Analyzing Production Records of Commercial Sweet Orange Blocks to Measure Effects of Mechanical Harvesting on Long-Term Production and Tree Health by Fritz M. Roka, Lisa H. House, Katrina R. Mosley

“…A study was undertaken in 2010 to analyze grower production data and compare whether mechanical harvesting had an adverse effect on fruit yield or shortened tree longevity as compared to hand harvesting. …”
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Choosing the Right Blackberry Cultivar in Subtropical Florida by Shinsuke Agehara, Syuan-You Lin, Zhanao Deng

“…The main challenges include insufficient chill hours and poor fruit quality associated with the subtropical climate. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources: What Does The Future Hold for Citrus Producers? by Tom Obreza, Larry Parsons, Kelly Morgan

“… Florida citrus growers are well aware that nitrogen (N) is the single most important nutrient applied as a fertilizer to assure maximum yield and fruit quality. Most growers are probably also aware of the substantial N fertilizer price increases that have occurred during the past year (Table 1). …”
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The Apple (Malus domestica, Rosaceae) by Ali Sarkhosh, Timothy E. Crocker, W. B Sherman, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Juanita Popenoe

“… Apple growing in Florida was once limited to northern areas where a few local selections of medium to poor quality were grown (Figure 1). These selections fruited well only after the coldest winters. Northern apple cultivars such as ‘Red Delicious’, ‘Golden Delicious’, and ‘McIntosh’ do not produce well in Florida. …”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, Evan G. Johnson, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soilborne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. The front of this identification sheet includes images of healthy and infested roots and descriptions of leaf and root symptoms. …”
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Many Plants Have Extrafloral Nectaries Helpful to Beneficials by Russell F. Mizell

“…EFN glands may be located on leaf laminae (Fig. 3), petioles (Fig. 4), rachids , bracts, stipules, pedicels (Fig. 5), fruit, etc., and their size, shape and secretions vary with plant taxa. …”
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Sample Productivity and Cost Estimates of Producing Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) in South Florida. by Fredy H. Ballen, Edward Evans, Aditya Singh, Jonathan H. Crane

“… Interest is growing in minor tropical fruit crops. This 6-page publication written by Fredy H. …”
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Smart Strawberry Advisory System for Mobile Devices by Clyde W. Fraisse, Natalia A. Peres, José Henrique Debastiani Andreis

“… Like the web-based SAS, the SAS: Strawberry Advisory System mobile app monitors real-time and forecast weather conditions that increase the risk for Botrytis (gray mold) and anthracnose fruit rots, providing risk level information for each disease. …”
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Analysis of Pollen Collected by Andrena flavipes Panzer (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in Sweet Cherry Orchards, Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey by Yasemin Güler, Kadriye Sorkun

“…Andrena, which is the largest genus in the Andrenidae, is a very important genus for the pollination of fruit trees. Andrena flavipes Panzer is one of the most common species observed in the study area and can continue the flight activity even under low temperature. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: An Introduction to Thrips by Nicole Casusa, Hugh Smith

“… Tiny insects called thrips are difficult to see with the unaided eye but cause very obvious and sometimes ruinous damage to the flowers, buds, and fruit of many important crops. This 2-page guide asks and answers the key thrips questions that allow growers to distinguish between chilli thrips, common blossom thrips, and Western flower thrips to more effectively battle against these destructive pests. …”
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Reclaimed Water in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape by Terra Freeman, Tiare Silvasy, Yilin Zhuang, Esen Momol

“…However, using reclaimed water on plants harvested and consumed from the home landscape must be approached with caution for vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, and other edible crops due to the risk of contamination from pathogens and salts. …”
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Flaubert’s Dig: From Fragments to Modernity's Emerging Form by Suzanne Braswell

“…If these two novels seem to stand apart from the rest of his opus, they were in fact the fruit of two abiding lines of interest for the author: theatrical forms and the poetic potential of narrative form, explored through tableaux and fragmentation. …”
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One Fungus = One Name: DNA and fungal nomenclature twenty years after PCR by J.W. Taylor

“…Mycologists have begun to flout nomenclatorial regulations and use just one name for one fungus. …”
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Sample Productivity and Cost Estimates of Producing Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) in South Florida. by Fredy H. Ballen, Edward Evans, Aditya Singh, Jonathan H. Crane

“… Interest is growing in minor tropical fruit crops. This 6-page publication written by Fredy H. …”
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How to Characterize Soil Variability in Florida Citrus Groves as It Relates to Tree Growth and Yield by Kirandeep K. Mann, Arnold W. Schumann, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie G. Harris, Jerry B. Sartain

“…Non-uniform tree growth and fruit yield are very common throughout many Florida citrus groves, but variable groves are typically managed as if they were uniform. …”
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Anti-termite activity of essential oil and its components from <i>Myristica fragrans</i> against <i>Microcerotermes beesoni</i> by Mahesh Pal, Rajesh Kumar, Sri Krishan Tewari

“…The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the fruits of Myristica fragrans was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. …”
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Vaskularna flora akvatičnih i vlažnih staništa uz glacijalna jezera u Nacionalnom parku Sutjeska (Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hhercegovina) by Đorđije Milanović

“…Tokom višegodišnjih terenskih istraživanja na ovim staništima pronađeno je 140 vrsta viših biljaka, od kojih se Carex limosa prvi put navodi za floru Bosne i Hercegovine. Floristička analiza pokazuje sličnost flore ovih ekosistema sa florom sjevernih dijelova Evrope. …”
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A Hurricane Preparedness for Citrus Groves by Mongi Zekri, Robert R. Rouse, Jonathan H. Crane

“…Strong winds can dislodge fruit from trees, while the combined effects of wind and substantial rainfall (10–20 inches) can cause severe and long-lasting damage. …”
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Bitter Melon—an Asian Vegetable Expanding in Florida by Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, David Dinkins, Bonnie Wells, Yuqi Cui

“… Bitter melon is a tropical and subtropical vegetable crop with long climbing vines which is widely cultivated in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The unripe fruit is used as a vegetable with a pleasantly bitter taste. …”
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The Apple (Malus domestica, Rosaceae) by Ali Sarkhosh, Timothy E. Crocker, W. B Sherman, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Juanita Popenoe

“… Apple growing in Florida was once limited to northern areas where a few local selections of medium to poor quality were grown (Figure 1). These selections fruited well only after the coldest winters. Northern apple cultivars such as ‘Red Delicious’, ‘Golden Delicious’, and ‘McIntosh’ do not produce well in Florida. …”
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