New Alert System Gives Heads Up on Citrus Postbloom Fruit Drop
Citrus growers won’t soon forget the plague that was postbloom fruit drop (PFD) in 2016. Luckily, it has not been as severe in Florida since then, but there have been pockets of the problem in groves.
Uncovering How HLB Acts Inside a Citrus Tree
Amit Levy with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) describes research he’s conducting into the way the causal agent of HLB interacts with a citrus tree. The causal agent is the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus(CLas).
University of Florida Citrus Faculty Highly Sought After as Research Partners in Fight Against Greening
University of Florida citrus researchers continue to be sought out as partners in ground-breaking research projects to fight Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease.
Genome Sequencing and Other UF Research
Michael Rogers discusses the importance of the recent sequencing of the trifoliate orange genome by University of Florida Institute of Food and... Read More
Florida Finger Limes Could Be a New Addition to Your Grocery Citrus Aisle
Sweet oranges. Ruby red grapefruit. Sugar Belle mandarins. When one thinks of Florida citrus, these fruits immediately come to mind. But finger... Read More
