Agriculture and plant science.

Friday, February 24
Location: Exhibit Hall B

Oral Presentations
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
(Abstracts pp 23-26)

8:30   Growth Conditions Affect the Expression of InlB in Listeria
       Monocytogenes and Listeria Spp
8:45   Expression of 80 Kilodalton Listeria Adhesion Protein in Listeria
       Monocytogenes and Listeria Spp.
9:00   Influence of Cooking Method on MIB Off-flavor Reduction in Farm
       Raised Channel Catfish
9:15   Effect of Storage Temperature Accumulation on Quality of Fresh
       Channel Catfish Fillets
9:30   Reduction of Geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol Compounds in Catfish
       Fillets by Pure Lime Extract Treatment Followed by Lemon Pepper
       Marination
9:45   The Study of Oxidative Stability of Biodiesel and Their
       Feed stocks
10:00  Influence of Sanitation Treatment after Harvest on Shelf Life of
       Blueberries in Mississippi
10:15  Chemical and Quality Changes of Sweet Potato Roots During
       Saccharification Pretreatment with and Without Added Enzymes to
       Produce a Sweet Potato Beverage
10:30  Break
10:45  Evaluation of Different Types of Mulches for Organic Production
       of Cucumber
11:00  Utilizing Rice Flour to Add Value to Low-fat Chicken Nuggets
11:15  Improved Rice Irrigation Technique Protects Ground Water Supplies
       and Reduces NPS Runoff

Divisional Poster Session
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
(Abstracts pp 26-29)

       Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disease on First Year
         Blackberry, Rubus Spp
       Influence of Chelates on the Solubility and Bioaccumulation of
         Lead by Coffeeweed (Sesbania Exaltata Raf.)
       Chelate-induced Solubility of Metal Enhances Phyto-extraction of
         Cadmium-contaminated Soils by Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.)
       Phytoremediation of RDX and TNT Contaminated Soils Using Native
         Grasses
       Seed Treatments Vs. In-furrow Treatments for Nematode, Insect,
         and Fungi Control
       The Development of a Genomic Library of Pinus Taeda
       Myrothecium Verrucaria's Effective Ability as a Bioherbical Agent
         Against Morning glory (Ipomoea) Species
       The Effect of the Herbicide Glufosinate on Soil Biological
         Activity
       Generation of Loblolly Pine DNA Library

Oral Presentations
1:15 PM to 3:30 PM
(Abstracts pp 29-31)

1:15   Pesticide Runoff from Warm-season Turfgrass Systems
1:30   Pharmaceutical Sorption by Coral Mucus as a Bio-indicator of
       Wastewater Contamination
1:45   Blueberry Biomass and Fruit Quality, and Ground Water Quality in
       a Heavy Soil as Affected by Animal and Forest Waste
2:00   Analysis at the Microscopic Level of Fungal Spore Inocula Applied
       to Strawberry Leaves for Fungicide Screening Experiments
2:15   Collecting Isolates of Phytophthora Cinnamomi for Screening
       Blueberry Cultivars Resistant to Phytophthora Root Rot Disease
2:30   Break
2:45   Influence of Zinc Coating Plug Trays on the Performance of
       Marigold Tagetes Patula, Zinnia Zinnia Sp and Vinca Catharanthus
       Roseus
3:00   Investigations into Italian Ryegrass (Lolium Multiforum)
       Resistance to Glyphosate
3:15   Investigations on the Use of Sterol Inhibitor Fungicides as Seed
       Treatments to Control Seedling Diseases and Asian Soybean Rust
3:30   Sweetpotato Production and Utilization in Mississippi

Divisional Business Meeting
3:45 PM