grapefruit Articles
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How the University of Florida uses 200 root tube installations with the CI-602 root imager
The University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Plant Root Biology Laboratory led by Dr. Lorenzo Rossi is located at the Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC) in Fort Pierce, Florida. Situated in the heart of the premiere grapefruit growing region of the world, the lab primarily uses the CI-602 root imager to study grapefruit root growth and ...
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And the Award for Most Creative Use of a Porometer Goes to…
Decagon employees have found some novel uses for the porometer over the years. Since the sensor head measures stomatal conductance simply by determining vapor flux, they’ve clamped it on everything from fingers to house wrap to raincoats. But Jan Narciso and her colleagues at the USDA in southern Florida have now “clamped” it on something even bigger…a grapefruit. In ...
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Mineral Oxychloride to rescue citrus market in Florida
Since 2019 over 75% of the citrus crops (oranges 75% and grapefruit 85%) has been lost due to an infectious bacterium called huanglongbing (HLB) commonly known as “citrus greening”. Leaves of newly affected trees developed blotchy mottle appearance and the fruit is of no value-it has limited use in juicing operation. As of today, there has not being a commercially available solution ...
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How Much Water Is Really Used In Food And Beverage Production?
People concerned about their water footprint often make an effort to turn the faucet off quickly, take shorter showers, and cut back on watering the lawn. While these efforts are important, they ignore one of the biggest water-use culprits found in virtually every household: food and beverages. The production of food and beverages is a water-intensive process. According to the Water Footprint ...
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