Citrus Irrigation Management by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold Schumann, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Any degree of water stress or imbalance can produce a deleterious change in physiological activity of growth and production of citrus trees.  The number of fruit, fruit size, and tree canopy are reduced and premature fruit drop is increased with water stress.  …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson, James J. Ferguson, J. Bitter

“…Because they have cropped reliably and produced high quality fruit, these cultivars are recommended for trial in Florida. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“… Plums could be a potential crop for growers and homeowners in Florida and other mild winter areas throughout the Gulf coast, but many plum varieties from the west coast will not consistently perform well enough in Florida to produce fruit. However, the University of Florida's stone fruit breeding program has developed cultivars that improve the potential for growing plums in Florida and other mild winter areas that have high disease pressure. …”
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Guidelines for Pomegranate Nutrient Management in Florida by Shinsuke Agehara, Weining Wang, Ali Sarkhosh

“… Many Florida growers are interested in the potential of pomegranate as an alternative fruit crop. The first flush of flowers produces the best quality fruit, and climatic conditions have a great impact on the timing of flowering. …”
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Canopy Management of Citrus Trees by Tripti Vashisth, Mongi Zekri, Fernando Alferez

“… Tree canopy and bearing volume are two important factors in fruit production and fruit quality; generally, trees with larger canopy volumes produce more fruit than smaller-canopy trees. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Citrus Scab by Megan M. Dewdney

“…There is no need to control citrus scab on processing fruit, except possibly on Temples, where severe early infection reduces fruit size. …”
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Japanese Persimmon Cultivars in Florida by Ali Sarkhosh, Peter C. Andersen, Dustin M. Huff

“… Japanese persimmons were first grown in Florida in the 1870s, but as of 2017, most US plantings are on a small scale; however, even as the overall acreage has decreased, the number of farms in Florida growing the fruit increased from 2012 to 2017. Trees grow and fruit best in central and northern Florida and can produce high yields of good-quality fruit. …”
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Functional study on the regulation of adventitious root formation by PpSAT4 gene in peach rootstock ‘GF 677’ by HAO Lanlan, WANG Hong, ZHANG Fan, ZHANG Xuebing, YANG Yang

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Analysis of Chinese adult residents receiving healthy lifestyle advice from medical institutions by Huiyan SUN, Limin WANG, Chun LI, Xiao ZHANG, Zhenping ZHAO, Mei ZHANG

“…Significant differences (all P < 0.01) were observed among different education levels regarding advice on no smoking, adequate fruit and vegetable intake, fat reduction, adequate exercise, and healthy weight. …”
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Growing Plums in Florida by Mercy Olmstead, E. P. Miller, Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…This revised 13-page fact sheet provides information for growing plums in Florida including information about chilling hours, pollination and fruit set, fruit harvesting, and yields, as well as information about the plum cultivars adapted to grow in Florida. …”
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Peach Brown Rot by Ali Sarkhosh, Shirin Shahkoomahally, Logan Marie Richmond-Cosie, Philip Harmon

“…Fruit susceptibility fluctuates with the various stages of development; mature fruits are highly susceptible to disease, and fruit infection has the greatest impact on production. …”
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Blossom-End Clearing of Grapefruit by Mark A. Ritenour, Huating Dou, Ed Etxeberria

“…Juice vesicles in the bruised areas usually have a gray tinge compared with unbruised tissue, and BEC-affected fruit develop off flavors. BEC is visible within 24 hours after bruising (often much earlier) and can affect up to 90% of the fruit in some loads. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Canopy Management by Tripti Vashisth, Mongi Zekri, Fernando M. Alferez

“… Tree canopy and bearing volume are two important factors in fruit production and fruit quality. Generally, trees with larger canopy and bearing volumes produce more fruit than smaller-canopy trees. …”
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Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures by Mongi Zekri, Holly L. Chamberlain, Pete Timmer, Pamela D. Roberts, Rosa M. Muchovej

“…The disease causes necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and fruit (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Severe infestation can cause defoliation, premature fruit drop, twig dieback, general tree decline, and very bad blemishes on fruit. …”
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Weed Management in Pears by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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Weed Management in Nectarines by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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Irrigation Management of HLB-Affected Trees by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold W. Schumann

“…Any degree of water stress or imbalance can produce a deleterious change in physiological activity of growth and production of citrus trees.  The number of fruit, fruit size, and tree canopy are reduced and premature fruit drop is increased with water stress.  …”
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Analisis Perbaikan dan Pemodelan Proses Bisnis Menggunakan Business Process Improvement Pada Sistem Manajemen Budidaya Buah Agrowing by Addini Yusmar, Yani Nurhadryani, Irman Hermadi

“…The resulting business process model can be used as a reference for the design stage in the development of the Agrowing fruit cultivation management system so that it supports the development of agricultural information technology sustainably and helps farmers produce quality fruit. …”
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Weed Management in Peaches by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“…Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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Weed Management in Apples by Jeffrey G. Williamson

“… Revised! These 3-4 page fruit and nut fact-sheets by Jeffrey G. Williamson from the Weed Management Guide have been updated. …”
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