Granular Fertilizer May Be As Good As Foliar For HLB Trees

Dan March 8, 2012 Citrus, Florida, General

Trials at the Citrus Research and Education Foundation’s Lake Placid Grove indicate that granular fertilization may do as well
as foliar nutritional sprays at keeping HLB-infected trees productive. However, there are some instances where foliar sprays may still be better, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann says in this report.

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