Horticulture Program Publications
Collingwood, C.D.,S.M.A. Crossman and A.A. Navarro. 1989. Effect of black plastic mulch on cucumber yield, water use and economic returns. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 25:211-216. Crossman, S.M.A., C.D. Collingwood, M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. The effect of varying rates of nitrogen and irrigation on yam (Dioscorea alata L.) production. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 30:65-72. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Irrigation affects yield and sweet potato weevil [Cylas formicarius elegantus (Summers)] infestation on sweet potato. HortScience 30:829 (abstract). Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1996. Effect of black plastic and straw mulch on yield and water use efficiency of cucumber. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 32:83-93. Gerber, J.M. 1980. Watering crops by drip irrigation. Virgin Islands Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin 41:46. Kowalski, J.A. and M.C. Palada. 1994. Response of selected vegetable crops to saline water in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 30:232-246. Locascio, S.J., G.A. Clark, A.A. Csizinsky, C.D. Stanley, S.M. Olson, F. Rhoads, A.G. Smajstrala, G. Vellidis, R.D. Edling, H.Y. Hanna, M.G. Goyal, S.M.A. Crossman and A.A. Navarro. 1992. Water and nutrient requirements of drip-irrigated vegetables in humid regions. Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin 363. 17 p. Navarro, A.A. 1981. Influence of varying levels of irrigation on yield of tomatoes (cv. Royal). Section 406 First Report. National Advisory Group, Washington, D.C. Navarro, A.A. and D.S. Padda. 1981. Influence of varying water and fertilizer levels on drip-irrigated tomatoes. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 27. Navarro, A.A. 1987. Determination of the minimum irrigation requirements of tomatoes. Virgin Islands Perspective: Agricultural Research Notes, Agric. Experiment Station, Univ. of the Virgin Islands 2:24-27. Navarro, A.A. and C.D. Collingwood. 1988. Response of tomatoes to varying rates of urea applied via a trickle irrigation system. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 24: Navarro, A.A. 1989. Water: A key to agricultural productivity. Virgin Islands Agriculture and Food Fair Bulletin 4:17-18. Navarro, A.A. and J. Newman. 1989. Two drip irrigation rate and two emitter placements on tomato production. J. Agric. Univ. of Puerto Rico 73:23-29. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Effect of pigeonpea hedgerows on soil water and yield of intercropped pepper. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 28:517-532. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Effect of organic and synthetic mulches on yield of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under drip irrigation. HortScience 27:99 (abstract). Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1993. Irrigation water use and yield of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 29:522-530. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman, C.D. Collingwood and J.A. Kowalski. 1993. Water use and yield of bell peppers in hedgerow intercropping with drip irrigation. Agron. Abst. 1993:59 Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1994. Improving culinary herb production with drip irrigation in the Virgin Islands. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 5:9-12. Palada, M.C., W.M. Cole, S.M.A. Crossman, J.E. Rakocy and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Potential of fish waste water as an irrigation and nutrient source for bell peppers in the Virgin Islands. HortScience 29:508 (abstract). Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1995. Improving vegetable production using microirrigation in the Virgin Islands. pp. 502-509 In: Freddie Lamm (ed.). Microirrigation for a Changing World: Conserving Water Resources/Preserving the Environment. Proc. 5th International Microirrigation Congress, Orlando, Florida. American Soc. of Agric. Engineers (ASAE) 4-95. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Organic and synthetic mulches affects yield of basil under drip irrigation. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:133-142. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Water use and yield of basil as influenced by drip irrigation levels and mulching. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:143-149. Palada, M.C., W.M. Cole, S.M.A. Crossman, J.E. Rakocy and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Fish culture water and sludge applied via drip irrigation improves yield of Pakchoi (Brassica rapa L. Chinensis). HortScience 30:885 (abstract). Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1996. Comparison of black plastic and grass straw mulch for cucumber production under three levels of drip irrigation in the Virgin Islands. pp. 7-15 In: Craig Storlie (ed.). Proc. 26th National Agric. Plastics Congress. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and A. Davis. 1998. Water use and yield of drip-irrigated bell peppers grown under plastic and grass Straw Mulch. Agron. Abstracts 1998 (in press). Vegetable Cultivar Evaluation Collingwood, C.D., S.M.A. Crossman and M.C. Palada. 1992. Tomato germplasm evaluation for growth and productivity in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 28:232-238. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Yield evaluation of sweet potato cultivars in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 28:533-545 Crossman, S.M.A. and C. George. 1993. Vegetable varieties recommended for the Virgin Islands. Growers Fact Sheet No. 1. UVI Cooperative Extension Service. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Germplasm evaluation of onion for growth and yield characteristics in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:111-116. Kowalski, J.A., M.C. Palada and S.M.A. Crossman. 1995. Germplasm evaluation of snap beans for growth and yield characteristics in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:222-226. Navarro, A.A. 1982. Summary of Vegetable Crops Research 1980-1981. CVI Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 4. Navarro, A.A. and C. Ramcharan. 1982. Effect of cultivar and planting date on the yield performance of snap beans and string beans. Proc. 18th Annual Meeting Caribbean Food Crops Society, Barbados. Navarro, A.A. and O. Henry. 1983. Some Exotic Vegetables. Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin. CVI Extension Service, St. Croix, USVI. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1993. Yield Performance of Selected Vegetable Varieties in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1988-1992. Technical Bulletin No. 5. Agricultural Experiment Station, Univ. of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 28 p. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Promising bulb onion varieties for commercial production in the U.S. Virgin Islands. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 7:6-8. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1996. Germplasm evaluation project for tropical leaf vegetables at the University of the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc.32:70-82. Petersen, A.C. 1987. Yield results of vegetable variety evaluation trials in the U.S. Virgin Islands. V.I. Perspective Agric. Research Notes 2:16-18. Ramcharan, C. 1981. Virgin Islands tomato, pepper and eggplant variety trials in 1978-1979. V.I. Agric. Expt. Station Technical Bulletin No. 3. Ramcharan, C. and J.M. Gerber. 1984. Wet season tomato varieties for St. Croix. J. of Food and Agric., Univ. of Puerto Rico 58:253-258. Culinary Herbs Chichester, E., S.M.A. Crossman, M.C. Palada and A. Davis. 1998. Response of chive and cilantro to varying levels of organic fertilizers in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 34:(in press). Collingwood, C.D., S.M.A. Crossman and A.A. Navarro. 1991. Response of selected herbs to improved production practices. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 27:159-164 Crossman, S.M.A. and C.D. Collingwood. 1991. Effect of varying levels of applied nitrogen on thyme production. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 27:165-170. Crossman, S.M.A. and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Herb production in the Virgin Islands. pp. 10-11 In: Robin Sterns (ed.). Celebrating 20 Years of Learning and Growing: UVI Cooperative Extension Service Serving the Needs of St. Thomas and St. John. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada, J.A. Kowalski and E.Chichester. 1997. Comparison of mulch type effect on yield of parsley in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 33:(in press). Crossman, S.M.A. and M.C. Palada. 1998. Influence of mulch type on yield of parsley and chives in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 34:(in press). Kowalski, J.A., M.C. Palada and S.M.A. Crossman. 1997. Yield of purple and sweet basil grown in rotation with tropical green manure crops. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 33:(in press). Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Effect of organic and synthetic mulches on yield of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under drip irrigation. HortScience Abst. 27:88. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1993. Irrigation water use and yield of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 29:522-530. Palada, M.C. and S.M.A. Crossman. 1994. Improving crop management systems for the production of culinary herbs in the Virgin Islands. HortScience Abst. 29:1058. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Growth and yield response of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) to sources of nitrogen fertilizer. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 30:58-64. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1994. Improving culinary herb production with drip irrigation in the Virgin Islands. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 7:16-18. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Water use and yield of basil as influenced by drip irrigation levels and mulching. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:143-149. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Organic and synthetic mulches affects yield of basil under drip irrigation. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:133-142. Palada, M.C., J.A. Kowalski and S.M.A. Crossman. 1996. Yield potential of culinary herbs in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 32:201 (abst.). Palada, M.C. 1997. Improved field production of herbs and spices benefit growers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture Research Notes, Summer 1997. p. 2, 10. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1997. Growth and yield of chive and parsley in rotation with tropical green manure crops in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 33:(in press). Robles, C., M.C. Palada and S.M.A. Crossman. 1998. On-farm evaluation of mulch type for sustainable basil production in the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc.34:(in press). Thomas, T. and M.C. Palada. 1994. The marketing of medicinal plants in the Virgin Islands: past, present and future prospects. HortScience Abst. 29:558. Tropical Root Crops Crossman, S.M.A. 1989. Status of sweet potato weevil problems in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Paper presented at the International Conference on Sweet Potato Pest Management, Miami, Florida. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Yield evaluation of sweet potato cultivars in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 28:533-545. Crossman, S.M.A. 1993. Sweet potato: a new look at an old crop. Virgin Islands Agriculture and Food Fair Bulletin 7:33-35. Crossman, S.M.A., C.D. Collingwood and M.C. Palada. 1993. Effect of physical barriers on sweet potato weevil control. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 29:272-281. Crossman, S.M.A. and C. George. 1993. Sweet potato production in the Virgin Islands. Growers Fact Sheet No. 2. Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of the Virgin Islands. 4 p. Crossman, S.M.A. 1994. The status of tropical yams. Virgin Islands Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin 8:29-32. Crossman, S.M.A., C.D. Collingwood, M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. The effect of varying rates of nitrogen and irrigation on yam (Dioscorea alata L.) production . Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 30:65-72. Crossman, S.M.A., C.D. Collingwood, M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Strategies for increasing yam production in the Virgin Islands. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 6:22-24. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Irrigation affects yield and sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers), infestation of sweet potato. HortScience 30(4):829. Crossman, S.M.A., M.C. Palada, J. Kowalski and C.D. Collingwood. 1997. Evaluation of germplasm and improved crop management practices for sweet potato production in the Virgin Islands. J. Tropical Agriculture. University of the West Indies (in press). Navarro, A.A. 1981. A look at the remarkable cassava. Virgin Islands Agriculture and Food Fair Bulletin 27-30. Navarro, A.A. and C. Ramcharan. 1982. Effects of pelletized sulfur, phosphorus and nitrogen application on the growth and yield of sweet potatoes cv. >Pelican Processor= grown on marl soil. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc.18. Navarro, A.A. and D.S. Padda. 1983. Effects of sulphur, phosphorus and nitrogen application on the growth and yield of sweet potatoes grown on Fredensborg clay loam. J. of Agric. of the Univ. of Puerto Rico 67:109-110. Tropical Leaf Vegetables Gerber, J.M. 1979. Growing Spinach in the Virgin Islands. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 4, College of the Virgin Islands. 2 p. Navarro, A.A. 1982. Some interesting tropical vegetables. VI Ag. Food Fair Bull., 27-31. Palada, M.C. 1996. Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.): a versatile tree crop with horticultural potential in the subtropical United States. HortScience 3:794-797. Palada, M.C. 1996. Moringa: A multipurpose tree with diverse opportunities for the Virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin 10:17-22. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1996. Germplasm evaluation project for tropical leaf vegetables at the University of the Virgin Islands. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 32:70-82. Palada, M.C. 1997. Developing tropical leaf vegetables indigenous and exotic to the Virgin Islands: an opportunity for improving VI agroindustry. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin 11:50-54. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1997. Growth and productivity of tropical leaf vegetables in the Virgin Islands. HortScience 32(2):463. Palada, M.C. and S.M.A. Crossman. 1998. Planting density affects growth and yield of bush okra (Corchorus olitorius L.). Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 34:(in press). Palada, M.C. and S.M.A. Crossman. 1998. Evaluation of germplasm and improved crop management for tropical leaf vegetables in the Virgin Islands. Proc. New Crops & New Uses: Biodiversity & Agricultural Sustainability. Nov. 8-11, 1998, Phoenix, Arizona. (in press). Hot Peppers Crossman, S.M.A. 1998. Hot Pepper: A crop with >hot= potential for the virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bull. 12:68-70. Sustainable Agriculture Cole, W.M., M.C. Palada, J.E. Rakocy, S.M.A. Crossman, D.S. Bailey, K.A. Shultz and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Integration of tilapia culture in tanks with field production of bell peppers. World Aquaculture Society Abstracts. P. 167. Cole, W.M., M.C. Palada, S.M.A. Crossman, K.A. Shultz and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Effluents from intensive tilapia tank culture as a nutrient source for Pak choi production. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 7:2-5. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Organic Gardening: Soil Fertility. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 18, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Mulch for your Garden. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 5, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. How to Prepare Your Own Compost. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 6, College of the Virgin Islands, 4 p. O=Donnell, J.J. and M.C. Palada. 1993. Establishment and growth of four hedgerow species for alley cropping systems on St. Croix. Agron. Abstracts 1993:59. O=Donnell, J.J., M.C. Palada, S.M.A. Crossman, J.A. Kowalski and A. Bulbulla. 1994. Growth and biomass production from four hedgerow species. Agron. Abstracts 1994:72. O=Donnell, J.J., M.C. Palada and A. Bulbulla. 1995. Canopy growth and light interception by three hedgerow species for alley cropping in St. Croix. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 31:22. O=Donnell, J.J., M.C. Palada, J.A. Kowalski, A. Bulbulla and S.M.A. Crossman. 1995. Evaluation of trees for use as hedgerows in alley cropping. UVI Food and Agric. Res. 7:16-18. O=Donnell, J.J., M.C. Palada, J.A. Kowalski, A. Bulbulla and S.M.A. Crossman. 1995. Productivity and nutrient content of hedgerow species for alley cropping in St. Croix. Agron. Abstracts 1995;44. Palada, M.C. 1992. Alley cropping: an improved agroforestry system with potentials for the Virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bull. 6:17-22. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman and C.D. Collingwood. 1992. Effect of pigeonpea hedgerows on soil water and yield of intercropped pepper. Proc. Caribbean Food Crops Soc. 28:517-532. Palada, M.C., B.T. Kang and S.L. Claassen. 1992. Effect of alley cropping with Leucaena leucocephala and fertilizer application on yield of vegetable crops. Agroforestry Systems 19:139-147. Palada, M.C. 1993. Composting: an appropriate method of soil conservation for the U.S. Virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bull. 7:36-39. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman, C.D. Collingwood and J.A. Kowalski. 1993. Water use and yield of bell peppers in hedgerow intercropping with drip irrigation. Agron. Abstracts 1993:59. Palada, M.C. 1994. Vegetable production using fish waste water in the Virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bull. 8:40-44. Palada, M.C., W.M. Cole, S.M.A. Crossman, J.E. Rakocy and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Potential of fish waste water as an irrigation and nutrient source for bell peppers in the Virgin Islands. HortScience 29:508. Palada, M.C., J.J. O=Donnell, S.M.A. Crossman and J.A. Kowalski. 1994. Influence of four hedgerow species on yield of sweet corn and eggplant in an alley cropping system. Agron. Abstracts 1994:7. Palada, M.C., W.M. Cole, S.M.A. Crossman, J.E. Rakocy and J.A. Kowalski. 1995. Fish culture water and sludge applied via drip irrigation improves yield of Pakchoi (Brassica rapa L. Chinensis). HortScience 30:885. Palada, M.C., S.M.A. Crossman, J.J. O=Donnell and J.A. Kowalski. 1996. Alley cropping systems with vegetable crops in the tropics: Potentials and Limitation. Agron. Abstracts 1996:52. Miscellaneous Publications: Crop production, crop management, guides, etc. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Transplanting Vegetable Crops. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 4, College of the Virgin Islands. 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Non-disease Tomato Disorders: Blossom-end Rot, Cracking, Leaf-roll, Blossom-drop. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 9, College of the Virgin Islands. 1 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Controlling Nematodes in the Vegetable Garden. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 11, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. The potential for commercial production in the Virgin Islands. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bulletin, 23-25. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Vegetable Planting and Harvest Guide. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 1, College of the Virgin Islands, 1 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Seeding Vegetable Crops. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 2. College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Growing Vegetable Slips. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 3, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Staking and Training Tomato Plants. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 7, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Gerber, J.M. 1979. Controlling Tomato Insects and Diseases. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet no. 8, College of the Virgin Islands, 1 p. Mullins, T. and R.W. Bohall. 1974. Fruits and vegetables: Production and consumption potentials and marketing problems in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands Agric. Expt. Sta. Report No. 2. St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Navarro, A.A. 1980. Some Tips on Saving Vegetable Seeds for the Home Garden. Cooperative Extension Service Gardeners Fact Sheet No. 23, College of the Virgin Islands, 2 p. Navarro, A.A. 1987. The U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa: viewed by an agriculturalist. V.I. Agric. and Food Fair Bull. 2:15-17. |