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University of Florida/IFAS awarded over $16 million in research grants to fight citrus disease

by Ruth Hohl Borger
November 9, 2022

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty have secured over $16 million in new funding to advance research projects to combat the deadly citrus greening disease that threatens the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fernando Alferez, Grants, HLB, J. Scott Angle, John Chater, Jude Grosser, Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski, Lukasz Stelinski, Megan Dewdney, Nian Wang, Rootstocks, Ruth-borger, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA, Zhonglin Mou

Citrus Advisory System alerts growers so they can stem post-bloom fruit drop

by Tia SilvasyAvatar photo
October 22, 2020

Beep. Beep. Beep. That’s the sound of the alert, telling a citrus grower it’s time to spray fungicide to help prevent fruit from falling off the tree. When the brand-new fruit falls off a citrus tree, post-bloom fruit drop (PFD), as it’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Citrus, Citrus Advisory System, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Clyde Fraisse, Disease, Fungicide, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Megan Dewdney, Mobile Device, Natalia Peres, Plant Pathology, Post-bloom Fruit Drop, Web Tool

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