Starting a Community Garden by Adrian Hunsberger, Eva C. Worden, John McLaughlin

“…In addition to providing fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruit, community gardens can also increase self-esteem, beautify a neighborhood, and create an opportunity for socializing and improving health. …”
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New Plants for Florida: Tomato by Jay Scott, Richard L. Jones, Mary Duryea, Berry J. Treat

“…Major achievements in the breeding program have been the development of disease-resistant varieties and the improvement of fruit quality. This document is part of Circular 1440, a publication of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Agronomy Department and IFAS Communication Services, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Coconut mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell)(Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudo coccidae) by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Gregg Hodges, Catharine Mannion

“…It describes this widely distributed pest with a wide host range that may be economically damaging to palms and tropical fruit crops — its distribution, field characteristics, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. …”
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FROST RESISTANCE OF NEW PEACH FORMS IN THE COLLECTION OF NIKITSKY BOTANICAL GARDENS by E. I. Bunchuk

“…Peach is a stone fruit crop occupying a considerable area of distribution due to its plasticity. …”
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Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae): Identification and Uses by Stephen Henry Brown, Marc S. Frank

“…This new 7-page document, published by the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department, describes railroad vine's leaves, flowers, fruit, planting and maintenance, and insect and disease problems. …”
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Coconut mealybug Nipaecoccus nipae (Maskell)(Insecta: Hemiptera: Pseudo coccidae) by Adriana Espinosa, Amanda Hodges, Gregg Hodges, Catharine Mannion

“…It describes this widely distributed pest with a wide host range that may be economically damaging to palms and tropical fruit crops — its distribution, field characteristics, life cycle, hosts, general plant damage, and management. …”
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Application of Surfactants in Commercial Crop Production for Water and Nutrient Management in Sandy Soil by Guodong Liu, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, Crystal A. Snodgrass

“… This 6-page article provides an overview of surfactants and how they may be used to better manage water and nutrients in sandy soils for vegetable and fruit production. It is a minor revision written by Guodong Liu, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, and Crystal A. …”
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Application of Surfactants in Commercial Crop Production for Water and Nutrient Management in Sandy Soil by Guodong Liu, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, Crystal A. Snodgrass

“… This 6-page article provides an overview of surfactants and how they may be used to better manage water and nutrients in sandy soils for vegetable and fruit production. It is a minor revision written by Guodong Liu, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, and Crystal A. …”
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Citrus Rootstock Propagation: Traditional Techniques and Recent Advances by Ute Albrecht, Lorenzo Rossi, Mongi Zekri

“… Commercially grown citrus trees are usually composed of two parts: 1) the scion, which is the aboveground portion of the tree that produces the fruit, and 2) the rootstock, which comprises the root system and the lower portion of the trunk. …”
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Banana Growing in the Florida Home Landscape by Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, Ian Maguire

“…Includes tables of cultivars available in south Florida, cultural calendar, fertilizer program, and nutrient values for raw banana fruit. This version expands and updates information throughout, while narrowing the content to specifically address the needs of a homeowner audience. …”
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Der Professorenroman : Michel Zink entre philologie et invention by Monica Longobardi

“…Beyond differences in the literary genre, many more or less evident cases of intertextuality reveal surprising contacts between the Romance literature of the Middle Ages, the savants who practise it by profession, and the novels which, the fruit of the same author, borrow many scholarly themes.…”
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Banana Growing in the Florida Home Landscape by Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, Ian Maguire

“…Includes tables of cultivars available in south Florida, cultural calendar, fertilizer program, and nutrient values for raw banana fruit. This version expands and updates information throughout, while narrowing the content to specifically address the needs of a homeowner audience. …”
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Persea palustris, Swamp Bay by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Mary McKenzie, Heather V. Quintana

“…Quintana, describes this native evergreen found in swamps, wet flatwoods, and on the edges of canals and marshes, whose fruit is a good food source for birds and mammals, and whose leaves are eaten by larvae of the swallowtail butterfly — scientific and common names, description, allergen, and applications. …”
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Causes and Management of Insect and Mite Resistance in Strawberry Production by James F. Price, Curtis Nagle

“…Episodes of pest resistance to popular pesticides can cause yield losses, reduction of fruit quality, added control costs, environmental degradation, and emotional stress among farmers. …”
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Exotic Citrus Diseases: Early Detection is the Solution to Protecting Florida Citrus by M. M. Dewdney, J. D. Burrow, O. Batuman, A. Levy, R. H. Brlansky

“… This illustrated trifold brochure  provides key information about Pseudocercospora fruit and leaf spot, sweet orange scab, citrus leprosis virus, citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), and citrus tristeza virus (CTV) stem pitting. …”
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Starting a Community Garden by Adrian Hunsberger, Eva C. Worden, John McLaughlin

“…In addition to providing fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruit, community gardens can also increase self-esteem, beautify a neighborhood, and create an opportunity for socializing and improving health. …”
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Pepper Mild Mottle Virus by Scott Adkins, Pamela D. Roberts

“…Because foliar symptoms can be mild, infected plants may not be noticed until the fruit symptoms are evident, resulting in spread to neighboring plants and higher yield losses.  …”
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Trunk Shaker Mechanical Harvesting Systems by Stephen H. Futch, Fritz M. Roka

“…Trunk shake systems are a viable mechanical harvesting system which growers should consider in an effort to lower harvesting costs, increase fruit returns, and remain competitive. This document is HS1005, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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A Conversation with Michael Heller: This Constellation is a Name by Fiona McMahon

“…Les réflexions réunies ici sont le fruit de deux conversations qui ont eu lieu à l’occasion de la venue du poète Michael Heller en France en 2013. …”
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Boron (B) and Chlorine (Cl) for Citrus Trees by Mongi Zekri, Tom Obreza

“… Since mineral nutrition is a major factor in maximizing yield of high-quality fruit, understanding the functions of mineral elements, diagnosing nutrient deficiencies, and providing needed fertilizers are essential. …”
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