EDIS Update

PP24/VH049 Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: ‘Tahiti’ Lime (Citrus latifolia)

November 13th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

Revised! PP24, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Tara Tarnowski, Aaron J. Palmateer, Ian Maguire, and Jonathan H. Crane, provides an overview of disease management for 'Tahiti' lime, with symptoms, casual organisms/agents, disease cycle and epidemiology, and management information for several key diseases. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VH049

FE812 The Florida Citrus Industry: Government and Non-Government Organizations

October 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

FE812, a 5-page fact sheet by Thomas H. Spreen, Ronald P. Muraro, Fritz M. Roka, and R. Allen Morris, identifies the major organizations that work for the benefit of the Florida citrus industry and provides a brief introduction to their activities. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE812

PP270 Foliar Fungal Disease Management for Commercial Citrus Groves

September 29th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

PP270, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Megan M. Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, highlights symptoms and management for greasy spot, melanose, alternaria brown spot, and citrus scab for commercial citrus groves. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP270

PP269 Phytophthora Management for Commercial Citrus Groves

September 29th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

PP269, a 2-page full-color fact sheet by Megan M. Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, highlights symptoms and management for phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytophthora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil in citrus groves. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP269

SL296/SS509 Citrus Cold Weather Protection and Irrigation Scheduling Tools Using Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Data

September 21st, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

SL-296, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by John L. Jackson, Kelly Morgan and William R. Lusher, provides an overview of the water saving tools that are available to citrus growers on the FAWN Web site — the Cold Protection Toolkit and the citrus microsprinkler irrigation scheduler. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS509

CIR1039/AE080 Treating Irrigation Systems with Chlorine

July 24th, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture, Citrus, Crops, Lawn & Garden, Nursery & Greenhouse, Small Farms, Turf / Sod

Revised! Circular 1039, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Kati W. Migliaccio, Brian Boman and Gary A. Clark, provides a guide for using chlorine to treat inhibiting microorganism buildup in irrigation systems. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE080

FE802 Economic Impacts of the Florida Citrus Industry in 2007–08

July 6th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

FE802, a 15-page paper by Mohannad Rahmani and Alan W. Hodges, presents estimates of the total economic impacts of the Florida citrus industry on the state economy based on production values for the 2007–08 production season. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2006.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR802

AE244 Pesticide Safety and Personal Protective Equipment for Citrus Grove Workers

June 26th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

AE244, an 11-page fact sheet by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack Hebb, Chris Wilson, is part of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Citrus Grove Workers series. It provides information for citrus grove workers about toxicity and effects of exposure to pesticides and personal protective equipment. Includes two quizzes and references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE244

AE247 Pesticide Application Best Management Practices for the Citrus Grove Worker

May 21st, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Pesticide Information

AE247, an 15-page fact sheet by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack Hebb, Chris Wilson, is part of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Citrus Grove Workers series. It provides information for citrus grove workers about pests, pest control methods, pesticide toxicity,how to transport pesticides, first aid and decontamination, preventing exposure, worker protection standard, storage and disposal, pre-operation checkpoints, mixing and loading, container management, calibration, application best management practices . Includes three quizzes and references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE247

SL285/SS499 A Web-Based Irrigation Scheduling Model to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Reduce Nutrient Leaching for Florida Citrus

May 18th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Water

SL285, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Kelly T. Morgan, Edward A. Hanlon, and Thomas A. Obreza, describes an easy to use web-based water-balance irrigation scheduling tool that assists growers in determining irrigation schedules that can improve water use efficiency and reduce nutrient leaching. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS499

PP264 Exotic Diseases of Citrus Identification Sheet

May 5th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

PP264, a 2-page ID sheet by M.M. Dewdney, J.D. Yates, M.E. Rogers, and T.M. Spann, provides images for identification and comparison chart for Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC), Leprosis, Citrus Black Spot, Sweet Orange Scab (SOS) and Citrus Tristeza Stem-Pitting (CTV-SP). Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP264

PP263 Citrus Greening, Blight and Tristeza Comparison Identification Sheet

May 5th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Spanish Language

PP263, a 2-page English/Spanish ID sheet by M.M. Dewdney, J.D. Yates, R.H. Brlansky, T.M. Spann, and M.E. Rogers, guides identification of Citrus Greening and provides a comparison chart for Citrus Greening, Blight and Tristeza. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP263

CH201 Scouting for Citrus Greening: Scouting Today to Protect Future Profits

April 8th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

CH201, a 2-page trifold brochure by J.D. Yates, S.H. Futch, and T.M. Spann, highlights the purpose of scouting, frequency, methods, grove conditions, tagging suspect trees, scout responsibilities, safety concerns, diagnostics, and what to scout for. Includes contact information for UF/IFAS Extension citrus experts. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH201

CH202 Exotic Citrus Diseases: Early Detection is the Solution to Protecting Florida Citrus

April 8th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

CH202, a 2-page illustrated trifold brochure by J.D. Yates, M.M. Dewdney and R.H. Brlansky, is best viewed in pdf format. It provides key information about citrus blackspot, sweet orange scab, citrus leprosis virus, citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), and citrus tristeza virus (CTV) stem pitting. Includes contact information for UF/IFAS Extension citrus experts. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, November 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH202

AE246 Herbicide Application Best Management Practices for Citrus Grove Workers

March 31st, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Pesticide Information

REvised! AE246, a 13-page illustrated fact sheet by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack Hebb, Chris Wilson, and Geovanne Stinghen, is part of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Citrus Grove Workers series. It covers personal protective equipment, tractor and herbicider preventive maintenance, mixing and loading, posting, herbicide application and spill containment. Includes quizzes and references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE246

ABE367/AE243 Understanding the Pesticide Label for Citrus Grove Workers

March 31st, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Pesticide Information

Revised! ABE-367, a 5-page fact sheet by Brian Boman, Darren Cole, Steve Futch, Ward Gunter, Jack Hebb, Chris Wilson, is part of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Citrus Grove Workers series. It emphasizes the importance of reading pesticide labels, the risks of misusing pesticides, and what is on the label. Includes a 10 question quiz and references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE243

PP262 Phytophthora-Related Citrus Diseases Identification Sheet1

March 24th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

PP262, a 2-page illustrated identification sheet by Megan Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, can be used to identify four Phytophthora-related diseases of citrus–phytophthora foot rot, brown rot, phytopththora root rot, and diaprepes root weevil. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP262

PP261 Citrus Foliar Fungal Diseases

March 24th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

PP261, a 2-page illustrated identification sheet by Megan M. Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, can be used to identify four fungal diseases in citrus: Alternaria Brown Spot, Citrus Scab, Greasy Spot and Melanose. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP261

AE438 GPS Accuracy for Tree Scouting and Other Horticultural Uses

March 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

AE438, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Reza Ehsani, Sherrie Buchanon, and Masoud Salyani, provides citrus producers using GPS for citrus greening disease scouting with some simple explanations of the causes of GPS error and the level of accuracy that can be expected from different classes of GPS receivers. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE438

ENY-854/IN807 Quick Sheet: Insecticides and Miticides Recommended for Use in the Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide

March 19th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus, Pesticide Information

Revised! ENY-854, a 2-page illustrated quick reference guide by M.E. Rogers, P.A. Stansly, L.L. Stelinski, and J.D. Yates, lists citrus insecticides and miticides recommended in the Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide, their effects on important citrus pests, and their natural enemies. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN807

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