SECTION 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ........................ Sum m ary ............................................ 109 109 Conclusions .......................................... 111 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research ... .... .. 112 REFERENCES APPENDIX A. APPENDIX B. APPENDIX C. APPENDIX D. APPENDIX E. APPENDIX F. APPENDIX G. LIST OF COMMON METHYL BROMIDE FORMULATIONS .... COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF METHYL BROMIDE ...... 114 124 129 ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE AND THEIR USE IN FLORIDA ...... ....... ........................ 132 THE MARKET FOR FLORIDA FRUIT AND VEGETABLES .... 147 A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN WINTER VEGETABLE MARKET .. ........................ .. 157 A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT .................................. 197 NEXT BEST ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE FOR FLORIDA FRUIT AND VEGETABLES .......................... 201