4th Annual Meeting, July 25 - August 1, 1966, Kingston, Jamaica

Loss of tomatoes by bird damage in Barbados frequently averages over fifty percent of mature fruit. Various methods have been tried to reduce this damage, including bird [...]

Almost every year in Jamaica the presence of several diseases cause severe loss of yield to the bean crops planted throughout the island. The accompanying financial loss [...]

The yam (Dioscorea!l!1!) is a staple, low priced carbohydra te foodstruff in Barbados! and currently some 15,000 tons are produced annually as a c tach crop from land whi [...]

Each year about 1,500 to 2,000 acres of sweet potatoes are grown in Barbados as a crop in z-ota tion with sugar cane. Yields range from 1 1/2 to 6 tons per acre. This is [...]

Previous work on the fertilizer requirements of food crops and vegetables is reviewed, and an attempt is made to assess the present position in Jamaica With regard to res [...]

An experiment was initiated on December 1963, to determine the effect of various potassium levels upon the growth, chemical composition, fruit yield and 􀀀q􀀀U􀀀~ [...]

The results obtained in studies undertaken to determine the influence of magnesium on the yield of various crops of economic importance in Puerto Rico ar-e briefly summar [...]