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  1. 2006-01-01 With limited resources for plant breeding in developing countries many of the species considered to have potential for focused and relatively rapid improvement do not receive the attention they deserve. Plant breeders have little choice other than to place their limited resources on improving...
  2. 1975-01-01 Many mites are microscopic in size, and distinguishing characters given in scientific descriptions are visible only through a high-powered, compound, phase microscope. As a result there is a great need for a non-technical publication that permits the identification of mites under grove conditions...
  3. 1981-01-01 In the past half-century, fruit growing has changed steadily from an activity in which the amateur could compete easily with the professional to one in which only those who were well-grounded in horticultural science and its applications to each fruit could hope to succeed. The present book...
  4. 1991-01-01 "An excellent book that is needed by all who are interested in growing citrus in Florida or elsewhere."--Florida Garden Guide "Filled with tips on growing Florida's claim to fame. . . . Can help anyone grow grapefruit, oranges, lemons, or limes."--Tampa Tribune Whether you're responsible for...
  5. 1990-01-01 Citrus is the most important tree fruit crop in the world, and this book is a readable and beautifully illustrated guide to the citrus varieties available today. It gives up-to-date information about tree and fruit characteristics, origin and production of most varieties of sweet and sour orange,...
  6. 1991-01-01 With closer tree spacings and more rapid tree growth of horticulturally superior, disease-free selections under intensive cultural and pest management practices, the timely containment of tree size by pruning becomes more critical. The first section of this bulletindescribes the trend toward...
  7. 1986-01-01 Oriented towards an audience of professional citrus growers , production managers and county agents with citrus responsibilities, this course in "Citrus Flowering, Fruit Set and Developiment" was desighned to emphasize horticultural applications and basic concepts.
  8. 1988-01-01 This compendium is intended to aid pathologists and other workers involved in citrus production worldwide. It is a guide to the identification and understanding of diseases that afflict citrus trees and fruit, including postharvest problems. ANy condition where there is a deviation from the...
  9. This publication provides an understanding of concepts and issues of nutrition that can address environmental issues and concerns about profitability of Florida citrus in a highly competitive global market.
  10. 1971-01-01 Market diseases of fruits and vegetables are those that develop during the process of marketing. Marketing includes the harvesting, grading, and packing of the crop, its transportation to market, its storage at shipping point or at the market, and the various handling operations required to move...