Wise old oak trees may hold an extract that citrus growers can use to protect their fruit trees from the deadliest citrus crop disease the world has known. The plant disease is called huanglongbing, or HLB, also known… Read More
Though modest, Florida’s citrus production is recovering from a hurricane and a devastating disease. Growers will meet next week for the 2020 Florida Citrus Show to learn more about crop management to maintain current groves and/or restore groves… Read More
As 2019 came to a close, I took a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of IRREC research scientists, students, and staff members. Choosing which to highlight for the “2019 IRREC Top 12 Achievements” was no easy task…. Read More
Egem Özbudak, a University of Florida plant pathology doctoral student recently spoke at the prestigious Seventh Plant Genomics and Gene Editing Congress: Europe, held in Rotterdam, Holland. As an “Early Career Researcher,” Özbudak won a travel grant and… Read More
University of Florida College of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduate student John Santiago has received the prestigious Grinter Fellowship for his work to earn a Doctor of Philosophy in Horticultural Sciences. The Grinter Fellowship is named in honor… Read More
Florida’s citrus growers may now access the updated Florida Citrus Rootstock Selection Guide, which is more user- and mobile-friendly, at https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/citrus_rootstock/. Revisions include current University of Florida rootstock horticultural traits, three new rootstocks that tolerate citrus greening ,… Read More
Graduate student Dinesh Phuyal recently garnered a prestigious Yara North American Crop Innovation Scholarship. The award is Phuyal’s fourth academic honor this year for his studies to improve Florida’s prized grapefruit crop’s tree size, fruit yield and fruit… Read More
Mike Adams spends $250,000 every year to manage Brazilian peppertrees spread over the 40,000-acre ranch where his family has developed the Braford breed of cattle since 1937. Adams recounts years when the invasive tree from South America overtook… Read More
Young Xiaoping Xin stood tall in front of her elementary school classmates in Xi’an, China, her voice projects throughout the classroom as she shares what she had learned from assigned readings. Her teacher, Jiaqi Fan, with black, flowing… Read More
The world’s peerless grapefruit grows in the Indian River Citrus District. Fruit balanced with sugar and tart, and a thin rind for easy peeling, the fruit is sold mostly for export to European and Asian markets. Abroad, the… Read More
