Abstract Submission Guidelines

Title

  • Capitalize all major words.
  • Italicize genus and species names.
  • Do not include footnotes.
  • Bold all words in the title.

Abstract Body

  • Limit to 250 words maximum.
  • Provide the full scientific name at the first mention of the subject organism.
  • Do not cite references, figures, tables, probability levels, or detailed results.
  • Results may be referred to only in a general sense.
  • Include 3–5 key words listed on a separate line below the abstract text.

Authors and Affiliations

  • List authors as first initials followed by last name (e.g., M.C. Mason). Do not spell out first names.
  • Use an asterisk (*) to denote the presenting author.
  • Do not use footnotes.
  • List each author’s department, university, city, state, and zip code.

Example Format

Screening Capsicum chinense Fruits of the World.
G.F. Antonious*, Department of Agriculture, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40101;
J.C. Snyder, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546;
R.L. Jarret, USDA/ARS Plant Genetics Laboratory, Griffin, GA 30223