H C Bittenbender
Specialist
Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
University of Hawaii
United States of America
Biography
B.S., Western Michigan University (1972) M.S., Michigan State University (1974) Ph.D., Michigan State University (1977), Post Doctoral research International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria
Research Interest
Cacao, cocoa, kava, 'awa, Coffee-Physiology, Mechanization , Harvest , Production, Propagation, Cultural practices, processing, roasting, beverage preparation, Cacao- propagation, , establishment, production variety development, fermentation, pests, chocolate-making Kava-propagtion, production, harvesting, pests, beverage preparation Peach Palm- production for heart and fruit Assisting coffee, cacao, kava commodity organizations to deal with issues and the future
Publications
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Bittenbender, H.C., E. Burbano Greco, and A. Kawabata. 2014. 2013-14 Coffee Berry Borer Survey Report. 55pp.
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Wang, Jun, Weiyue Qu, Harry C. Bittenbender and Qing X. Li. 2015. Kavalactone content and chemotype of kava beverages prepared from roots and rhizomes of Isa and Mahakea varieties and extraction efficiency of kavalactones using different solvents. J Food Sci Technol 52:1164-1169
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Gautz, Loren D., Rachel Li, and H. C. Bittenbender. 2015.  Preparing Kava: Optimizing kavalactone extraction in water. Proceedings of Kava 2015 Conference, July 25-26, 2015 at Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii.
