45th Annual Meeting, July 12-17, 2009, Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis

During the mid and late 1990s the US Virgin Islands experienced frequent hurricanes which destroyed most of the papaya crops. From this experience, papaya breeding focuse [...]

In this agronomic study, the effects of varying levels of NPK fertilizers on the growth and yield of radish [Raphanus sativus (/.)] on Tarouba clay (fine montmorillonite, [...]

The explosive growth of tourism and international trade of agricultural products in recent decades has resulted in a great increase in the arrival in the Caribbean of har [...]

Plant pests and pathogens have the potential to emerge and spread rapidly, cause severe losses, and threaten food security worldwide. Such a threat is increased by the ri [...]

The aim of this study is to determine the competitiveness of the major producers of carrots in the region and whether production should be expanded to displace the curren [...]

At the first meeting of the Plant Health Directors of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held during the period 23rd - 25th to April 2008, it was agreed to establish sever [...]

People moving between areas may contribute to the spread of plant pests by inadvertently carrying the pest on themselves, by transporting the pest on objects such as hand [...]