Tag: Arnold Schumann

In a new, 8,500-square-foot building at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, weed scientist Nathan Boyd uses images of weeds to train computers to identify them. Those pictures can be used to help growers know when,… Read More

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research

Tags: Andrew Koeser, Arnold Schumann, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Nathan Boyd, News, Sam Hutton, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Grapefruit Grown Under Protective Screens Maximizes Fruit Yield

by Brad Buck

Posted: April 23, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growers of one of Florida’s signature citrus crops, the grapefruit, may see more production and possibly less of the deadly citrus greening disease. Researchers have worked for four years, growing grapefruit under protective screens on… Read More

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture

Tags: Arnold Schumann, Citrus Research and Education Center, Citrus Under Protective Screening, CUPS, grapefruit, production, psyllids, Soil and Water Sciences

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Tag: Arnold Schumann

New Precision Ag Facility Adds to UF/IFAS Arsenal to Fight Pests, Diseases

Grapefruit Grown Under Protective Screens Maximizes Fruit Yield