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66 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 29, 2012 at the

66 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 29, 2012 at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville CITRUS CENTER 312 N. International Blvd. WESLACO, TX 78596. Texas A&M University- Kingsville. Program

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66 th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 29, 2012 at the

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  1. 66th ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Plant Science Society February 29, 2012 at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville CITRUS CENTER 312 N. International Blvd. WESLACO, TX 78596 Texas A&M University- Kingsville

  2. Program Venue: Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Citrus Center, 312 N. International Blvd. (FM 1015), Weslaco, TX Moderator: K. Rod Summy, President of Subtropical Plant Science Society Subtropical Plant Science Society Board of Directors Executive Officers 2012 2013 Nominees President Rod Summy John Goolsby President-Elect John Goolsby J. Carlos Melgar Secretary Mani Skaria Mani Skaria Treasurer J Victor French J Victor French Section Vice Presidents Fruits J. Carlos Melgar Don Henne Vegetables Don Makus Matt Ciomperlik Section Directors Fruits Qingyi Yu Jim Hoffman Vegetables Madhura Kunta Debbie Villalon Plant Science John Jifon Andrew McDonald Poster Program Robert Saldana John Jifon Outreach Raul Villanueva Barbara Storz Editorial Board Editor-in-Chief Rod Summy Associate Editor – Fruits Eliezer Louzada Associate Editor –Vegetables Don Makus Associate Editor –Agronomy Shad Nelson Associate Editor –Pathology Madhurababu Kunta Associate Editor –Entomology J. V. French, M. Setamou Patrick Moran Associate Editor –Irrigation Juan Enciso Student Managing Editor Jose Perez • Time Titles & Speaker (s) • 07:00-07:45 am Registration: Regular - $35; Graduate Students - $15 • 07:45-08:00 am Introductions: K. Rod Summy, President SPSS • 08:00-08:30 am Mr. Todd Staples, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture • “Border Security and Texas Agriculture” • 08:30-09:00 am Mr. John McClung, President and CEO, Texas Produce • Association. “The U.S./Mexico Produce Industry in • Troubled Times” • 09:00- 09:30 am Dr. Juan Landivar, Director, Texas AgriLife, Corpus Christi • and Weslaco. “Research Programs at Texas AgriLife • Research in South Texas” • 09:30-10:00 am Break and Poster Session • 10:00-10:30 am Dr. MaryLouPolek, California Citrus Research Board • “California Battens Down the Hatches: Preparing for ACP and HLB” • 10:30-10:45 am Dr. Mani Skaria, Professor, TAMU-K Citrus Center • “Citrus Greening Disease (HLB)-Lessens Learned in Florida” • 10:45-11:15 am Dr. David Ruppert • “Haiti:Soil and Landscape Observation before the 2009 Earthquake” • 11:15-11:30 amDr. K. Rod Summy, President, SPSS • “Outgoing President’s Message: Evolution of a Professional • Society” • Poster Awards • Arthur T. Potts Award • Scholarship award • Business Session • Announcements • Nominations for Officers • Election of Officers 12:00 pm Lunch

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