2005 President's Message - Louisiana Division
            Greg Nolan........... ................................................................................................................i-iii

2005 President's Message - Florida Division
            Robert A. Gilbert.................................................................................................................iv-vii

PEER REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:  Agricultural Section

Determination of DNA Content and Genome Size in  Sugarcane............................................................ 1
S. J. Edme, J. C. Comstock, J. D. Miller and P. Y. P. Tai

Sugarcane Response to 21-Day Floods Applied Prior to Harvest.........................................................31
Barry Glaz

Zinc Fertilization of Sugarcane in Acid and Calcareous Soils.................................................................49
J. J. Wang, C. W. Kennedy, H. P. Viator, A. E. Arceneaux and A. J. Guidry

Sugarcane Cultivar Yield Response to Planting Date.............................................................................78
R. P. Viator, E. P Richard, Jr., D. D. Garrison, E. O. Dufrene, Jr. and T. L. Tew

Comparison of Sugarcane Disease Incidence and Yield of Field-Run, Heat-Treated, and Tissue Culture Based Seedcane..................................................................................................................................88
J. Flynn, G. Powell, R. Perdomo, G. Montes, K. Quebedeaux and J. Comstock

Insects and Mites New to Florida Sugarcane......................................................................................143
D. G. Hall, A. S. Konstantinov, G. S. Hodges, O. Sosa, C. Welbourn and R. L. Westcott

Demographic Profile and Spatial Analysis of Sugarcane Growers in Louisiana.....................................157
R. P. Vlosky, F. X. Aguilar and Q. Wu

PEER REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:  Manufacturing Section

Boiler Water Treatment and Related Costs of Boiler Operation:  An Evaluation of Boilers in the Louisiana Sugar Industry.................................................................................................................................... 17
J. A. Cuddihy, Jr., W. J. Simoneaux, R. N. Falgout and J. S. Rauh

Boiler Treatments:  Facts and Considerations.......................................................................................62
W. Brian Kitchen and Trae Dupre

The Use of a Coriolis Flow Meter for Measuring Molasses Production in a Sugar Mill........................129
P. W. Rein, D. J. Muzzell and N. Dolan

PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS – JUNE 2005

LIST OF 2005 AGRICULTURAL ABSTRACTS………….......……………………………..101-122

Genetic Linkage Map of Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Based on SRAP and TRAP Markers…............101

S. Alwala, C. A. Kimbeng, J. C. Veremis, K. Bischoff, and K. Gravois

Target Region Amplification Polymorphism (TRAP) for Assessing Genetic Diversity in Sugarcane
Germplasm Collections.........................………………………………………………………….…..101

S. Alwala, A. Suman, J. Arro, C. Kimbeng, and J. Veremis

Development of High Fiber Cane Varieties for Biofuel Production in the Southern United 

States……………………………………………………………………......………………………102

R. M. Cobill, T. L. Tew, D. D. Garrison, and E. P. Richard, Jr.

Characterization of Sugarcane Populations for Disease Reactions for Use in Molecular 

Marker Research………………………………………………………………….......…………..…103

J. C. Comstock, S. Sood, and K. McCorkle

Assessment of Sugarcane Families in South Texas…………………………………............………….103

J. A. da Silva, J. A. Bressiani, and E. Hernandez

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) Response to the Herbicide Flumioxazin………………..............………...104

C. D. Dalley and E. P. Richard, Jr.

The Effect of Planting Date and Planting Method on Louisiana Sugarcane Varieties.................…………105

E. O. Dufrene Jr., R. P. Viator, D. D. Garrison, T. L. Tew and, E. P. Richard, Jr.

Identification of Microsatellite Markers Associated with Yield-Traits in Sugarcane……….................….105

S. J. Edmé, N. Glynn, and J. C. Comstock

Alternatives to Tillage/Herbicide Programs in Fallowed Sugarcane Fields……................………………106

L. M. Etheredge, Jr., J. L. Griffin, M. E. Salassi, C. A. Jones, and W. E. Judice

Establishment and Management of Sugarcane on Organic-Amended vs. Non-Amended 

Mineral Soils………………………………………………………………………….........…………107

I. V. Ezenwa, P. R. Newman, J. W. Dunckelman, and K. T. Morgan

Sugarcane Response to Water Table, Periodic Flood, and Foliar Nitrogen on Organic Soil….................108

B. Glaz and R. A. Gilbert

A Look at Sugarcane Variety Protection Options………………………………...........………………108

K. A. Gravois, K. Bischoff, and C. Kimbeng

No-Till Sugarcane: Agronomic and Economic Implications……………………………..............……...109

J. L. Griffin, W. E. Judice, M. E. Salassi, C. A. Jones, and L. M. Etheredge, Jr. 

Effect of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus on Sugarcane Yield and Juice Quality of 

LCP 85-384 and Ho 95-988………………………………………………………………….........…110

M. P. Grisham, J. W. Hoy, M. A. Godshall, and G. Eggleston

Some Insect and Mite Pests New to Florida Sugarcane………………………………............………..111

D. G. Hall, A. S. Konstantinov, G. S. Hodges, O. Sosa, C. Welbourn, and R. L. Westcott

Discrimination of Sugarcane Varieties with Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements and 

Plant Pigment Analysis………………………………………………………………………...............111

R. M. Johnson, R. P. Viator, J. C. Veremis, E. P. Richard, Jr., and P. Zimba

Red Morningglory in Sugarcane: Biology and Management……………………...............……………..112

C. A. Jones, J. L. Griffin, L. M. Etheredge, Jr., and W. E. Judice

Response of the Mexican Rice Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) to Drought Stressed 

Sugarcane………………………………………………………………………………........……….113

F. P. F. Reay-Jones, T. E. Reagan, L. T. Wilson, A. T. Showler, B. L. Legendre, and 

M. O. Way

Yield, Residue Degradation, and Soil Quality Response among Different Harvest Residue 
Management Practice Inputs………………………………………………..........…………………....114

C. Kennedy, B. Grigg, and R. Johnson

Ripening Sugarcane For Early Factory Starts……………………………………............……………..114

B. L. Legendre, K. A. Gravois, K. P. Bischoff, and J. L. Griffin

A Comparison of Growth and Sugar Accumulation in Sugarcane Genotypes Adapted to 

Hawaii or Louisiana…….......................................................................................................................115

S. E. Lingle and T. L. Tew

The Use of FTIR to Monitor Trash Decomposition in the Sugar Cane Industry………................………116

M. Lyn

Potential of Sugarcane for Restoring Everglades Soils……………………………………….................116

D. R. Morris

Application of High-Throughput DNA Marker Technology in Sugarcane Breeding: 

Phase II – PCR Amplification and Capillary Electrophoresis……………………………..............…….117

Y.-B. Pan, B. E. Scheffler, and E. P. Richard, Jr.

Sensor to Indicate Plant Density and Skips in Sugarcane……………………………….............……....118

R. R. Price and J. Larson

Evaluation of Trinexapac-Ethyl for Use as a Ripener in Florida Sugarcane……………................……...118

C. R. Rainbolt, G. Powell, G. Montes, R. W. Rice, and J. M. Shine

Molecular Assessment of the Fidelity of Sugarcane Crosses with High-Throughput 

Microsatellite Genotyping………………………………………………………............……………...119

T. L. Tew and Y.-B. Pan

Evaluation of Resistance to Sugarcane Red Rot in Basic Germplasm and Early 

Generation Crosses in Louisiana…………………………………………………………............….....120 

J. C. Veremis and J. W. Hoy

Variable-Rate Nitrogen Management of Sugarcane…………………………............…………………120

H.P. Viator and R.G. Downer

Autotoxic and Allelopathic Activity of Post-Harvest Residue…………………………...............………121

R. P. Viator, R. M. Johnson, and E. P. Richard, Jr.

Irrigation and Nitrogen Application Effects on Sugarcane Production in the Lower 

Rio Grande Valley of Texas……………………………………………………………...........………122

B. Wiedenfeld and J. Enciso

LIST OF 2005 MANUFACTURING ABSTRACTS……………………………..........………..123-128

C Massecuite Re-Heating Using Microwaves……………………………………………….................123

L. Bento, P. Rein, C. M. Sabliov, D. Boldor, P. Coronel

Process of Turning Sugarcane Bagasse into Cellulose and Lignin-Derived Products…….................…....123

G. A. DeQueiroz, C.-H. Chung, Y.-J. Lee, and D. F. Day

Predicting Processing Problems from Deteriorated Sugarcane: A Factory Method to 

Measure Mannitol…………………………………………………………………………..........…....124

G. Eggleston, J. Karr, W. Harper, B. Legendre, and T. Parris

Optimization of Applications of Dextranases in Sugarcane Factories……................…………………....124

G. Eggleston, A. Monge, D. Stewart, and B. Montes

Trial at Appleton Estate Using a Combined Treatment of Biocide, Dextranase and 

Amylase to Reduce Dextran and Enhance Sugar Recoveries……………………….............…………..125

D. Foster

Composition and Processing of Sugarcane Green Leaves and Tops…………………………................125

N. Gil and M. Saska

Corrosion in Sugar Mill Boilers…………………………………………………...........……………...126

W. B. Kitchen and E. Kuenz

The Influence of an Induction Period on Color Formation in Model Syrup Systems………................….126

L. R. Madsen II

Bagasse Fly Ash as a Potential Adsorbent for Waste Materials...............................................................127

M. McKee and M. A. Godshall

The Use of a Coriolis Flow Meter for Measuring Molasses Production in a Sugar Mill……....................127

Dr. Peter W. Rein, D.J. Muzzel, and N. Dolan