First Fruits Consulting

Month: July 2019

31 Jul 2019
Orange Juice
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New study on citrus greening disease

https://www.sciencedaily.com

Orange juice is a staple on many breakfast tables, but the future availability of citrus products is threatened by the global spread of huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease.

Knowing which environmental conditions are suitable for disease transmission and where those conditions occur is vital for crop management. A new study published by researchers at Virginia Tech with a team of international researchers in Journal of Applied Ecology investigates the thermal suitability for transmission of citrus greening with implications for surveillance and prevention.

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31 Jul 2019
Citrus Improvement
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Quality and Quantity Improvement of Citrus: Role of Plant Growth Regulators

Harsimrat K. Bons, H.S. Rattanpal
Department of Fruit Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Nirmaljit Kaur
Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.

Citrus is one of the most important fruit tree species in the world, as the fruits are a valuable source of nutrients, vitamins and other antioxidant compounds. The citrus productivity depends on various factors, among these the plant growth regulators holds a prime position. The use of plant growth regulators has become an important component in the field of citriculture because of the wide range of potential roles they play in increasing the productivity of crop per unit area. The plant growth regulating compounds actively regulate the growth and development by regulation of the endogenous processes and there exogenous applications have been exploited for modifying the growth response.

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31 Jul 2019
Citrus Weeds
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Controlling Difficult Weeds in Citrus Groves

Ramdas Kanissery, Camille McAvoy and Mongi Zekri
http://citrusindustry.net

Some weeds are more difficult to manage in the production system than others due to their ability to grow in an available niche. If given a chance to establish, Guinea grass and goatweed can be the two most difficult weeds to manage. This is not just because they both are prolific seed producers, but also due to their inherent biological ability to survive grove conditions.

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31 Jul 2019
Citrus greening
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Citrus greening research in Florida yields new tool in battle against disease

Paul Brinkmann
https://www.upi.com

ORLANDO, Fla., May 2 (UPI) — A new machine being developed in Florida might provide another weapon against the spread of citrus greening disease, which has decimated crops worldwide.

The automated system would help detect and count the tiny pin-sized bugs that carry the disease, also called Huanglongbing or HLB. It would then give farmers a map of where the bugs have shown up in their fields, allowing for targeted precise insecticide spraying.

The device, known as an Automated Psyllid Detection System, is under development at University of Florida’s agricultural research station in Immokalee.

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