1994 Annual International Research Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions Reductions
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PREPLANT SECTION
Evaluation Of Alternatives Soil Fumigation Methods For Use
In Strawberry Production In Southern California (Michael D. Coffey).
Nutsedge, Root-Knot Nematode, And Fungal Control With
Fumigant Alteratives To Methyl Bromide In Polyethylene
Mulched Tomato (S.J. Locascio).
Evaluation Of Multi-Purpose Soil Fumigants For Root-Knot
Nematode And Soilborne Disease Management On Tomato In
Florida (Dickson., D.W).
Refinement OF Dazmote Application For Soil Fumigation (J.Juzwik).
Fumigation Trials For Tomatoes And Strawberries In
Northwest Florida (S.M. Olsen).
The Current Research Investigations To Use a Plant Extract
To Control Root Knot Nematodes In Commercial Cultivation
Of Roses In Kenya (D.M. Okioga).
Bare Fellow And Mulch Treatments For Production Of Center
Seedlings Without Chemical Fumigation In California, Idaho,
Oregon, And Washington (Diane M. Hildenbrand).
Management Of Verticillium Wilt In The Absence Of
Fumigation (Tom Gordon).
Application Of Commercial Biocontrol Agents In Florida's
Vegetable Transplant Industry (S. Nemec).
Pasteuria Penetrans, A Potential Biological Control Agent
For Root-Knot Nematode Management In Vegetable
Procution (Dickson, D.W).
Food and Agriculture applications of pulsed power
technologies as alternatives to Methyl Bromide
(Manuel C. Laguna-Solar).
Integrating Research and Practices: Implementing
Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Soil Fumigation in California
Agricultures (James A. Liebman).
Evaluation of Eight Preplant Soil Treatment for Strawberry
Production in Southern California (Kirk D. Larson).
Integrated Pest Management For Soilborne Pests of
Tomato (D.O. Chellemi).
Soil Arthropod Complex in California Strawberry Plantations
(Frank G. Zalom and Douglas Walsh).
Strawberry Cultivar, Soil Fumigation, Spider Mite Interrelationship
(Douglas Walsh, Frank Zalom, Douglas Shaw and Norman Welch).
Soil-borne Pest Control in Mulched Tomato with Alternative
to Methyl Bromide (James P. Gilreath, John P. Jones, and
Amegda J. Overman)
Evaluation of Alternative Materials For Methyl Bromide Soil
Fumigation (A.S. Csinos).
A Discussion of Five Portable Soil Drenching Devices, Three
Biocide Injection Methods and Ten Biocide Agents Under
Field Conditions (M.V. McKenry).
Meeting Resource Management Goals Through Sustainable Forest
Seedling Production Using Alternative Strategies
(Will Littke).
Integrated Management Of Fusarium Crown and Root Rot of
Tomato in Florida (Robert J. McGovern).
Cropping Systems Controlling Mycorrhizal Stunt of Burley
Tobacco as an Alternative to Soil Fumigation
(James W. Hendrix).
Unusual Crops For Suppressing Root-Knot Nematode Infestations
in Vegetable Crops in Florida
(James W. Hendrix and D.W. Dickson).
Integrated Management of Perennial Crops in California Using
Mulch and Drip Irrigation: A Systems Approach
(James J. Stapleton).
Wheat / Sorghum Rotation As an Alternative to Preplant
Methyl Bromide Fumigation for managing Criconemella
Xenoplax on Peach
(A.P. Nyczepir, P.F. Berrand, and B.M. Cunfer).
Integration of the Biocontrol Fungi Gliocladium rosem and
Talaromvces flavus with Sublethal Heating or Reduced Rates
of Metham Sodium for Control of Verticillium dahliae
(D.R. Fravel and E.C. Tjamos).
Methyl Bromide use Rate Reductions and Effects On Nematode
Control and Tomato Yield
(J.W. Nailing).
Analysis and Atmospheric Fate of Methyl Bromide Used as a
Soil Fumigant
(James Sever).
The use of Sensor-Related Dosing System to Reduce the Dose
of Methyl Bromide (B. Chakrabarti, T.J. and Wonter-Smith).
Quantifying Methyl Bromide Emissions From Agriculture Fields
(S.R. Yates).
A evaluation of the potential for developing strawberry
cultivates adapted to nonfumigated soils
(Douglas V. Shaw, Kirk D. Larson, and W.D. Gubler).
Comparative Performance of Different Strawberry Cultivars in
Field Soil Naturally Infested By PHYTOPHTHORA SPP and
VERTICILLIUM SP that was Methyl Bromide Fumigated or
Nontreated
(John S.M. Mircetich).
Advanced Film Technology For Modern Fumigation Demands
(David S. Irons).
STRUCTURAL SECTION
Methyl Bromide Use and ALternative Needs in the Food Processing
Industry (Charles J. Bennett, Ph.D.).
Synergism of Methyl Bromide Toxicity Against Termites by
Admixture with Carbon Dioxide (Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.).
MAKR * Process (John S. Sansone)
Canadian Research on Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Post-Harvest
Grain and Structural Treatments (White, N.D.G.).
Potential For Use Of Phosphine As An Alternative To
Fumigation With Methyl Bromide (Donald G. Shaheen).
A New Method of Using Low Levels of Phosphine in Combination
with Heat and Carbon Dioxide (Mueller, David K.)
Temperature Control For Insect Elimination
(Heaps, Jerry W., B.C.E. & R.S.).
Product Stwearship Initiative in Vikane* Gas Fumigant
(Millard, Charles E., Vikane*).
Borates (alternatives to Methyl Bromide) (Nolen, Scott).
POSTHARVEST SECTION
Hot Air--Alternative Quarnatine Treatment For Methyl Bromide
Fumigation To Disinfest Fruits (Sharp, Jennifer L.).
Responses Of Fruit To High Temperature Disinfestation
Treatments (Yee-Lay, Michael).
If You Can't Take The Heat, Get Out Of The Cherrie: A High
Temperature/CA Treatment For Colding Moth
(Neven, Lisa G., and Mitcham, Elizabeth).
Can Sweet Cheery Take The Heat? (Mitcham, Elizabeth J.,
Neven, Lisa and Biasi, Bill).
Comparison Of Heat Tratments For Quarantine Control Of
Codling Moth In Apples And Pears (Neven, Lisa G.).
Gibberellic Acid Reduces Susceptibility Of Citrus Fruit To
Tephritid Furit Files (Greany, P.D., McDonald, R.E.,
Schroeder, W.J., and Shaw, P.E.).
Multifaceted Biological Control Of Postharvest Diseases Of
Fruits And Vegetables--Alternatives To Methyl Bromide
(Wilson, Charles L., Ghaouth, Ahmed El., and Solar, Jose M.)
Activated Carbon-Controlled Release Fumigation Of Harvested
Agricultural Commodities (Solar, Jose M., Wilson, Charles L.,
and Ghaouth, Ahmed El).
Postharvest Treatment Alternatives For Flowers And Foliage
(Hara, Arnold).
One Rabbit--One Horse (Hathaway, John).
Abstract for 1994 Annual International Research
Conference on Methyl Bromide Alternatives and Emissions
Reductions (Miller, W.R., and McDonald, R.E.).
Controlled Atmospheres As a Potential Quarantine Treatment
For Table Grapes (Mitcham, Elizabeth, Ahumda, Miguel,
and Shorey, Harry).
Short-Term Controlled Atmosphere Treatments For Control Of
Aphids and Thrips: Efficacy and Tolerance By Cut Flowers and
Leafy Vegetables (Carpentar, Alan).
Autocidal Biological Control: The ABC's Of Genetic
Engineering For The Control Of Pest Insects
(Neven, Lisa G., and Miller, T.A.).
Varities Of Avocados And Caramabolas Resistant To Caribbean
Fruit Fly (Hennessey, Michael K., and Knight, Robert J. Jr).
A System Approach To Meeting Quarnatine Requirements For Apples
And Sweet Cherries As An Alternative To Fumigation With
Methyl Bromide (Moffitt, Harold R.)
Automated Monitoring Of Stored-Grain Insects: Acoustical
and Electronic Grain Probe Methods
(Shuman, D.).
Importance Of Commodity Injury In The Development Of
Postharvest insecticidal Quarantine Treatments
(Laurie, G. Houck, Louis H. Aung and David M. Obenland).
Effects Of Low Dose Irradiation On Quality Of 'Rainer'
Cherries (S.R. Drake, H.R. Moffit and D.E. Eakin).
Irradiation As An Alternative To Methyl Bromide Quarantine
Treatment For Plum Curculio In Blueberries (Guy J. Hallman
& William R. Miller).
Gamma Radiation As An Alternative Quarantine Treatment For
Methyl Bromide To Disinfest Sweet Potato of Weevils
(Jennifer L. Sharp).
Probit 9 Mortality Estimate For Blueberry Maggot Exposed To
Gamma Irradiation (Jennifer L. Sharp).
Combination of High Temperature And Controlled Atmospheres
For Disinfesting Harvested Walnuts of Codling Moth
(Edwin L. Soderstrom).
Integration of Alternative Treatments For Control of
Postharvest Insect Pests of Walnuts
(J.A. Johnson, E. L Soderstrom, C.E. Curtis and P.V. Vail).
The Potential For Reducing Methyl Bromide Emissions Associated
With The Fumigation of Durable Commodities in Developing
Countries. (R W D Taylor).
Is There Room For Bilogy In Qurantine? (Patrick V. Vail).
Controlled Atmosphere Treatments For Control Of Tropical Pests
In Storage And Stuctures (Dr. Kathleen Dleate).
Evaluation Of Sodium Borate For The Control Of Nematodes And
Wood-Borers In Pine Logs (L. David Dwinell).
Using Heat To Decontaminate Pine Chips Infested With The
Pinewood Nematode (L. David Dwinell).
Replacements And Alternatives For Methyl Bromide 1993-1994:
An Interim Report of Work Undertaken In Australia By The Stored
Grain Research Laboratory (Jan Van S. Graver).
Use of IGR's For Protection of Stored Commodities From
Indian Meal Moths (D. Silhacek, S. Dyby and C. Murphy).
Bromosorb Adsorption Technology For Capturing and Recycling
Methyl Bromide (Moez Nagji).
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