Missed the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo? Find presentations and more from UF/IFAS here.
The Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo was held August 21–22 in Tampa, and it was a wealth of information for Florida citrus growers and industry partners. A UF/IFAS Tip of the Week article shared that “citrus educational sessions were held during the afternoon of the first day of the event and in the morning on the second day. There were 12 presentations and one researcher panel that covered a wide range of topics.” Happily, if you missed it, the presentations and UF/IFAS publications that were first released at the Expo. See the details below.
UF/IFAS Presentations and Publications
There were three publications offered by UF/IFAS and available at the UF/IFAS Citrus Extension booth. They are available online also:
- The annual 2024–2025 UF/IFAS Florida Citrus Production Guide. The article maintained you can “you can obtain a hard copy from your local citrus Extension agent or get a digital copy online.”
- “Keeping Citrus Growers Informed,”“a research book containing updates on more than 70 ongoing UF/IFAS research projects.”
- “Growing Citrus – A multiprong HLB management strategy (August 2024)”. “This short 17-page booklet is a brief guide to the most important things growers should keep in mind when developing HLB management plans for groves.”
The presentations available in pdf format on the UF/IFAS Statewide Citrus Research website include:
Integrating antibiotics into a broader management plan for ACP and HLB
Plant growth regulators to improve sweet orange production
Grove–First: To Identify New & Old Therapies to Mitigate HLB
UF/IFAS Crop Transformation Center: Working with Farmers
The Economics of OTC Applications
Bulimulus snail management in citrus
An update on citrus nutrient BMP research and irrigation management of HLB-affected citrus trees
HLB tolerant early season sweet oranges
The economics of breaking the Diaprepes life cycle
Establishing New Varieties in a New Citrus Grove
Citrus Breeding and the Fight Against HLB
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