Tag: citrus research

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

by Brad Buck
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

UF researcher earns national recognition early in her career

by Brad Buck
August 19, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. – She’s early in her career, but Yu Wang, a University of Florida food scientist, is making great strides in her research. Recognizing Wang’s work, the Agricultural and Food Chemistry division (AGFD) of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: American Chemical Society, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fellow, Food Chemistry, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Yu Wang

New UF/IFAS website helps consumers understand importance of plant breeding program

by Brad Buck
August 13, 2020

Peruse the produce section of a grocery store and you can find citrus, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, sugarcane, corn and lettuce developed by UF/IFAS researchers. Go to a business that sells plants, and you’ll see lantanas, coleuses, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Environmental Horticulture Department, Forages, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Breeding, Sam Hutton, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Vance Whitaker, Website, Zhanao Deng

UF professor earns national award for innovative research

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 12, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- Researcher. Scholar. Change agent. Nian Wang, a professor at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been recognized for all of these roles by the American Phytopathological ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: American Phytopathological Society, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Gene Editing, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang, Ruth Allen Award

Florida’s citrus growers have new tool to help fight citrus greening

by Brad Buck
July 21, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- If information is power, Florida citrus growers have a new asset in their fight against citrus greening disease, which has been impacting the state’s multi-billion dollar citrus industry. The University ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Growers, Michael Rogers, Plant Improvement Team, Psyllid, Rootstocks, Website

UF/IFAS experts outline hurricane prep, recovery for citrus growers

by Brad Buck
July 16, 2020

Like all farmers, Florida’s citrus producers must prepare for the worst before a hurricane strikes. That’s why Fernando Alferez co-wrote a manual that gives growers tips on how to get their citrus farm ready for – and recover from -- the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Charley, Citrus, Citrus Research, Damage, Fernando Alferez, Hurricanes, Irma, Michael, Mongi Zekri, Preparation, Recovery, Southeast Climate Hub, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, Usda

In COVID-19 era, UF/IFAS research adapts

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 28, 2020

As Florida moved to “safer at home” measures, not all work could be put on pause. When it came to University of Florida research, many UF/IFAS projects could not wait. There are living plants, animals and insects to feed and maintain; ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberry, Blueberry Breeding Program, Chelsea Smartt, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Dail Laughinghouse, Damian Adams, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Endangered Species, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Harmful Algal Blooms, Hemp Research, Horticultural Sciences, Larry Duncan, Maria Silveira, Mosquitoes, Nematology, Patricio Munoz, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Research, Robert Fletcher, Robert Gilbert, Snail Kite, Toxic Algae, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Water Quality, Zachary Brym

Brazilian Peppertree, Hemp Among Top UF/IFAS Stories for 2019

by Samantha Murray
December 10, 2019

A year of impactful teaching, research and outreach meant UF/IFAS was frequently in the headlines in 2019. Here is a round-up of some of the biggest stories from this year. Brazilian peppertree Brazilian peppertree is an invasive plant that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Brazilian Peppertree, CALS, Citrus Research, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Harmful Algal Blooms, Hemp, Lethal Bronzing, News

Citrus soil health an important part of overall tree health

by Tory Moore
October 21, 2019

UF/IFAS will host a field day focused on improving citrus soil health, a topic of growing interest to researchers and growers. With the challenges of citrus greening, there is an increased need for understanding overall tree health including ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Research, Compost, Cover Crops, Field Day, Soil Health

Dorian’s Swing Threatens 770,000 Acres of Ag Land in Florida East Coast Counties

by Tom Nordlie
September 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian began its much-anticipated northward swing Tuesday morning and is now expected to skirt Florida’s Atlantic coast, threatening a dozen coastal counties that are home to 9 million residents and more than 770,000 acres of agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Christa Court, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Food Resource Economics, Hurricane Dorian, Michael Rogers, News, Prissy Fletcher, St. Johns County

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