2007 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Leafminer by Michael E. Rogers, Philip A. Stansly

“…Includes management guidelines tables of chemical controls for bearing and non-bearing trees. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2006. …”
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Modeling, evaluation and forecasting of suspended sediment load in Kal-e Shur River, Sabzevar Basin, in northeast of Iran by M. A. Zangeneh Asadi, L. Goli Mokhtari, R. Zandi, M. Naemitabar

“…The study employs ensemble Bagging algorithms, the gradient boosting machine (GBM), genetic algorithm, Naïve Bayes algorithm, gradient boosting decision trees, and extremely randomized trees. These algorithms provide a coherent framework that can serve as a standard for evaluating and comparing models in future research. …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

“…The RFR algorithm integrates Bagging ensemble learning and random subspace theory to construct multiple decision trees and aggregate their predictions, thereby enhancing the model’s prediction accuracy and stability. …”
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Is It Scaly Anteater or Bat A Real Origin of The 2019-Novel CoV: A Probable Hypothesis? by Salar Ali, Taib Hama-Soor, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salvatore Dimonte, Francesco Greco

“…The phylogenetic trees analysis illustrated that 2019nCoV in all four proteins are very closely related with coronaviruses isolated from Pangolin (scaly anteater) and Bat-SARS-like-coronavirses because all of them are clustered in the same clade. …”
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Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for Hurricane-Prone Communities by Francisco Escobedo, Robert Northrop, Wayne Zipperer

“…It brings together the information and tools from previous fact sheets in this hurricane recovery series, changing the focus to the community rather than the homeowner or arborist and from individual trees to the urban forest. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, September 2007. …”
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Adopting a Florida-Friendly Landscape: Steps for Converting a Typical Development Landscape to a Florida-Friendly Landscape by Gail Hansen de Chapman, Jennifer Ramos, Elizabeth A. Felter, Celeste White

“…Felter, and Celeste White, lays out a process of incorporating more trees and plants in three phases, to make a traditional development landscape more environmentally sound and Florida-Friendly. …”
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Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels by Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, Bruce Schaffer

“…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. …”
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Diaprepes Root Weevil on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida by Douglas A. Phillips, Oscar E. Liburd, Larry W. Duncan

“… Citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) is a destructive pest on citrus trees. It is now becoming a significant pest on blueberry in central Florida, at times causing major damage to blueberry bushes that are more than two years old. …”
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Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Systems--Trunk Shakers by Fritz M. Roka, Reza J. Ehsani, Stephen H. Futch, Barbara R. Hyman

“… While citrus growers are rightfully concerned about restoring the health of their HLB-infected trees, more study and consideration should be given to mechanical harvesting. …”
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Scouting for Huanglongbing (HLB; Citrus Greening) by Jamie D. Burrow, Stephen H. Futch, Tripti Vashisth, Timothy M. Spann

“…It highlights the purpose of scouting, frequency, methods, grove conditions, tagging suspect trees, scout responsibilities, safety concerns, diagnostics, and what to scout for. …”
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Peach Rust by Courtney Ligon, Mercy Olmstead, Philip Harmon

“… Peach rust is a fungal disease that affect the leaves and, less commonly, twigs and fruit of peach trees. The fungus that causes peach rust thrives in Florida’s humid climate and may cause significant economic losses in severely affected orchards. …”
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Executive Summary of Gainesville's Urban Forests in 2016 by Michael G. Andreu, Caroline A. Hament, David A. Fox, Robert J. Northrop

“…It provides a detailed look into some of the economic and ecological values of the forest to enhance understanding and improve urban forest policies, planning, and management, as well as to provide empirical data for the inclusion of trees within environmental regulations. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr417 …”
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Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida: Citrus Yellow Mosaic by Kuang-Ren Chung, Ronald H. Brlansky

“…Yields are sharply reduced in chronically infected 'Sathgudi' sweet orange trees in India, and fruit may also show mosaic symptoms. …”
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Cypress looper Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae) by Wayne N. Dixon

“… Anacamptodes pergracilis (Hulst), commonly known as the cypress looper, drew considerable attention in late summer of 1980 with the unexpected defoliation of nearly 28,000 ha of cypress trees in USFS-NPS Big Cypress National Preserve (Collier and Monroe counties). …”
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Lee Citrus Hybrid by L.K. Jackson, Stephen H. Futch

“…There has been renewed interest in Lee following the freezes of the 1980's since the fruit matures early and the trees are fairly cold hardy. This document was published first time Sept. 1993.  …”
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Diversity, distribution and threat status of Fabaceae plants in Costa Rica: a 135-year herbarium record by Donifer Campos Parra, Andres Blanco Picado, Keilor Rojas Jimenez

“…The largest number of species was associated with non-climbing evergreen trees (228 species), followed by non-climbing evergreen shrub/trees (74 species). …”
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Red Heart Disease in Pines Caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida by Yin-Tse Huang, Jeffrey Eickwort, Jiri Hulcr

“…The disease can decrease timber value and weaken trees, making them threats to people and property. …”
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Blue Orchard Bee, Osmia lignaria Say (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) by Alden Estep, Catherine Zettel-Nalen, James Ellis

“…It is of great interest for use as a native pollinator of fruit trees and blueberries, and is easily managed due to its favorable biological characteristics. …”
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Scouting for Citrus Greening: Scouting Today to Protect Future Profits by Jamie D. Yates, Steve H. Futch, Tim M. Spann

“…Spann, highlights the purpose of scouting, frequency, methods, grove conditions, tagging suspect trees, scout responsibilities, safety concerns, diagnostics, and what to scout for. …”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. The front of this identification sheet includes images of healthy and infested roots and descriptions of leaf and root symptoms. …”
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