Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels

This fact sheet has been prepared by IFAS faculty working with tropical fruit crops in an effort to assist growers manage their groves under conditions of flooding, high water tables, or drought. Although weather events cannot be controlled, becoming familiar with the effects of a high water table,...

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Main Authors: Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, Bruce Schaffer
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2016-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109244
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description This fact sheet has been prepared by IFAS faculty working with tropical fruit crops in an effort to assist growers manage their groves under conditions of flooding, high water tables, or drought. Although weather events cannot be controlled, becoming familiar with the effects of a high water table, flooding, or drought on tropical fruit crops may assist growers in managing their fruit trees so they survive these events with minimal or no damage. However, this process will be impacted by ground water levels, which are managed in south Florida, and thus are dependent on regional water management decisions. 
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spelling doaj-art-806a3c34175b46cd9d264fedda126dde2025-02-08T05:56:44ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-11-01201610Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table LevelsJonathan H. Crane0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8309-3622Carlos F. Balerdi1Bruce Schaffer2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-0109University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida This fact sheet has been prepared by IFAS faculty working with tropical fruit crops in an effort to assist growers manage their groves under conditions of flooding, high water tables, or drought. Although weather events cannot be controlled, becoming familiar with the effects of a high water table, flooding, or drought on tropical fruit crops may assist growers in managing their fruit trees so they survive these events with minimal or no damage. However, this process will be impacted by ground water levels, which are managed in south Florida, and thus are dependent on regional water management decisions.  https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109244 tropical and subtropical horticulturetropical and subtropical fruitsorchardsflooding tolerancedrought tolerancehigh water table
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Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
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tropical and subtropical fruits
orchards
flooding tolerance
drought tolerance
high water table
title Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
title_full Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
title_fullStr Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
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title_short Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
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tropical and subtropical fruits
orchards
flooding tolerance
drought tolerance
high water table
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