The March issue of Citrus Industry magazine is centered on tree and soil health.
The cover story details Florida grower Bill Lennon’s efforts to learn more about survivor trees in his grove that are standing up to HLB. He is working with University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers to properly identify and test these healthy trees. Lennon is hopeful the survivor trees will help other growers bridge the gap between now and when a solution is found for HLB.
A Georgia citrus grower, Herb Young, discusses his work with soil health. After spending his career researching chemical controls, Young has switched gears in retirement. He’s now focused on experimenting with regenerative practices and is getting some good results.
Measuring tree health is the subject of another March article. The new Canopy Assist tool from UF/IFAS is designed to help growers determine if HLB treatments are having a positive effect. Get step-by-step instructions on how to use Canopy Assist.
While many Florida growers are using trunk injection of oxytetracycline (OTC) to treat HLB-infected trees, a one-year pause is required after two applications. So, growers are formulating plans on what to do during this pause. Hear more on this subject in the latest episode of the All In For Citrus podcast.
