Varieties & Rootstocks
An additional $1 million in federal funding to provide big boost for latest research and development program.
Data coming in from experimental citrus blocks promising and set to advance.
The 1,000th tree OK’d for growing by California’s Citrus Clonal Protection Program happens to be the oldest living orange variety in the state — ‘Bidwell’s Bar’.
Check out these unique fruit selections that researchers are developing to boost the early-mid season crop.
Find out what Dr. Scott Angle, the head of UF/IFAS, has to say during the latest episode of the We Believe in Florida Citrus Podcast series.
Tune in as Dr. Jude Grosser talks about his favorite new rootstocks and scions and what they will mean to the future of the industry.
Tune in for the kickoff of Florida Grower’s new ‘We Believe in Florida Citrus’ podcast series. This episode centers around new life for the ‘US Superna.’
Learn how researchers are betting an ancient solution will solve citrus growers’ biggest problem by breeding hybrid selections with resistance to HLB.
Clarification needed now! Growers are not going to plant a variety unless they know that it will be marketable and profitable.
North Florida and South Georgia citrus plantings offer some advantages, but it comes with a risk.
Stakeholder participation in these gatherings is an industry commitment that’s time well spent.
Deep-rooted UF/IFAS fruit breeding program in Gainesville continues to lay the groundwork for valuable variety research and development.
When it comes to planting decisions, there’s no substitute for walking the groves.
Join the conversation as a new committee leads the charge to developing new varieties in the wake of an HLB endemic.
Unique late-season, seedless Mediterranean triploid is now an option for Florida citrus producers.
Despite challenges, all phases of the industry are working toward a brighter future.
When will ‘Ruby’ Valencia be ready to shine in the citrus marketplace?
Florida growers will have several chances to get an up-close look at the first entry into the latest UF/IFAS FAST TRACK model for fresh selections.
For local producers interested in trialing the latest selections in their grove, opportunity may come knocking this spring.