Tag: Citrus

Citrus growers can get answers to their questions about growing citrus in the HLB-era at upcoming UF/IFAS CREC open house

by Ruth Hohl Borger
November 3, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — Citrus growers can get answers to some of the most pressing questions about successfully and safely growing citrus in the HLB-era at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Australian Lime Genetics, Biological Tools, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research And Education Center, Flavor, Hlb, Open House And Field Day, Pest Management, Water And Nutrient Management

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

New UF Extension Agent in Highlands County Eager to Work with Growers

by Ruth Hohl Borger
September 20, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, FL – Lourdes Pérez Cordero did not grow up in a citrus-growing family, but you wouldn’t know that after meeting her. Pérez, who recently started her position as the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Extension, Growers, Highlands County, Lourdes Pérez Cordero

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

UF/IFAS awarded 1st Ph.D. plant breeding program in Florida, one of few in USA

by Brad Buck
July 13, 2021

Working in labs and fields across Florida, a new generation of students will start earning a Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Florida – the first program of its kind in Florida and one of a few in the nation. The UF/IFAS College ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Citrus, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Corn, Crops, Elaine Turner, Environmental Benefits, Fiber, Forage, Gene Editing, Genetics, Global Food Security, Hunger, Lettuce, New Program, Peanuts, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Vance Whitaker

UF/IFAS Citrus Packinghouse Day returns as in-person event for 2021

by Brad Buck
June 15, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- UF/IFAS will host the annual Citrus Packinghouse Day on August 26, a free event featuring workshops and seminars for industry professionals interested in the latest information on interstate and export regulations, food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Packinghouse Day, Citrus Research And Education Center, Exports, Food Safety, Indian River Research And Education Center, Mark Ritenour, Packinghouse, Postharvest

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