Tag: Megan Dewdney

University of Florida/IFAS awarded over $16 million in research grants to fight citrus disease

by Ruth Hohl Borger
November 9, 2022

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty have secured over $16 million in new funding to advance research projects to combat the deadly citrus greening disease that threatens the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fernando Alferez, Grants, Hlb, J. Scott Angle, John Chater, Jude Grosser, Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski, Lukasz Stelinski, Megan Dewdney, Nian Wang, Rootstocks, Ruth-borger, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA, Zhonglin Mou

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

Citrus Advisory System May Help Prevent Losses From Postbloom Fruit Drop

by Brad Buck
November 7, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new University of Florida-developed forecasting system could help citrus growers control postbloom fruit drop this winter, despite the predicted El Niño weather pattern that’s expected to bring more rain and moderate ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Citrus Advisory System, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Development Foundation, Citrus Research And Education Center, Clyde Fraisse, Department Of Plant Pathology, Megan Dewdney, Natalia Peres, News, Postbloom Fruit Drop

New UF/IFAS Citrus Production Guide Helps Growers Survive in the Age of HLB

by Tom Nordlie
August 10, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Beginning this week, Florida citrus growers will have an updated resource to help them keep groves productive despite the ever-present threat of Huanglongbing, the bacterial malady also known as HLB or citrus greening disease. Experts ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Florida Citrus Production Guide 2018-2019, Indian River Research And Education Center, Lauren Diepenbrock, Megan Dewdney, News, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tripti Vashisth

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