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... The direct examination of plant canopy temperature can assist in optimizing citrus irrigation management in greenhouses. This study aimed to develop a method to measure canopy temperature using thermal imaging in one-year-old citrus plants in a greenhouse to identify plants with water stress and verify its potential to be used as a tool to assess citrus water status. The experiment was conducted f ...
... Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease, affects practically all fruit-bearing trees in commercial citrus orchards in Florida with no cure identified yet. High-density plantings and enhanced nutritional programs such as application of controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) with higher micronutrient levels can mitigate disease symptoms and extend the tree life span of sweet oranges (Citrus sin ...
... Since the arrival of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease in Florida, several management approaches, including modification of orchard architecture design and nutritional therapy, have been explored. High-density plantings anticipate early economic returns from HLB-affected orchards. With no cure available for HLB, balanced nutrient application through soil and foliar spraying can mitigate the disease. A 2 ...
... Previous research has shown that Huanglongbing {HLB [causal agent Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas)]}-affected sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) trees have a reduced root-to-shoot ratio, potentially due to the high rate of root death. The diminished root system cannot support the existing aboveground canopy and a cycle of imbalance begins. As a result, the tree enters into a continuous carbohy ...
Citrus paradisi; alternate bearing; canopy; clay soils; environmental factors; floors; fruit yield; fruits; grapefruits; irrigation; planting; raised beds; soil temperature; soil water; tree fruits; tree growth; tree height; trees; water conservation; water content
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... Improving sustainable citrus production through soil and water conservation strategies such as plastic mesh groundcovers and raised planting beds has not been thoroughly evaluated. To determine the impacts of these practices on tree growth parameters, fruit yield, and soil environmental conditions we monitored a grapefruit grove (Citrus paradisi Macf. cv.‘Rio Red’) for five years after planting. T ...
Marco Caruso; Alberto Continella; Giulia Modica; Claudia Pannitteri; Riccardo Russo; Fabrizio Salonia; Carmen Arlotta; Alessandra Gentile; Giuseppe Russo
Citroncirus webberi; Citrus paradisi; Citrus sinensis; Citrus sunki; Poncirus trifoliata; acidity; anthocyanins; canopy; chlorosis; citrus fruits; early development; field experimentation; fruit drop; fruit quality; fruit size; fruits; grafting (plants); hybrids; iron; pH; rootstocks; scions; soil; total soluble solids; trees; triploidy; Sicily
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... Citrus fruit quality and scion productivity are influenced by the choice of rootstock. We aimed to evaluate the effect of rootstocks on yield and fruit quality of Mandared, a triploid pigmented mandarin. To do so, we established a rootstock field trial on a high pH soil (8.6) in which Mandared was grafted onto 11 rootstocks. These included some standard rootstocks, such as trifoliate orange ((Ponc ...
... Huanglongbing (HLB), associated with the phloem‐limited bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (Las), is devastating trees in citrus orchards of Florida. Additionally, Phytophthora nicotianae, omnipresent in citrus soils, causes root rot that reduces water and nutrient uptake by fibrous roots. To investigate fibrous root damage and replacement and canopy size in relation to infection of fib ...
... Present studies were made on ‘Marsh Seedless’ and ‘Redblush’ cultivars of grapefruit, budded on nine different rootstocks under the typical sub-tropical growing conditions of North India. Significant variations in tree vigour, fruit yield and quality and leaf nutrient concentrations were observed due to rootstock effects. For ‘Marsh Seedless’, ‘sour orange’ proved to be the most vigorous rootstock ...
Citrus paradisi; Mycosphaerella citri; canopy; corn meal; defoliation; field experimentation; fish oils; fruit yield; fungi; grapefruits; growing season; humic acids; islands; leaves; molasses; orchards; organic foods; organic production; spring; trees; vegetable oil; vigor; Caribbean; Central America; Mexico; Texas
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... Greasy spot disease of citrus, caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella citri Whiteside, afflicts citrus trees in all citrus-growing areas of the United States, eastern Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean islands, causing premature defoliation, blemished fruit, and reduced tree vigor, yield, and fruit size. This three-year study investigated the effects of organic, nonconventional tactics using ...
... Despite its outstanding position, the Brazilian citriculture is established on a very limited pool of varieties that limits its expansion and restricts the fruit availability throughout the year. This situation determines the urgent necessity of developing alternative scion and rootstock cultivars, with good performance under local conditions. ‘Folha Murcha’ sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbe ...
... Grapefruit growers in the tropics require information about existing and new citrus cultivars with high productivity potential. The objective of this study was to determine the growth, yield, and fruit quality performance of seven pigmented and four white grapefruit cultivars under the dry tropic conditions of Colima, Mexico. The trees were budded on sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) rootstock and ...
... The main objective of this study was to examine the chemical composition of incident rainfall, throughfall, and stemflow from canopies of 'Marsh' grapefruit, and 'Hamlin' and 'Temple' orange trees. The concentrations of ammonium (NH4) and nitrate (NO3-) were lower in the throughfall under the canopy or along the dripline as compared to those in the incident rainfall. This reduction is due to absor ...
water uptake; canopy; soil temperature; soil water content; stems; irrigation; sap flow; water stress; leaf water potential; seasonal variation; Citroncirus webberi; Citrus exocortis viroid; Citrus paradisi; leaves; leaf conductance; Israel
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... Citrus viroids (CVds) were used to limit citrus tree size ('dwarfing'). It is hypothesized that changes also occur in the hydraulic properties of the conducting system, thereby affecting water relations Grapefruit trees (var. Star Ruby on Troyer Citrange rootstock) in northern Israel were infected with citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd). The orchard was drip irrigated. The infected (I) and apparently ...
... White grapefruit from interior and exterior tree canopy positions were harvested monthly over an 8-month season, and their epicuticular wax composition and susceptibility to chilling injury during cold storage were determined. Chilling injury was quite pronounced during the entire season in exterior canopy and to a far less degree in interior canopy fruit when stored at 5 degrees C. Fruit from bot ...
... Quality and mineral content of fruit from internal tree canopies were compared with those from external canopy positions in 4 citrus varities: 'Kinnow' mandarin; 'Redblush' grapefruit; 'Valencia' orange; and 'Lisbon' lemon. Fruit weight, total juice per fruit, peel fresh and dry weight, and rind thickness of fruit from internal canopies of all 4 varieties were significantly higher compared with ex ...