Citrus Leavesis the monthly newsletter for employees and friends of CREC.

Citrus Leaves welcomes your contributions, suggestions and corrections. Editor, Monica Lewandowski; E-mail mmlew@crec.ifas.ufl.edu; Ext. 1233. Writer, Meredith Jean Morton. Photography/graphics, Gretchen Baut; Production/Distribution: Word Processing, Barbara Thompson, Supervisor; Kathy Snyder, Karla Flynn and Linda Murphy; Customer Service, Kathy Witherington and Nancy Burke.

Citrus Leaves

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w www.crec. i fas .uf l .eduDr. Harold W. Browning, Center Director

UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center700 Experiment Station RoadLake Alfred, FL 33850-2299

Tel. (863) 956-1151Fax (863) 956-4631

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October 2005wwUF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center - News and Information Volume 23, No. 10

Dr. Childers’ Reception ..............1Lewandowski’s Head to OH-IO .1

Citrus Canker and Citrus Greening Resources ...................................2Extension Award to Muraro .......2Lewandowi Covers, Syvertsen in Spain, Bouffard Recognized, CREC Hosts Tour ..................................2

Special Feature Meet CREC’s Postdocs, Visiting and Other Ph.D. Scientists ......3-6

News Around CREC:Good Deeds, Family News,Welcome and Farewell .................7

Calendar .......................................8

Congratulations to Professor Ron Muraro, recipient of the 2005 Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents Outstanding Specialist Award (page 2).

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Eileen Albright’s farewell party

Monica and Dennis’ farewell party

56th Annual Citrus Processors and Subtropical Technology Conference

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Color pdf of Citrus Leaves

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Dr. Carl. C. Childers, University of Florida

Professor of Entomology, retired on Sept. 30, 2005, after a 28-year career at CREC. He will be honored at a retirement luncheon at CREC on Nov. 4. Dr. Childers’ program focused on arthropod pests of agriculture, including the citrus rust mite complex,

spider mite control, integrated mite control on Florida citrus, and the negative impacts of certain pesticides on both pest and beneficial mites. Dr. Childers was often called upon by the citrus industry and the international scientific community for his expertise on citrus pests. He gave numerous presentations to citrus growers at workshops, seminars, trade shows and production manager meetings. For the past ten years, he was an invited lecturer at the Acarology Summer Program at The

see Dr. Childers, p.6

Dennis and I were very surprised at our farewell reception on Oct. 21. We were

told to be there, but beyond that, we knew little about what was planned. The planning committee - many, many people - certainly displayed a lot of talent, creativity and humor. The work was done in great secrecy, so I’m afraid I would leave a lot of people out if I started listing credits, but I’m going to let the Word Processing Department, who will continue to publish “Citrus Leaves,” include well-deserved mention of all people involved in the next issue. However, I know that the customer service/photolab/av/shipping/cusotodial/word processing/Dr. Dawson and lab/Dr. Browning and Shelby/business office/library and web,

Facilities, and many others were involved. We loved and appreciated every little detail. Someone remarked that CREC farewell receptions are really worth attending, referring to the entertaining life stories that are put

onto video. After a TV show, you’ll see a host of credits roll by the screen - dozens of people involved in putting together the show. Here, all of that is done mainly by one person . . . Gretchen. We were deeply touched, as well as amused! Thanks also go to her cousin, who narrated the video (we were all wondering who that voice was). The party theme included decorations

Lewandowski’s Moving To Ohio

Dennis Heads to The Ohio State University

see Dennis and Monica, p. 6

All CREC Faculty and Staffare cordially invited

to a luncheon honoring

Dr. Carl C. ChildersUF/IFAS Professor of

Entomology

Friday, November 4UF/IFAS

Citrus Research and Education CenterBen Hill Griffin, Jr. Citrus Hall

Please respond by Oct. 28Lunch, $10 (Checks payable to CRE Foundation)Reservations and payment at the CREC Switchboard

In honor of Dr. Carl Childers’ 28 years of service to the University of Florida/IFAS, the citrus industry, and the fields of entomology and acarology, we are accepting gift contributions towards a digital camera. Gift contributions and lunch reservations and payment may be taken to the CREC Switchboard. Checks should be made payable to the CRE Foundation.

2CITRUS CANKER Photos of citrus canker symptoms and similar diseases, handouts, key to identifying citrus canker

www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu - click on the Citrus Canker Resources link on the right side

Citrus canker decontam/disinfection guidelines” UF/IFAS Citrus Pest Management Guide: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CG040

CITRUS GREENING A selection of Citrus Greening Resources and photos are on the CREC website

Other resources: FDACS/DPI Citrus Greening Informationwww.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/enpp/ento/citrusgreening.html

Know and follow Citrus Canker Decontamination procedures. If you suspect citrus canker . . .

Tag the tree or location.DO NOT COLLECT A SAMPLE.

DO NOT TRANSPORT A SUSPECT SAMPLE.

Extension Award to MuraroRon Muraro, Professor of Economics at CREC, received the Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents Outstanding Specialist Award at their annual meeting Sept. 13 in Sarasota. Muraro, who was nominated by UF/IFAS citrus Extension agents, received the award for outstanding service to Extension and the citrus industry. Muraro provides economic data and analyses for citrus production, harvesting, packing, and related areas in Florida. He provides annual regional reports for budgeting costs and returns for citrus production, as well as resources for risk management and reset analysis. He provides economic information on citrus canker, tristeza and other factors can affect citrus production. He has also been involved in economic studies on the impact of Florida’s citrus industry to the state’s economy as well as comparative analyses of Florida production

with other citrus-producing countries.

Cover shotsPhotographs from two recent publications from Dr. Dennis Lewandowski’s lab were featured on covers of Virology:

Elisabeth Knapp, Gregory M. Danyluk, Diann Achor and Dennis J. Lewandowski. 2005. A bipartite Tobacco mosaic virus-defective RNA (dRNA) system to study the role of the N-terminal methyl transferase domain in cell-to-cell movement of dRNAs. Virology Vol 341:1; pp. 47-58.

Dennis J. Lewandowski and Scott Adkins. 2005. The tubule-forming NSm

protein from Tomato spotted wilt virus complements cell-to-cell and long-distance movement of Tobacco mosaic virus hybrids. Virology, in press.

In SpainDr. Jim Syvertsen is currently in Murcia, Spain on an international fellowship from the Foundation Seneca, to support a two-month research visit to study plant processes associated with salinity in citrus rootstocks. The project is in conjunction with Dr. F. Paco Garcia Sanchez (he and his wife, Eva Ros Ruiz, formerly worked at CREC) and is entitled, “Na and Cl uptake and transport in salinized citrus rootstocks seedlings grown at contrasting humidities.”

Kevin Bouffard, business writer with The

Ledger, was recently recognized by the Ag Institute of Florida for “Balanced Media Coverage” of agricultural issues. He was presented with the award at their annual meeting on Oct. 5 in Orlando. The Ag Institute of Florida includes communications and public relations professionals from agricultural associations and institutions in Florida; Dr. Monica Lewandowski served as a board member.

CREC Hosts TourCREC hosted over 50 visitors from the International Symposium on the Biotechnology of Temperate Fruit Crops and Tropical Fruit Species, held in Daytona Beach Oct. 10-14. Dr. Jude Grosser from CREC was involved in the organization and planning. The

visitors had the opportunity to tour CREC Plant Improvement labs (Dr. Grosser, Dr. Castle, Dr. Gmitter and the Citrus Core Transformation Facility labs), Dr. Chung’s lab, and the Pilot Plant (Dr. José Reyes, Dr. Renée Goodrich, Dr. Ed Etxeberria), and sampled citrus candies and jellies from Davidson’s of Dundee and citrus punch, made by Karla Flynn and Kathy Witherington. The group also viewed demos of Dr. Albrigo’s computer flowering system, visited Marcia Alden in the library and viewed publications displays (set up by Christen Taylor) in the library. Special thanks to Word Processing (Barbara Thompson, Linda Murphy, Kathy Snyder and Karla Flynn), Gretchen Baut and Sandy Hatch, tour guides Christen Taylor and Perry Love, Nancy Burke and Kathy Witherington.

Photo right, Karla Flynn (left) and Christen Taylor serve citrus refreshments; Below, Dr. Reyes offers a pilot plant tour.

Hurricane Wilma and weather conditions have been ideal for spreading citrus canker. New finds of citrus greening, another devastating bacterial disease, also continue to surface in Florida. A training video to learn how to identify citrus canker symptoms is available from Dr. Timmer. Photos of citrus canker symptoms and a key to identifying symptoms are available on our website.

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Dr. Mohammad AfunianResearch area/expertise: Molecular biology and plant pathology; diagnosis of plant pathogenic bacteria, developing transgenic plants for disease resistance and plant disease resistance genesCurrent research: Characterization of unknown ornamental plant viruses (with Dr. Dennis J. Lewandowski).Education: Ph.D. University of Guelph, Ontario, CanadaHometown: Esfahan, Iran

Dr. Fernando AlferezResearch area/expertise: Physiology of citrus fruit maturation.

Postharvest of citrus fruit. Citrus fruit peel disorders. Physiology and molecular biology of fruit abscission.Current research: Study of factors affecting Postharvest peel pitting of citrus fruit at non-chilling temperatures and study of signal transduction pathways leading to mature citrus fruit abscission (with Dr. Jackie Burns).Education: Ph.D. Biology, University of

Valencia, Spain. Hometown: Valencia, Spain (EU)

Dr. Govindarajulu AnanthakrishnanResearch area/expertise: Horticulture/genetic transformation and somatic hybridizationCurrent research: Genetic engineering of resistance to Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) in citrus through Agrobacterium and PEG-protoplast mediated genetic transformation (with Dr. Jude Grosser).Education: Ph.D. Bharathidasan University, Trichy, TN, India. Hometown: Trichy, TN, India

Dr. Wije M. BandaranayakeResearch area/expertise: Soil science/soil management for a sustainable environmentCurrent research: Evaluation of different soil water sensors for efficient irrigation scheduling (with Dr. Larry Parsons).Education: Ph.D. Soil Science/Soil Physics, Colorado State University; M.S. Agronomy/Irrigation Colorado State University; B.S. Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri LankaHometown: Kandy, Sri Lanka

Dr. Ganesh C. BoraResearch area/expertise: Precision agriculture, variable rate technology, sensors, reliability engineeringCurrent research: Evaluation of commercial sensors for variable rate spreaders, improving citrus tree sensing techniques, variable rate granular fertilization in citrus groves (with Dr. Arnold Schumann).Education: Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State

University; M.S. Agricultural Machinery and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; DHRM Human Resource Management, Indira Gandhi National Open University; India; B.S. Agricultural Engineering; Jawaharlal Nehru Agri. University, Jabalpur, India.Hometown: Nagaon, Assam, India

Dr. Lihua CaoResearch area/expertise: Molecular biology and plant pathologyCurrent research: Functional characterization of a Methyltransferase-encoding gene (CTB2) for Cercosporin toxin biosynthesis in Cercospora nicotianae (with Dr. Kuang-Ren Chung).Education: Doctor of Agronomy (plant pathology); College of Plant Protection, Northwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry, Shaanxi, China

Hometown: Luoyang Henan, P.R. China

Dr. Chunxian ChenResearch area/expertise: Genomics, bioinformatics, and plant geneticsCurrent research: Combining advanced bioinformatic and molecular tools to hasten the development of citrus genetic map with EST-SSR markers, which is an important component of a global and national citrus genome plan (with Dr. Fred Gmitter).Education: Ph.D. Plant Molecular Biology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees Horticulture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaHometown: Suizhou, Hubei, China

Symposium Features CREC Post-docs, Visiting and Other Ph.D. Scientists

Nearly all of CREC’s postdoctoral scientists and other Ph.D. scientists participated in CREC’s “Posters and Pastries” research symposium on Sept. 16. On the following pages are biographical profiles of the participants along with several photos from the symposium. Special thanks to those involved in the event: Dr. Ron Brlansky, Gretchen Baut, Sandy Hatch, Dr. Monica Lewandowski, Barbara Thompson, Karla Flynn, Kathy Snyder, Linda Murphy, Shelby Graham, Kathy Witherington, Jane Wilson, Perry Love, Nancy Burke. Photos by Gretchen Baut.

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Dr. Young A ChoiResearch area/expertise: AFLP mapping, QTL mapping, identification of differentially expressed genes Current research: Identification of AFLP markers associated with Citrus canker resistance to develop genetic map and QTL mapping and comparative genomic studies of Canker resistance by identification of differentially expressed genes in two different canker resistant species (with Dr. Fred Gmitter).Education: Ph.D. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; M.S. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; B.A. Korea University, Seoul, KoreaHometown: Seoul Korea

Dr. Fahiem E. El-BoraiResearch area/expertise: Host-parasite interactions between nematodes, fungi and bacteria. Entomopathogenic nematodes and potential role in citrus IPM.Current research: Population assessment of nematode and insect pests; crop loss assessment; soilborne foodweb dynamics; and IPM tactics. IPM using endemic and exotic entomopathogenic nematodes. Phoretic and parasitic bacteria in the soil for biological control applications (with Dr. Larry Duncan).Education: Ph.D. Nematology, University of Florida; M.S. College of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, El-Zagazig University; Egypt; B.S. College of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department, El-Zagazig University, Egypt.Hometown: EL Mansoura, Egypt

Dr. Alexey FolimonovResearch area/expertise: Molecular virologyCurrent research: Constructing Citrus Tristeza Virus based vectors and studying movement of the virus in citrus trees (with Dr. William O. Dawson).Education: Ph.D. in molecular virology; M.S. in molecular biology, Moscow State UniversityHometown: Moscow, Russia

Dr. Svetlana FolimonovaResearch area/expertise: Molecular virologyCurrent research: Mapping disease determinants of Citrus tristeza virus (with Dr. William O. Dawson).Education: Moscow State University, M.S. in biochemistry and Ph.D. in molecular virologyHometown: Moscow, Russia

Dr. Siddarame GowdaResearch area: Plant viruses, virus-host interaction, virus vectorsCurrent research: Molecular genetics of citrus

tristeza virus (with Dr. William O. Dawson).Home: Lakeland, Florida

Dr. Ozan GürbüzResearch area/expertise and current research: Flavor chemistry, sulfur and phenol compounds in fruit juice, beverages and winesCurrently a visiting scientist (with Dr. Russell Rouseff) from Uludağ University, Assistant Professor, Food Biotechnology and Fermentation Technology section in the Food Engineering Department).Education: Ph.D., Food Engineering, Uludag UniversityHometown: Bursa, Turkey

Dr. Igor KostenyukResearch area/expertise: Plant molecular biology and biotechnologyCurrent research: Studying molecular mechanisms involved in abscission process in various citrus varieties with (Dr. Jackie Burns).Education: Ph.D., International Institute for Cell Biology (IICB), National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine; M.Sci. Kiev State University, Kiev, UkraineHometown: City of Kiev, Ukraine

Dr. Kuo-Tan Li (right)Research area/expertise: Pomology, whole-plant physiologyCurrent research: Effects of mechanical harvesting on citrus tree health; effects of colored shade nets on leaf growth and development in young citrus trees (with Dr. James P. Syvertsen).

Education: Ph.D. Cornell University; M.S.A. National Taiwan University; B.Sc. National Chung-Hsing UniversityHome country: Taiwan

Dr. Pablo Llop (left)Research area/expertise: Plant pathology; Bacteriology/ Current research: Studies on

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CREC Scientists . . . from p. 3

Above, left photo: Dr. Ron Brlansky, Dr. Jim Griffiths, and Dr. Ivan Stewart at the symposium. Right photo: Dr. Harold Browning (center) speaks with Dr. Stewart (left) and Dr. Harry Ford. Dr. Griffiths, Dr. Stewart and Dr. Ford are former or retired CREC faculty.

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virulence in E. amylovora and citrus canker (with Dr. James H. Graham).Education: Ph.D., Biology. Hometown: Valencia, Spain

Dr. Kanjana MahattanataweeResearch area/expertise: Food/Flavor chemistry

Currently a post-doc at the USDA-ARS Citrus and Subtropical Products Laboratory and faculty on leave from Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, Siam University, Bangkok, ThailandCurrent research: Compositional studies in Florida tropical fruits on compounds that contribute to nutrition, flavor, health benefits, including antioxidants, phenolics, flavonoids, pigments, fiber, pectin and aroma volatiles.

Education: Ph.D. Food Science, University of Florida; B.Sc. Microbiology, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand; M.Sc. Industrial Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Diploma in Biotechnology, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanHometown: Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Sachindra MondalResearch area/expertise: Ecology, epidemiology, biology and management of fungal diseasesCurrent research: Monitoring and characterization of environmental parameters favorable for inoculum production, discharge, dissemination and subsequent development of citrus foliar diseases (with Dr. Pete Timmer).Education: Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Gifu University, Japan; Professional degree in

Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University.Home country: Bangladesh

Dr. Vladimir OrbovicResearch area/expertise: Plant molecular biologyCurrent responsibilities: Manager of the Core Citrus Transformation Facility; methods for the production of transgenic citrus plants for variety improvement (directed by Dr. Jude Grosser).Education: Ph.D. Michigan State University; B.S., University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, YugoslaviaHometown: Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia

Dr. Gemma PasqualiResearch area/expertise: BiotechnologyCurrent research: My project involves research using cellular and molecular techniques to develop germplasm resistant to citrus tristeza virus (with Dr. Jude Grosser).Education: Ph.D., biotechnology of subtropical and tropical species; Full degree in agricultural scienceHometown: Florence, Italy

CREC Scientists . . . from p. 4Dr. Maria del Pilar Ruiz Perez-CachoResearch area/expertise: Sensory analysisCurrent research: Characterization of flavor profiles with the tropical fruit, lychee (with Dr. Russell Rouseff). Visiting

scientist from the Instituto Andaluz de Investigacion y formacion Agraria, Pesquera y de la Produccion Ecologica (IFAPA) CIFA Alameda del Obispo, s/n Cordoba, SpainEducation: Ph.D., Food Technology; University of Cordoba, SpainHometown: Cordoba, Spain

Dr. Luis V. PozoResearch area/expertise: Plant physiology,

plant growth regulatorsCurrent research: Chemical aid to mechanical harvesting; biochemical studies on the effect of abscission agent in citrus physiology, molecular research on abscission mechanisms (with Dr. Jackie Burns).Education: Ph.D., Plant Physiology; Bachelor’s degree, Chemistry, University of Havana, Havana, CubaHometown: Santa Clara, Cuba

Dr. Madhugiri Nageswara RaoResearch area/expertise: Molecular biologyCurrent research: To map, evaluate and genetically improve citrus germplasms using molecular markers (with Dr. Fred Gmitter).Education: Ph.D. Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India; M.Sc. Bangalore University, Bangalore, India; B.Sc. Bangalore University, Bangalore, IndiaHometown: Bangalore, India

Dr. Avijit RoyResearch area/expertise: Plant virologyCurrent research: Molecular characteristics of citrus tristeza virus isolates after aphid transmission and detection of other

citrus viruses (with Dr. Ronald H. Brlansky).Education: Ph.D. and Master’s degree, Plant Pathology (Plant Virology), Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Awarded India’s prestigious ‘Jawaharlal Nehru Award’ in 2002 for outstanding Post Graduate Agricultural Research from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, for significant research contribution in the field of Plant Protection

Hometown: Kolkata, India

Dr. Susana RuizResearch area/expertise: Molecular virologyCurrent research: Constructing infectious clone of Spanish isolate of Citrus Tristeza Virus, Department of Plant Protection and

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Biotechnology, IVIA (with Dr. William O. Dawson).Education: Ph.D. Student. Hometown: Valencia, Spain

Dr. Satyanarayana TatineniResearch area/expertise: Plant pathology, molecular plant virology

Current research: Molecular genetics of Citrus tristeza virus-host interactions and methods to manage diseases caused by Citrus tristeza virus (with Dr. William O. Dawson).Education: Ph.D. from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaHometown: Rayachoty, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. Shiv D. SharmaResearch area/expertise and current research:

Weed management; mode of action, uptake, translocation and formulation of herbicide with surfactants for efficient weed control; other weed management practices in different crops including citrus (with Dr. Megh Singh).Currently a Visiting Professor from Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, IndiaEducation: Ph.D., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; M.Sc.. Agronomy, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India B.Sc. (Hons.) AgrilHometown: Karnal, India

Dr. Jaya R. SonejiResearch area/expertise: Tissue culture (Genetic engineering)Current research: Genetically improve citrus by introducing candidate genes for Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) resistance into various citrus

cultivars (with Dr. Fred Gmitter).Education: Ph.D. Mumbai University, Mumbai, India; M.Sc. Mumbai University, Mumbai, India; B.Sc. Mumbai University, Mumbai, IndiaHometown: Mumbai, India

Dr. Robin J. StuartResearch area/expertise: Insect ecology and biological controlCurrent research: Biological

control strategies for the root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus; role of ant predation in controlling various life stages of the weevil; improvements in the use of entomopathogenic nematodes for controlling weevil larvae (with Dr. Michael Rogers).Education: Ph.D. University of Toronto; M.Sc. University of Toronto; B.Sc. Dalhousie UniversityHometown: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Dr. Tiehang WuResearch area/expertise: Soil microbial ecologyCurrent research: Biological and functional diversity of soil microorganisms under different agricultural practices for tomato production (with Dr. James Graham); based at the USDA-ARS in Fort Pierce.Education: Ph.D. Pennsylvania State UniversityHome country: China

CREC Scientists . . . from p. 5

that blended Florida oranges and sunshine with . . . cold weather and snowmen. How clever. Thank you for the thoughtful gifts: the beautiful plaques, the special photographs, the beautiful oil painting done by Linda Murphy, the snow shovel and scarves and mittens, the cypress clock from the Dawson lab, and that cute rodent toy for Andrew. Or, was the snow shovel for Andrew? We are heading to Dennis’ home state of Ohio. You can find Dennis is the Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University in Columbus, where he will be working on diseases of ornamentals and nursery crops, involved in research and Extension. Once we get settled, I’ll start looking for a job, too. I doubt I’ll find another job quite like this one, this one was pretty special. Last but not least, thanks to all of CREC for the privilege of working with you. From my end, I’ve loved working to tell your stories and share your information with the citrus industry, community and the rest of the world. It has been such an enjoyable and worthwhile challenge. In my job, I saw firsthand the benefits of communicating what you do, so I encourage you to continue to tell your stories. We will miss all of you. Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts.

Dennis, Monica and Andrew Lewandowski

Dennis & Monica . . . from p. 1

Ohio State University and taught and lectured in several UF courses. Childers also traveled abroad on explorations for natural enemies of Florida pest mite species and research on various agricultural pests. Dr. Childers was raised in Wichita, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. He served in the Naval Reserves and two years active duty on the USS-Seminole (AKA-104) from 1957-1959. He earned his B.S. , M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Missouri. Dr. Childers served as president of the Acarological Society of American in 2002-2003 and received numerous other honors in his career. Please join us on Nov. 4 to wish Dr. Childers a happy retirement. Reservations are being accepted at the CREC Switchboard.

Dr. Childers Retires . . . from p. 1

Above left: Lorraine Jones (left) listens intently as Dr. Robin Stuart discusses research on the Diaprepes root weevil. Right photo, left to right: Dr. Larry Parsons, James Holeton and Dr. Wije Bandaranayake. The event gave the CREC community and others a chance to interact with our scientists and learn more about ongoing research at CREC. Photos by Gretchen Baut.

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WelcomeJose Figueriiredo - student (Dr. Graham)Antonio Vicent Civers - visiting scientist (Dr. Timmer)Milena R. Rodrigues - student Gnv (Dr. Reyes)Rosalia G. Torres - student Gnv. (Dr. Reyes)Elizabeth Northeimer OPS (Dr. Reyes)

FareWellTimothy Johnston (Dr. Timmer) Edward Jurczak (Dr. Salyani) Jamuna Madhavaraj (Dr. Grosser)

Did we miss you or someone in your lab/department? Send names/corrections the CREC Switchboard.

WOW! Ballroom dancers Herb Nigg and Sarah Nowman

won Best Overall Amateur Couple at the Fire & Ice Dance Spectacular in Tampa on September 24. Herb and

Sarah also placed first as an amateur couple in Rumba, East Coast Swing and ChaCha. Sarah placed first in ChaCha, Argentine Tango, Rumba, Mambo and Samba, while Herb placed first in International Tango, International Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. This was a large competition, attended by Charlotte Jorgensen of the “Dancing with the Stars” TV show (she was the professional dance partner of John Hurley, aka J. Peterman of ‘Seinfeld’), and the 2005 World American Ballroom Champions, Nicholas and Lena Kosovich. Congratulations, Herb and Sarah!

From the Whitneys . . .Dr. Jodie Whitney writes that his five-year young granddaughter, Meagan Whitney, is very much involved in Scottish Games Highland Dancing (mainly because her mother is Scottish). This is her first year of competition and she recently won the Judges

Choice Award for dancers under age 12 in Charleston, South Carolina. She definitely got her dancing skills from her late Grandmother Joyce Whitney. Meagan’s father, his eldest son Jeff (36), still plays in an adult soccer league in the Knoxville, TN area. His team recently won a soccer

This is IT at CREC . . .How to tame PeopleSoft in Internet Explorerby Allan Burrage, CREC Information Support Department These simple steps will allow my.ufl.edu the access it needs to your web browser which can solve many known PeopleSoft issues. If you truly trust all ufl.edu web pages then follow these instructions and avoid many issues currently plaguing PeopleSoft users.

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tournament (3 games in one weekend!) in his league, & he scored the only & winning goal for the championship! Dr. Whitney’s youngest son, John, is living & working in Austin, Texas, recently joined the 70-member Austin Civic Orchestra as a cello player. In his school days in Polk County and university days at the Univ. of Central Florida, he was an accomplished cellist. He is also an accomplished tennis player and plays in an adult soccer league. (His soccer skills may be suspect since his father helped coach his team in his first two years in a Winter Haven Youth Soccer League.)

Ajia Cunningham was feted at a baby shower in anticipation of her first child . . .Baby will certainly have the right Gator garb!

Congratulations to Margie Wendell on new granddaughter Miranda Julissa Bardelez.

Dr. Mickey Parish’s new e-mail at Univ. of Maryland: mparish@umd.edu.

CCA Videoconference CREC hosted a Certified Crop Adviser educational seminar via videoconference on Oct. 12. The Certified Crop Adviser, or CCA program, licenses agricultural professionals involved in crop management. Specified hours of continuing education is required to maintain the license. UF/IFAS is now offering CCA seminars in the spring and fall for CCA educational requirements. The Oct. seminar, which was organized by Dr. Tom Obreza (Soil and Water Science, Gainesville) and Dr. Ed Hanlon (SWFREC-Immokalee), included ten hours of training in crop management and soil and water management. Speakers were on-site in Fort Pierce and CREC; videoconferences were offered at CREC, GCREC-Balm, SWFREC-Immokalee and the Gainesville campus. Approximately 60 people attended, with 16 people in Lake Alfred.

Dr. Monica Lewandowski gave a presentation to the Polk Historical Society in Bartow on Oct. 11, “How Polk County Put Orange Juice Into Everyone’s Morning: Florida Sunshine and Frozen Concentrate.” She discussed the history of Florida’s citrus industry and early processing research by the Florida Department of Citrus, USDA and University of Florida.

All events subject to change November4 - Dr. Childers’ Retirement Reception, BHG, noon. $10, reservations at the CREC Switchboard.

7 - Citrus Research and Education Foundation meeting.

Courses at CREC Fall 2005ADVANCED CITRICULTURE I - HOS 6545 - Dr. L. Gene Albrigo, Professor of Horticulture, CRECMondays, 4 – 7 pm BHG Conference roomTaught on-site at CREC; available by videoconference at UF/IFAS locations in Immokalee, Gainesville and Fort Pierce

FLAVOR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY - FOS 6317 - Dr. Russell L. Rouseff, Professor of Food Chemistry, CRECWednesdays, 4 – 8 pmCREC BHG Teaching LabTaught on-site at CREC.

PLANT PATHOLOGY AND FRIENDS - PLP 6905 - Dr. Kuang-Ren ChungInformal seminars every Fri. at 11 am - 12 noon in the BHG Teaching Lab. Topics not limited to plant pathology. Students, post-docs and visiting scientists strongly encouraged to present an informal seminar. Contact Dr. Chung (krchung@crec.ifas.ufl.edu, or Ext. 1369) for more information or to sign up for a seminar date.

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Citrus canker task force (tent)

Fl HiTech Corridor Workforce mtg

Veterans Day Holiday

ChristmasHolidayobserved

CREC closed for regular business, Dec. 27-30

Jan. 1 - New Year’s DayJan. 2 - New Year’s Day Holiday observedCREC open Jan. 3

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