Tag: citrus research

University of Florida citrus faculty secure federal funding in ongoing fight against citrus greening

by Ruth Hohl Borger
November 18, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla -- University of Florida citrus researchers continue to provide innovative leadership in the fight against the devastating disease Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease. The USDA National Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Australian Limes, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Entomology And Nematology, Food And Resource Economics, Germplasm, Grants, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Huanglongbing, Hybrid, Individual Protective Covers, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Pathogen, Peptides, Plant Pathology, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA

Open House and Field Day Planned for UF Citrus Research and Education Center November 16

by Ruth Hohl Borger
October 13, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus faculty have worked earnestly to find workable tactics for growers to use in their operations to fight Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fruit Drop, Hlb, Individual Protective Covers, Irrigation, Kaolin, Nutrition, Open House And Field Day

UF/IFAS upcoming citrus events

by Ruth Hohl Borger
October 11, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty are hosting a number of events for citrus growers in the weeks ahead. All events are free but require preregistration. October 26 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Chris Oswalt, Citrus, Citrus Black Spot, Citrus Nutrition Day, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Events, Florida Automated Weather Network, Fruit Drop, Mongi Zekri, Open House And Field Day, Turner Agri-Civic Center

Citrus Nutrition Day Seminar to be Offered October 26 at UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred

by Ruth Hohl Borger
September 21, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, FLA --- Proper nutrition for disease damaged citrus trees is critical to extending their productivity. Growers can learn more about recent research into citrus nutrition and strategies for successfully applying nutrients in a grove ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Citrus, Citrus Nutrition Day, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Hlb

Newest tool to fight citrus diseases may be found in citrus microbiome

by Ruth Hohl Borger
September 2, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- The next key to winning the battle against citrus diseases such as citrus canker may be in the tiniest microbes that live inside the citrus tree. University of Florida researchers hope to discover how these microbes may ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus Diseases, Citrus Research, Grant, Microbes, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang, Nifa, Pathogens, Plant Health, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center, Usda

UF professor recognized for a career of accomplishment

by Ruth Hohl Borger
August 12, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- Fred G. Gmitter, Jr., professor of horticulture and citrus breeder at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center, has been recognized as a 2021 Fellow by the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Cultivars, Fellow, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Genomics, Grapefruit, Hlb, Mandarin, Sugar Belle, Varieties

UF scientists use AI to try to more accurately predict citrus yield

by Brad Buck
August 10, 2021

IMMOKALEE, Fla. – University of Florida researchers are using artificial intelligence to help citrus growers better forecast their seasonal production. So far, they’ve found in a preliminary study that their technology predicts yields with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: #AI, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agroview, Artificial Intelligence, Citrus, Citrus Research, Citrus Yield, Drones, Forecasting, Models, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Back to the Future: Citrus breeders look to ancient varieties for modern-day answers

by Ruth Hohl Borger
July 26, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, University of Florida scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past. In a new study, published in Nature Communications, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Ancestral Lineages, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, East Asia, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Genomes, Japan, Joint Genome Institute, Mandarin, Ryuku Islands

New educational presentations available to citrus growers

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 26, 2021

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla.--- Looking for news that you can use now to improve citrus grove management? Six new presentations from UF/IFAS researchers are now available for viewing on the UF/IFAS Extension citrus agents’ website. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Biological Control, Citrus, Citrus Extension, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fernando Alferez, Hlb, Jawwad Qureshi, Larry Duncan, Lauren Diepenbrock, Lukasz Stelinski, Pests, Presentations, Psyllids, Ramdas Kanissery, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Weeds

Federal grant funds UF/IFAS soil health and citrus study

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 22, 2021

By: Mike Loizzo A team of UF/IFAS researchers is looking into how changes in soil health impact citrus and other sub-tropical tree crops. Specifically, they will examine how quickly soil health can change in Florida’s sub-tropical sandy soils ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Carbon, Citrus, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Soil, Cover Crops, Cycling, Grant, Nifa, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sarah Strauss, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Health, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Usda

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