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Citrus growers tour of UF/IFAS Citrus Under Protective Screens Houses

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 20, 2021

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Citrus growers from several of Florida’s production regions joined researchers recently for a field day inside 14-foot high screenhouses that protect fruit trees from an invasive insect. The insect ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Under Protective Screening, CUPS, Entomology And Nematology, Hlb, Horticultural Sciences, Indian River Research And Education Center, Jawwad Qureshi, Rhuanito “Johnny” Ferrarezi, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

Grapefruit Grown Under Protective Screens Maximizes Fruit Yield

by Brad Buck
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 ... 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

$3.5 Million USDA Grant Could Help Florida’s Grapefruit Industry

by Brad Buck
November 1, 2018

By Robin Koestoyo FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Florida’s grapefruit industry, devastated by citrus greening, may find hope in four ½-acre white-mesh screenhouses in a research field in Fort Pierce thanks to a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Under Protective Screening, Grapefruit, Indian River Research And Education Center, Jawwad Qureshi, Rhuanito “Johnny” Soranz Ferrarezi

‘CUPS’ Protects Citrus From Greening, Storms

by Brad Buck
September 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A system designed to protect citrus trees from the deadly greening disease withstood the ravaging winds of Hurricane Irma last year, University of Florida scientists say. With reinforcements installed after the storm, they’ll ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Ariel Singerman, Arnold Schumann, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Citrus Under Protective Screening, CUPS, Greening, Soil And Water Sciences