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Researcher Discusses Biochar Impacts in Citrus Groves
University of Florida researchers Arnold Schumann and Tim Spann wrote about biochar and its possible benefits for citrus in the April issue of Citrus Industry magazine. Some biochar is produced when growers burn dead or non-productive trees on burn piles. In this report, Spann defines biochar and discusses its impact on citrus trees. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? …
Citrus Industry eNews: Granular Fertilizer for HLB; Anti-Dumping Order Revoked
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Granular Fertilizer May Be As Good As Foliar For HLB Trees
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. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone …
Citrus Industry eNews: Young Trees with HLB; Brown Rot in Gulf Area
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Young Citrus Trees Struggling with HLB in Florida Groves
Two citrus growers this week told fellow growers that young trees they’ve planted in recent years are getting infected with HLB, or citrus greening disease, at a high rate. That’s causing Ben Hill Griffin Incorporated production manager Steve Farr and Orange-Co vice president Jerry Newlin to wonder if they can raise sufficient numbers of young trees to maturity. Farr and …
Citrus Industry eNews: More Good News for Nutrition; Safer Grapefruit
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Good Citrus Nutrition Helps With HLB – And Greasy Spot, Too!
In the first of these reports, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann discusses yet more evidence that enhanced nutrition sustains HLB-infected citrus trees. Download Audio In the second report, he tells how researchers working on HLB serendipitously discovered that good nutrition also has a positive impact on greasy spot. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People …
Nutritionals And HLB Will Be A Hot Topic At Citrus Expo
At Cirus Expo next week, University of Florida researcher Tim Spann will provide an update on the use of nutrition for keeping HLB-infected trees productive. He gives an overview of his talk in the first report; in the second he says that growers can put the information to use in the field. Download Audio Download Audio
Citrus Industry eNews: Expo Seminars; HLB Experiments & Funding
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