West Indies Sugar Technologists

of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean

XXIX Conference, Montego Bay, JAMAICA

April 21-25, 2008

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A Comparative Study of Polysaccharides within the Jamaican Sugarcane Industry

A Practical Approach To Reducing Foaming In The C Continuous Vacuum Pan At The Appleton Sugar Mills In Jamaica

Adaptation of the Jayme-Wise Procedure For Determination Of Principal Components of Fibre in Sugarcane

Alterations to Rota 900 to make it available for operation

An Evaluation of Fluroxypyr (Starane) Against Traditional Herbicides Used for the Control of Leguminous Vines in Sugar Cane Fields in Guyana

Biofuels ACP’s response to fossil fuel dependence

CFC Project to Enhance Viability & Competitiveness of Caribbean Sugar Industries

Cogeneration Potential in Jamaica

Comparisons of hand held N-Tester against conventional laboratory method in predicting adequacy in leaf nitrogen

Determining the Status of Ratoon Stunting Disease (RSD) in the Jamaican Sugar Industry

During The Period Of The EU Phased Price Reduction

Effects of Ethephon on Growth Characteristics of Bj Cultivars

Expansion and Modernization of the Sugar Industry in Guyana

Experiences with the control of Brachiaria arrecta in a wet environment

GOJ’s Sugar Adaptation Strategy A ROADMAP

High fibre cane update

ISO 9001-2000 Certification of Blairmont Sugar Factory

Practical Approaches to over come difficulties encountered by frequent labour shortages, etc., during harvesting and production

Productivity Decline in the Irrigated Plains

Progress towards a sugarcane Industry Developments in Guyana

Prospects for combining high sucrose content with increased fibre to generate multi-purpose cane varieties

Recent Results from the Guyana Variety Development Programme Using Quality as a Selection Criterion in Stage I

Recent Rodent Infestation on Sugar Estates in Guyana and the Effectiveness of an Integrated Mangt. Approach to the Problem

Reduced Tillage Systems for Heavy Coastal Clay Soils in the Guyana Sugar Industry

Status of sugar cane yellow leaf disease in the French West Indies and in other islands of the Caribbean

Sugarcane Breeding and Varieties in the Sugar Association of Caribbean (SAC) Industries and Prospects for the Future

The application of an Energy and Power Evaluation Programme (ENPEP) Computerized model to the Jamaican Sugarcane Industry

The Effects of Ethrel as a Flowering Inhibitor in Sugarcane

The Impact of El Niño Southern Oscillation Events on Rainfall and Sugarcane Production In Guyana

The Impact of harvesting on the viability of sugar cane production in the Wet West area of Jamaica

The Potential Earnings of “The Sugar Cane Industry” from Diversification

The use of an automated, high speed analyser of disintegrated cane in a breeding programme