Mutual: Citrus Nutritional Sprays An Option For HLB

Dan September 28, 2009 Citrus, Florida

Spraying greening-infected trees with nutritional sprays to keep them productive has been acknowledged as an option by the state’s largest citrus grower association. Florida Citrus Mutual says the nutritional program should be underpinned by intensive psyllid management. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the news in this report.

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