Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society 73rd ANNUAL MEETING of the Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Society Venue: South Texas College, 400 N. Border, Weslaco, TX 78596 F Building, Student Activities and Cafeteria Date: February 8, 2019 Time: 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM There will be a poster session during the annual meeting on February 8th, 2019. The SAE society cordially invite the research community including scientists, professors, post-docs, and both undergraduate and graduate students to submit the abstracts. Abstracts of the presentations and posters will be published in the Subtropical Agriculture and Environments Journal (http://www.subplantsci.org). Students who submit posters will be part of a competition with cash prizes for the top 3 undergraduate and graduates.   Student oral presentations: After lunch, students may present a 3-minute (oral) communication.    For the oral presentation, students can only use ONE single PowerPoint slide. This PowerPoint slide has to be submitted by Feb 7, 2019. If you would like to present a poster to be considered for competition, please submit an abstract by January 26, 2019  Submission link is:  http://bit.ly/abstract2019 Call for Abstracts Early registration by Jan 26 (Discounted fee). $30 Students, $65 Individual. Call/email Teresa Gonzales for credit card registration/for advance credit card payment (preferred) Teresa.Gonzales@tamuk.edu  956.447.3362. Registration on-site (cash, check, OR CREDIT CARDS): $90 Individual $40 Student. Registration includes lunch. Registration 08:20-08:30 Introductions: Madurababu Kunta, President 08:30-9:15 Larry Gilbert, UT Austin, Invasion ecology of ants in South Texas 09:15- 9:45 Gregory Sword, TAMU, The boll weevil: Don’t you forget about me 9:45-10:45 Break and Poster Session 10:45-11:05 Alex Racelis, UT RGV, Lessons learned from the Subtropical Soil Health Initiative: The suitability of cover crops in South Texas 11:05-11:25 Veronica Ancona, TAMU-K, Characterization of native Trichoderma isolates from Texas citrus orchards 11:25-11:45 Juan Anciso, Agrilife Extension, TAMU, Texas PSA Grower trainings update for 2017 to 2018 11:45- 12:05Tanner Machado, TAMU-K, Processed and Fresh Meats: Sweet sorghum syrup in processed meats and dietary sulfur’s impact on Dorper ground lamb flavor Speakers Poster printing service at TAMUK Citrus Center: $75 per poster Dimensions: The poster should NOT exceed 36”Wx48”L (91×122 cm). Title lines: Brief but informative title, authors’ names and affiliations. Use a simple sans serif-face font such as Arial. Lettering for the title should be at least 1 inch; the authors’ names and affiliations may be somewhat smaller. Content: Please use tables and figures and limit verbiage; research details can be provided in discussions with interested parties; lettering for text and illustrations should be legible from a short distance. Display: A poster board (~36”Wx48”L) will be provided for mounting each poster. For further information about the poster session, contact: Veronica Ancona-Contreras Veronica.Ancona-Contreras@tamuk.edu; indicate ABSTRACT in the subject line. Poster format