Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

403 Managing Nutrients for Vegetable, Fruit and Specialty Crops

Oral Session
SSSA Division: Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
The focus of this session is managing soil fertility and applied nutrients to improve the yield and quality of fruit, vegetable, and specialty crops (not traditional row crops).

Approved for NM 2.0 CEUs

Cosponsor(s):

SSSA Division: Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis
ASA Section: Agronomic Production Systems

Nutrient Management Professionals Community

Wednesday, October 25, 2017: 1:30 PM-3:20 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 36

Organizer:
James Camberato
Moderator:
Bhupinder Singh Farmaha
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
Fertigation Significantly Increasing Yield of Overhead Irrigated Potato in Florida.
Xiangju Fu, University of Florida; Guodong Liu, University of Florida; Lincoln Zotarelli, University of Florida; Steven Sargent, University of Florida
1:50 PM
Response of Potato and Sugarcane to Premium Phosphate and Potassium Fertilizers.
Kirandeep Mann, Mosaic Company; Curt Woolfolk, Mosaic Company; Kyle Freeman, Mosaic Company; Ross R Bender, Mosaic Company
2:05 PM
Diagnosing Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Citrus with Artificial Neural Networks.
Arnold Schumann, University of Florida; Laura Waldo, University of Florida
2:20 PM
Effect of Cu Application Rate on Citrus Trees Roots and Shoots Development.
Said A. Hamido, University of Florida; Kelly T. Morgan, University of Florida; Robert C Ebel, University of Florida
2:50 PM
Influence of Nutrient Sources on Growth Performances and Insect PEST Population of Watermelon (Citrullus Lanatus) (Thunb) in South WEST Nigeria.
Jacobs Mobolade Adesina, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic,; Tom Inomisan Ofuya, Federal University of Technology; Babatunde Sunday Ewulo, Federal University of Technology; Yallapa Rajashaker, Institutue of Bioresource And Sustainable Develepment; Kehinde Oseni Sanni, Lagos State Polytechnic; Kolawole Gbemavo Godonu, Lagos State Polytechnic
3:05 PM
Uptake of Gentamicin, Tylosin and Oxytetracycline By Lettuce and Radish Plants.
Isam Bashour, American University of Beirut; Sandra Adnan Youssef, American University of Beirut
3:20 PM
Adjourn