ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
The authors express appreciation to the members of the staff of 
the Virgin Islands Agricultural Research and Extension Program, 
Kingshill, St. Croix, for their contribution to this study and es- 
pecially to Dr. R. M. Bond, Officer in Charge, who aided in the prep- 
aration of the manuscript. Thanks are due members and former 
members of the staff of the Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, 
P.R., for their assistance. Special thanks are due Dr. Ismael Velez, 
of the Inter American University, San German, P.R., for his valuable 
suggestions, 
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