wilting of plants can occur with some harvesting, storing, and setting
 procedures. If defoliation of non-dormant plants occurs, plant growth,
 development, and fruiting may be delayed.

11. Albregts, E. E., and C. M. Howard. 1984. Effect of three slow release
 fertilizers on fruiting strawberries. Proc. Soil and Crops Sci. Soc. Fla.
 43:10-14.

 Slow release N fertilizers are included as part of the fertilizer mix to
 reduce N leaching during the production of fruiting strawberries (Fragaria
 X ananassa Duch.). Sludge (heat dried sewage sludge), ureaformaldehyde, a 1:1
 mixture of sludge and urea-formaldehyde, and organiform were evaluated for
 fruiting strawberries as the only source of N. Two rates of N (146 and 219
 kg/ha) were applied. Treatments in which the nitrogen was derived from sludge
 produced highest March, April, and total fruit yields, highest N03-N and
 NH4-N in the soil solution, and highest total N in leaf tissue during
 December. In addition these plants were larger and foliage greener in January
 and February. Total fruit yields were higher with the highest N rate.

12. Albregts, E. E., and C. M. Howard. 1984. Boron application to strawberries.
 Proc. Soil and Crops Sci. Soc. Fla. 43:11-14.

 Experiments were conducted for two seasons, 1980-81 and 1981-82, using the
 annual hill culture system for strawberries (Fragaria X ananassa Duch.) on
 a well-drained Scranton adjunct fine sand (a siliceous, acid thermic, Typic
 Psammaquent) at the Agricultural Research & Education Center, Dover, Florida.
 During the first season, treatments were solubor applied to the foliage in
 five monthly applications of 112 g B ha-1 each, borax incorporated into the
 plant bed at 1.12 kg B ha-1, dolomite incorporated into the plant bed at
 2.24 Mg ha" and an untreated check. During the second season two additional
 foliar application rates were used, 56 and 224 g B ha"1 per application. The
 'Dover' cultivar was used the first season and the 'Dover' and 'Tufts'
 cultivars were planted the second season. Foliage application at 112 g B ha-
 monthly gave the highest total marketable fruit yields during both seasons.
 Dolomite application reduced the fruit yield the first season, but not the
 second.
 Yields were more highly correlated with fruit number than with fruit weight.
 The dolomite and the check treatments increased the percent malformed fruit
 during both seasons. Soil application of boron resulted in the highest
 concentration of B in the foliage and in the soil saturated extract.

13. Albregts, E. E., and C. M. Howard. 1984. Strawberry production in Florida.
 Univ. of Fla. Expt. Sta. Bull. No. 841. 26 pp.

 A review of the production and cultural practices for strawberries grown
 in Florida. Information on site selection, bed preparation, plant source and
 quality, planting date, weed control, fertilization, cold protection, and
 harvesting and marketing of fruit are some of the practices discussed.
 Nursery production and culture are also reviewed.