citrus production News
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Givaudan and Manus Bio launch BioNootkatone, a sustainable, clean-label citrus ingredient with a winning taste profile
Today, Givaudan, a global leader in taste and wellbeing, and Manus Bio, a leading biomanufacturer of natural products, announce the launch of BioNootkatone, a breakthrough ingredient that answers market demand for sustainable, natural, clean-label citrus flavour without the cost and supply volatility of traditional citrus extracts. In addition to these benefits, BioNootkatone offers a refreshing, ...
By Manus Bio
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Crop consultants from Chile visit BioAtlantis
A group of crop consultants from Chile who advise on fruit tree production for avocados, cherries, citrus, nut and stone fruits recently visited the BioAtlantis facility in Tralee, County Kerry. The visit began with a tour of the state-of-the-art facility which produces natural compounds. The Chilean consultants had the opportunity to view the in-house research and development facilities that ...
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Fieldin Signs Cooperation Agreement to Help Argentina Growers Fend Off Pests, Disease
FRESNO, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2019) – Fieldin has signed a cooperation agreement with the Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC) to help protect the Argentina citrus industry from detrimental pests, bacteria and diseases such as Huanglongbing (HLB). According to the agreement, Fieldin will help the EEAOC monitor and analyze real-time data from more than 5,000 pest ...
By Fieldin
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Need to know what to spray on citrus trees to keep bugs at bay? There’s an app for that
Florida has nearly 70 million citrus trees on more than 531,500 acres. Now imagine trying to figure out what pesticide to spray on each of those trees to keep them safe from citrus greening. University of Florida researcher James Tansey says the answer is as close as your Android smartphone with a new app developed with ZedX, an information technologies company based in Pennsylvania. The free ...
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Bi-On reduces the incidence of oleocellosis in Navel oranges
Citrus fruit exhibit low levels of ethylene production and are classified as non-climacteric fruit. Although the citrus fruits produce only small amounts of ethylene it is well known that the fruit do respond to ethylene. Such as non-climacteric fruits, ethylene exposure does not hasten fruit ripening but accelerates fruit senescence. Certain unwanted responses of citrus fruit to ethylene in ...
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Florida’s agriculture-related employment up 8.7 percent
About 1.52 million people worked full- or part-time in Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and food industries in 2013, an 8.7 percent increase in jobs over 2012, according to a new UF/IFAS economic report. That figure accounts for 14.3 percent of the state’s workforce, and reflects a 19.7 percent employment increase since 2001, or just under 1 percent annually, according to the ...
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Citrus industry set to welcome state-of-the-art greenhouse at Mid-Florida REC in Apopka
The citrus industry has just gotten its own state-of-the-art greenhouse, dedicated solely to citrus nursery research as the state continues its fight against citrus greening – and industry and research officials are set to celebrate the gift March 25. The $200,000 facility is located at the University of Florida’s Mid-Florida Research and Education Center in Apopka. Officials say it ...
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Bayer to distribute pheromone-based biological crop protection solutions from M2i Group
Biological pheromones present a non-toxic, innovative opportunity for biological crop protection while safeguarding biodiversity and beneficial pollinators M2i’s patented bio-sourced micro-encapsulation technology means long-lasting pheromone controls with no residues and no plastic waste First products to provide 90 days minimum of protection in high-value fruit and vegetable crops ...
By Bayer AG
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Marrone Bio Innovations Receives Florida State Registration for Dry Formulation of Grandevo™ Bioinsecticide
DAVIS, Calif., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural pest management products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that a new dry formulation of Grandevo™ has been registered by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This registration follows EPA approval of the formulation ...
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Marrone Bio Innovations` Regalia Biofungicide Included in Fungicide Resistance Action Committee`s 2012 Code List
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI), a leading global provider of natural products for the agricultural and water treatment markets, announced today that the active ingredient in its Regalia® biofungicide, Reynoutria sachalinensis, has been included in the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee's (FRAC) 2012 code list, following an extensive technical review. FRAC, a technical group of CropLife ...
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