Univ. in Berlin,
Berlin, Germany; A. F. Abou-Hadid, Dept. Horticulture, Fac. Agric.,
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; S. O. El-Abd, Dept. Hort. Res.,
National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Selection of Water Spinach-Genotypes (Ipomoea acquatica Forssk) for Cultivation in Greenhouses — Ina Pinker, Ulrike Bubner and Michael Boehme, Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute for Horticultural Sciences, Berlin, Germany
Potato Yield and Quality Depending on Pre-Irrigation Moisture Level in Chernozem Soil — Djuro Bošnjak and Borivoj Peji, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro; Ljuba Vra, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
Light-Induced Coordinative Changes in Leaf Variegation between Mother Plants and Daughter Plantlets of Chlorophytum comosum ‘Vittatum’ — Jianjun Chen, Dennis B. McConnell and Richard J. Henny, University of Florida, IFAS, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center and Department of Environmental Horticulture, Apopka, FL, USA
Evaluation of Twelve Greenhouse Mini Cucumber (Beit Alpha) Varieties and Two Growing Systems During the Winter Season in Florida — Robert C. Hochmuth, Lei Lani L. Davis and Wanda L. Laughlin, University of Florida, Live Oak, FL, USA; Eric H. Simonne, Steven A. Sargent and Adrian Berry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
A Comparison of Growth and Photosynthetic Characteristics of Lettuce Grown under Red and Blue Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) with and without Supplemental Green LEDs — Hyeon-Hye Kim, Raymond M. Wheeler and John C. Sager, NASA Biological Sciences Office, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA; Gregory D. Goins, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
Changes of Pigments Concentration of Flower Stalk in Chinese Kale under Different Light Intensities — Hou-cheng Liu, Ri-yuan Chen and Qin Huang, Department of Horticulture, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China
Performances of Different Cymbidium Spp. & Hybrids Under Polyhouse in Darjeeling Hills — Partha Sarathi Munsi, T. Mandal and N. Roychowdhury, *Department of Crop Improvement, Department of Floriculture and Horticulture and Agriculture Botany Landscaping Division of Horticulture Institute of Bidhan, Chandra Krishi, Vviswavidyalaya, Agricultural Botany or Division of Mohanpur, Nadia Horticulture Institute of Agriculture, West Bengal, (Palli Siksha Bhavana) Visva-Bharati University, Sriniketan, India
Evaluation of Different Dendrobium Spp. under Polyhouse in North-East Indian Hills — Nilimesh Roychowdhury, T. Mandal and P. S. Munsi, Dept. of Floriculture and Lanscaping, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India
Sensibility of Different Vegetables to Oxygen Deficiency and Aeration with H2O2 in the Rhizosphere — Susanne Walter, Heidi Heuberger, Wilfried H. Schnitzler, Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Add Variety to Your Greenhouse and Table with Hydroponically Grown ‘Baby’ Squash — Nicole L. Shaw and Daniel J. Cantliffe, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA
Protected Cultivation of Sweet Pepper Hybrids under Net-House in Indian Conditions — Daljeet Singh, Sandeep Kaur, Tarsem Singh Dhillon, Parminder Singh, J. S. Hundal and Gulshan Jit Singh, Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab, India
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Poster Session III: Water, Nutrition and Salinity under Protected Cultivation
Friday, March 26, 2004
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9:45am-10:30am |
Authors to be stationed at their displays |
Growth, Yield and Mineral Content of Butterhead Lettuce (Lactuca sativa Var. Capitata) Grown in NFT — Giulia Conversa and P. Santamaria, Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Vegetali, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; M. Gonnella, Institute of the Science of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
Growth and Nutrient Composition of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Plants Grown in a Closed Soilless System — Pietro Santamaria and Vincenzo Valenzano, Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Vegetali, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; Francesco Serio, Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari, CNR, Bari Italy; Antonio Elia, Dipartimento di Scienze Agro-ambientali, Chimica e Difesa Vegetale, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Short-Term Response and Water Movement as Affected by Solar Radiation, Vapor Pressure Deficit, and EC of Nutrient Solution in Tomato Plants — J. E. Son*, Gene Giacomelli, A. Matthias, P. Costa, S. Kania and K.S. Kim, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA (*Permanent Address: Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea)
Growth of Phalaenopsis in a Recirculating Ebb and Flood Hydroponic System as Affected by Ionic Strength of Solution and Medium Composition — Byoung Ryong Jeong and Seung Jae Hwang, Department of Horticulture, Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
Liquid Effluent from Poultry Waste Bioremediation as a Potential Nutrient Source for Hydroponic Tomato Production — Barbara E. Liedl, Mandy Cummins, Amanda Young, Melissa L. Williams and J. Mark Chatfield, West Virginia State College, Institute, WV, USA
Agronomic Evaluation of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Cultivars in Nutrient Film Culture — Javier Lopez and E. López-Molina, Subdirección de Investigación y Graduados Agropecuarios, Instituto Tecnológico Agropecuario de Oaxaca, México
Comparison Between Different Fertigation Parameters and Yield Using Pure Compost and Coir Waste Fiber in Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Cv Pitenza) Crop by Soilless Culture — Pilar Mazuela A., Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile; Miguel Urrestarazu and Maria del Carmen Salas, Universidad de Almería, Spain
Animal and Forest Wastes on Muscadine Grape (Vitis rotundifolia) Production, and Water and Fruit Quality — Girish K. Panicker, A. H. Alhumadi and Cedric Sims, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS; Juan Silva and Frank Matta, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
Effect of Different Irrigation Scheduling of Tomato Leaf Area in Mound Culture — Gholamali Peyvast, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Light Supply and Nitrogen Fertilization for the Production and Quality of Butterhead Lettuce — Zdenka Premuzic and Fernandom Vilella, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Agustin Gárate and Ildefonso Bonilla, Universidad Autónoma Madrid, Spain
Effect of Oxygen Management in Substrate Fertigation Parameters in Tomato Crop Under Soilless Crop — Miguel Urrestarazu, María del Carmen Salas and Francisco Ventura, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain; Pilar Mazuela, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
Converting Soil-Based Tomato Production in Quonset-Style Greenhouses to Bag Culture Hydroponic Production Utilizing an Automated-Solar Controlled Irrigation Control in the Mid-South Region of the USA — Carl E. Sams, The University of Tennessee, Department of Plant Sciences, Knoxville, TN, USA
The Effect of High Temperature and High EC Stress in Summer Single-Truss Tomato Cultivation — Tatsuo Sato, Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Agricultural Science, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan; Shin-ichi Watanabe, Yuka Nakano, Hiroki Kawashima and Masuyuki Takaichi, National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (NIVTS), Taketoyo, Chita, Aichi, Japan; Seiji Sogawa and Tsuyoshi Shinkawa, Producers, Kadokawa, Miyazaki, Japan; Hideo Nakashita, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan; Michiko Yasuda and Shigeo Yoshida, RIKEN Plant Science Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Effects of Controlled-release Fertilizer Application Rates on Plant and Biomass Production of an Arsenic Hyperaccumulating Fern — Robert H. Stamps and D. K. Rock, University of Florida, IFAS, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL, USA
Evaluation of Compost as a Viable Medium Amendment for Containerized Perennial Production — Sandra B. Wilson, Laurie K. Mecca and Peter J. Stoffella, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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Poster Session IV: Pest Management
Friday, March 26, 2004
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2:45pm-3:30pm |
Authors to be stationed at their displays |
Viral Diseases Control with UV-Blocking Films in Commercial Plastic Houses of Southern Spain — Yolanda García-Alonso, E. Espí, A. Salmerón and A. Fontecha, REPSOL YPF, Madrid, Spain; A. González, "Torreblanca", Experimental Station, IMIDA, Murcia, Spain
Mite Population and Damage Caused by Broad Mites (Polyphagotarsonemus latus [Banks]) Infesting Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) at Different Seedling Developmental Stages — Elio Jovicich and Daniel J. Cantliffe, Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Lance S. Osborne, Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL, USA; Peter J. Stoffella, Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Management of Brinjal Shoot and Fruit Borer Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee through Net House Cultivation — Sandeep Kaur, S. S. Bal, Gulshanjit Singh, A.S. Sidhu and Tarsem Dhillion, Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, India
IPM Programs for Cucumber and Peppers in Central Florida Greenhouses — Lance S. Osborne, Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida/IFAS, Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL, USA; Zdenek Landa, Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Division of Plant protection, University of South Bohemia (USB), Czech Republic; Elio Jovicich, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA
An Integrated Pest Management Approach: Monitoring Strawberry Pests Grown under Protected Structures — Silvia I. Rondon1, Daniel J. Cantliffe1 and James F. Price2; 1University of Florida/IFAS, Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA; 2Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Bradenton, FL, USA
Strawberry Cultivars Grown under Protected Structure and their Susceptibility to Natural Infestation of the Cotton Aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover and to Powdery Mildew, Sphaerotheca macularis F. Sp. Fragarie — Silvia I. Rondon, Ashwin Paranjpe and Daniel J. Cantliffe, University of Florida/IFAS, Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA
Bacillus Subtilis as Growth Promotor in Hydroponically Grown Tomatoes — Markus Woitke1, Helmut Junge2 and Wilfried H. Schnitzler1; 1Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany; 2FZB, Berlin, Germany
Perilla Frutescens (L.) Britt. - Perilla Red and Its Secondary Plant Metabolites — Wilfried H. Schnitzler and Ruth Habegger, Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Effect of PAR and UV-B Radiation on the Quality and Quantity of the Essential Oil in Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) — G. M. Nitz and Wilfried H. Schnitzler, Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Commercial-Scale Trials of Eretmocerous Spp Mercet (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) for Control of Bemisia Tabaci in Tomato and Sweet Pepper in Southeastern Spain — Philip A. Stansly, University of Florida/IFAS, Southwest Florida Research Center, Immokalee, FL, USA; F. J. Calvo, Koppert Biological Systems, Inc., Finca Labradorcico del Medio s/n , Águilas (Murcia) Spain; and A. Urbaneja, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Carretera Montcada-Nàquera, Montcada, (València) Spain
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Poster Session IV: Product Quality
Friday, March 26, 2004
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2:45pm-3:30pm |
Authors to be stationed at their displays |
Antioxidant Enzyme Activities during Greenhouse Tomato Fruit Ripening — Gheorghe Campeanu, V. Popescu, F. Israel-Roming and V. Dumitru, University of Agronomical Science and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
Fruit Quality Characteristics of Capsicum annuum L., “Sweet Red Long” Alias “Friariello” Type, as Influenced by the Nutritive Solution EC and Shading, with N.F.T. — Gianlaca Caruso, University of Naples, Italy; G. Villari and M., Impembo, Experimental Station for Food Preserve of Parma, Italy
Medium, Cultivar and Plant Density Influenced Production and Postharvest Shelf-life of Raphanus sativus Grown in a Soilless Culture System — Silvana Nicola, Emanuela Fontana, Jeanet Hoeberechts, Daniela Saglietti and Giuseppe Piovano, Dipartimento di Agronomia, Selvicoltura e Gestione del Territorio, Università degli Studi di Torino, Grugliasco, Italy
Effects of Shade on Photosynthetic Characteristics in Chieh-qua — Hou-cheng Liu, Ri-yuan Chen and Yu Lei, Department of Horticulture, South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China
Transformation of Galia Melon (Cucumis melo L. Var. Reticulatus Naud.) with an Antisense ACC Oxidase Gene — Hector Nunez-Palenius, D. J. Cantliffe, D. Huber and H. J. Klee, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA
Fruit Quality and Yield in Six Small-Fruited Greenhouse Tomato Cultivars under High Fertilization Regime — Mary M. Peet, C. D. Harlow and E. S. Larria, Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Spectroscopic Assay of Natural Antioxidant and Anticarcinogenic Compounds from Two Varieties of Iranian Garlics — Parvin Ramezani-Kharazi, University of Guilan, Namjoo Str, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Chemistry, Rasht, Iran
Differential Flavonoid Response to PAR and UV-B light in Chive (Allium schoenoprasum) — G. M. Nitz , E. Grubmüller and Wilfried H. Schnitzler, Quality of Vegetal Foodstuff, Center of Life Science Weihenstephan, Technische Universität München, Freising, Germany
Low-temperature Storage of Yellow Summer Squash Blossoms (Cucurbita pepo var. Dixie) — Alfredo M. Villalta, Muharrem Ergun, Adrian D. Berry, Nicole Shaw and Steven A. Sargent, University of Florida/IFAS, Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA
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COMMERCIAL FIELD
TOUR
-- Thursday, March 25, 2004
Symposium
attendees can choose to participate in one of two all-day commercial field
tours of ornamental, vegetable, and horticultural greenhouse and protected
structure operations. These tours will feature hydroponics culture,
biological control, and the production of ornamental plants, herbs,
vegetables, mushrooms, transplant plugs, turfgrass and foliage plants
using protected structure facilities. Lunch will be provided for
participants of both tours at the University of Florida/IFAS Mid-Florida
Research and Education Center in Apopka, Florida.
Below you will find a detailed itinerary for each field tour, along with
links to the web site of most facilities we will be visiting. Please take
a moment to review the details of each tour and determine which one you
want to go on. Be sure to indicate your tour preference when you register
for the symposium, and while we cannot guarantee tour placement, we will
make every effort to grant your request.
Commercial Tour registration is closed due to
advance registration requirements now enforced by NASA and USDA due to the
US Homeland Security Act.
Horticulture Crops and Space Research Tour
| 8:00am | Departure from the Orlando WorldGate Hotel |
| 9:00am-10:00am |
 Hermann
Englemann Greenhouses, Inc. — Foliage plant
producer with eight different greenhouse locations and a
total growing area of 70 acres (2.2 million sq. ft.) under
glass – home to more than 250 varieties of unusual
tropical foliage for indoor use. |
| 10:30am-11:30am |
Agri-Starts, Inc. — Biological technology company producing tissue culture plants, which are grown out in greenhouses and sold as liners to the local nursery industry.
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| 12:00pm-1:00pm |
University of Florida/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center — Enjoy lunch followed by a tour of the premier horticultural research facility in central Florida specializing in ornamental and vegetable crops, featuring a special presentation of the IPM greenhouse facilities.
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| 2:30pm-4:30pm |
John F. Kennedy Space Center Horticulture Research — Tour the new Space Life Sciences Laboratory and Phytotron Facilities and identify potential technology spin-offs for protected agriculture.
Click Here to view a Special News Release -- UF to Lead New Research Institute at Kennedy Space Center |
| 6:00pm | Arrival at the Orlando WorldGate Hotel |
Vegetable Crops and Transplant Tour
| 7:30am | Departure from the Orlando WorldGate Hotel |
| 8:30am-9:30am |
 Speedling, Inc. —
Producer of 200 million transplants per year
(celery, geraniums, bell peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, and tobacco) in a
unique flood and drain float system with 16 acres of natural ventilation
greenhouses. |
| 10:30am-11:00am |
Long & Scott Farms — The only remaining producer of ‘Zellwood’ sweet corn has diversified into Community Supported Agriculture, a retail market, turfgrass and landscape ornamentals plant production in addition to farming their 1200 acres of vegetables.
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| 11:00am-12:00pm |
 Monterey Mushrooms —
View five acres of environmentally
cooled mixed mushroom production under concrete – makes its own mushroom
compost on site.
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| 12:30pm-1:30pm |
University of Florida/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center — Enjoy lunch followed by a tour of the premier horticultural research facility in central Florida specializing in ornamental and vegetable crops, featuring a special presentation of the IPM greenhouse facilities.
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| 3:00pm-4:00pm | Hydro Age, Inc. — Producer of mixed hydroponic vegetable crops with 60,000 square feet of pad and fan style greenhouses. |
| 5:30pm | Arrival at the Orlando WorldGate Hotel |
OPTIONAL POST CONFERENCE TOUR -- Saturday, March 27, 2004
Behind the Seeds Tour of The Land at Disney’s Epcot
One of Walt Disney Worlds hidden little treasures is in The Land. EPCOT stands for "Experimental Community of Tomorrow" and the walking tour at The Land called the Behind the Seeds Tour is a delight for curious gardeners.
Walt Disney World's experimental horticultural program is an effort in conjunction with a number of U.S. Federal agencies to research and develop major food crops with the intention of increasing plant yield, efficiency and nutritional value. They are also experimenting with cloning plants for faster maturation and are developing new species of food crops. Beneficial insects are also in use in these research facilities.
You must register in advance to participate in this tour and a nominal fee of $10 will be charged. You must also pay the full admission fee to enter Epcot, so you may want to incorporate the tour into a full day at the Epcot theme park. Space is limited so sign-up early for the tour time of your choice. Guests may also participate. Details are outlined on the conference registration form.
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Here is an intermingling of planting techniques at The Land with mature plants cascading above seedlings. These seedlings, in inert sand with nutrient solution will prove certain crops can be grown in inhospitable places if some new cultivating techniques develop as hoped. Another Living With The Land boat ride passes in the background. |
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration
Fees
The attendee registration fee, combined with funds contributed by our generous sponsors, will allow meeting attendees to receive one copy of the proceeding to be published and distributed post conference. The fee also includes an early bird networking social, a welcome reception, two lunches, early morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments each day, a commercial field trip on Thursday, and a closing dinner banquet.
The spouse/guest and child registration fee includes the early bird networking social, the welcome reception, the closing dinner banquet and participation in the Thursday field trip. All figures are presented in US dollars ($).
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Early
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ISHS Member
Attendees..................................................... Optional Post-Conference Tour of The Land at Epcot........... |
$395 $ 10 |
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Regular Registration |
ISHS Member
Attendees.................................................... Optional Post-Conference Tour of The Land at Epcot........... (February 20, 2004 is the deadline to register for this tour) |
$ 495 $ 10 |
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$ 595 |
| We are delighted you wish to register for the International Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter Climate. While Advance Registration is closed, we will be happy to register you onsite at the symposium, and look forward to your participation. Thank you. |
Refund Policy: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if
a written notification of cancellation is received by the Office of
Conferences & Institutes on or before February 10, 2004. A $50.00
processing fee will be deducted from all registration refunds. Sorry, no
refunds will be honored for cancellations after February 10, 2004.
Special Needs: Participants with special needs can be reasonably
accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences & Institutes at
least 10 working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone
at 1-352-392-5930, by fax at 1-352-392-9734, or by calling 1-800-955-8771
(TDD). The TDD number can only be accessed from within the United States.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS & MEETING SITE
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Orlando World Gate Resort 3011 Maingate Lane Kissimmee, FL 34747 USA Phone: 1-407-396-1400 Fax: 1-407-396-0660 Web Site: orlandoworldgateresort.com |
The 2004 Symposium on Protected Culture in a Mild-Winter
Climate will be held at the beautiful
Orlando World Gate Resort in Kissimmee, Florida, just one mile from
the magic of Walt Disney World. The hotel is situated amongst numerous
nearby attractions, and complimentary scheduled transportation is available
to Disney’s main theme parks, including Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal
Kingdom and MGM Studios. If you want to rest and relax, you’ll enjoy
the hotel's heated pool and expansive sun deck. If you want to pick up
the pace, you can enjoy a game of tennis or basketball on one of their
lighted courts. They also have an extensive exercise room that overlooks
Disney’s scenic Animal Kingdom. SPECIAL RATE: $99/NITE & BREAKFAST BUFFET FOR TWO!
Despite the
fact it is winter and peak season in Florida, the Orlando World Gate
Resort is offering symposium participants a very special reduced room rate
of $99.00 a night plus 12 percent tax (tax subject to change
without notice) with one or two people in a room. The rate includes a
FULL BREAKFAST BUFFET FOR TWO, and should you decide to incorporate
a family vacation into your trip, the group rate will be honored three
days prior and three days following the conference, based on availability.
A charge of $10 (inclusive of tax) will apply for each additional person
beyond the first two occupants staying in the room.
To Make Your Hotel Reservation:
Complete the hotel reservation form
(available as a PDF file below) and FAX it directly to the hotel as
instructed on the form, or contact the hotel directly by telephone at
1-407-396-1400. In order to receive the reduced group rate, be sure to
specify you are attending the Symposium on Protected Culture in a
Mild-Winter Climate.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The deadline to make your reservation
and still receive the discounted group rate is Friday, February 6,
2004. After this date, guestrooms and the group rate may no longer
be available. As this is a discounted group rate, it is not commissionable
to travel agents.
Special Instructions: A first night’s room deposit
must be made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing
your reservation. For any reservations that "no show" or, are canceled
within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be refunded. Check-in
time is after 4pm and check-out time is 11am. Should you arrive early
or depart after these times, baggage storage areas are available for early
arrivals and late departures.
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Airport Information: The Orlando International Airport
is the gateway to sunny Florida. Whether you are traveling for business
or pleasure, Orlando International Airport is easily accessible to
all major Florida cities, business centers, attractions, and world
famous beaches. Orlando International Airport serves over 30 million domestic
passengers each year, more than any other Florida airport.
The Orlando International Airport (referenced as airport
code MCO) is served by more than 80 airlines and has scheduled service
to 69 U.S. destinations and 27 international destinations. Over 80,000
passengers use this award-winning airport each day, and the hotel is
located only 18 miles from the
Orlando WorldGate Hotel.
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Emil Belibasis, BeliFarms, Inc.,
Wellborn, FL, USA Daniel Cantliffe, Symposium Organizer, UF/IFAS Horticultural
Sciences Department, Gainesville, FL, USA
Bob Hochmuth, North Florida REC - Suwannee Valley, Live Oak, FL, USA
Elizabeth Lamb, UF/IFAS Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
Lance Osborne, Mid-Florida REC, Apopka, FL, USA
Fred Petitt, Director, Epcot Science, Walt Disney World Co., Lake Buena Vista, FL USA
Steve Sargent, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department,
Gainesville, FL, USA
Nicole Shaw, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville,
FL, USA
Eric Simonne, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gainesville,
FL, USA
Phil Stansly, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida REC, Immokalee, FL
Pete Stoffella, UF/IFAS Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
Richard Tyson, Seminole County Cooperative Extension Service, Sanford, FL, USA
John Vansickle, UF/IFAS, Food and Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL, USA
Jennifer Welshans, Osceola County Cooperative Extension, Kissimmee, FL
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Organizer Dr. Daniel J. Cantliffe Professor and Chair Horticultural Sciences Department University of Florida/IFAS PO Box 110690 Gainesville, FL 32611-0690 USA PHONE: 1-352-392-1928 ext. 203 FAX: 1-352-392-6479 EMAIL: djcantliffe@mail.ifas.ufl.edu Symposium Assistant
Ms. Nicole Shaw Senior Biological Scientist Horticultural Sciences Department University of Florida/IFAS PO Box 110690 Gainesville, FL 32611-0690 USA PHONE: 1-352-392-9905 FAX: 1-352-392-9905 EMAIL: colie@mail.ifas.ufl.edu |
Symposium
Coordinator Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) University of Florida/IFAS PO Box 110750 Building 639, Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32611 USA PHONE: 1-352-392-5930 FAX: 1-352-392-9734 EMAIL: bmiller-tipton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu 
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