Orlando, Florida is the site of the 40th Annual PGRSA Conference, which will be held July 28-August 1, 2013 at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL, 32821-8007. The conference will be a joint meeting with the ISHS XII International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production.
Update: The abstract submission deadline has been extended until JUNE 15, 2013.
To submit your abstract, follow the links from the "Conference" drop-down menu, then "Call for Abstracts 2013". All abstracts must be submitted on-line. A $25.00 non-refundable fee is charged at the time of your submission
Please check the website often for updates!
Dr. Sonja L. Maki and Ms. Sally Mayeux are currently serving as Executive Officer and Business Manager, respectively. Cindy Slone at ASHS was recently appointed Executive Secretary to handle daily PGRSA financial activities, maintain a current membership and mailing list, archive socieity publications, and distribute all society mailings. Cindy's email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Dr. Carl Sams was elected 2nd Vice President. He is joined on the 2012-2013 Steering Committee by Dr. Greg Peck, First Year Member-at-Large (MAL-1) and Dr. Chris Gunter, (Secretary). Carl, Greg and Chris assumed their responsibilities following the annual meeting in July, 2012.
The PGRSA website is undergoing a new look and layout. Please be patient while looking for specific content items as the site design is still being refined. The new site is being developed by Dr. Tim Rhodus, Editor for Digital Information Resources, American Society for Horticultural Science; Bud Witney, ASHS Systems Administrator and Elaine Eberlin, Systems Specialist.
The PGRSA Quarterly has been revised to a newsletter format in order to better serve the membership. Also, a newly revised 4th Edition of the Plant Growth Regulator Handbook is now available on a searchable CD.
Printed copies are also available. Publications may be purchased by filling out a publication order form.
