Horticulturezone

Involved in fruit crops

[Citrus Industry @CitrusIndustry]

A major milestone in citrus innovation!🌱 The newly developed Carricea rootstock has moved closer to commercialization, marking progress in the fight against citrus greening (HLB) and strengthening long-term recovery efforts for the industry. Read more: https://t.co/o5UCxa3qNj

[National Grape Research Alliance @GrapeResearch]

Not grapes, but cool: Dropcopter drones “robot bees” to pollinate orchards as bee numbers fall and costs rise. The dinner-plate-size drones cover ~40 acres in 4 hours and have boosted yields by ~25% in almonds and ~45% in cherries. #graperesearch https://t.co/LngHQ4AmK5

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

Multi-season soil–leaf analysis in kinnow highlighted stable nutrient antagonism under calcareous conditions:

Ca dominance → Mg suppression
Zn chemical sufficiency ≠ physiological uptake
High N/K → vegetative partitioning

#kinnow_mandarin

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

https://t.co/0tofHrDP3Q

[Sam Knowlton @samdknowlton]

Florida's citrus industry has collapsed from 244 million boxes of oranges in 1997-98 to just 12 million projected for 2024-25—a devastating 95% decline driven by citrus greening disease.

This catastrophe resulted from decades of industrial farming that abandoned soil-building practices for chemical-intensive methods, creating weakened trees vulnerable to disease.

As Brazil's citrus industry now follows the same path with 44% of trees already infected, Florida's empty groves serve as both a warning about industrial agriculture's risks and proof that regenerative farming can still restore even severely degraded systems.

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

@opcitex What are your thoughts? @opcitex

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

https://t.co/6YP1mlnyZB

[Citrus Physiology @treecophys]

We found that introducing anthocyanins to citrus leaves protected photochemistry with some costs to photosynthesis activity.

[carlos mesejo @cmesejo]

Citrus ovary has sigmoidal growth

[Growing Produce @GrowingProduce]

California #Citrus Takes On and Deals With Big Hits From Thrips
https://t.co/TB7Wj6az2E

#CropProtection @CaCitrusMutual

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

@AQP_CEBAS @CEBAS_CSIC @micaSScarvajal Which microbes will be studied?

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

Now, the plant is fully loaded with lush green leaves and good number of fruits, which is a good sign of its recovery and better hope for the upcoming season.<<-
Pic -2 plant condition right now
🌳🍊

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

(🍊) Recovery mode(🍊)
->>With the synergistic effect of the new sapling on the old plant's root system as well as repeated application of fungicides and fertilizers (organic + chemical), we have saved a 10 years old Kinnow plant.
#kinnow_mandarin #HLB #phytophthora #citrus

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

@AgricultManuel @cmesejo Beautiful 🍊

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

https://t.co/ppfAmAEOOF

[OpenCitrusExperience @opcitex]

"Scent of mechanically induced citrus volatiles influence the behavior of hibiscus mealybugs, Nipaecoccus viridis.
They are repelled by a-Humulene, b-Elemene & b-Carryophyllene, can potentially be used as repellent in managing hibiscus mealybug infestation."

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

@opcitex

[Horticulturezone @Horticzone]

@mesurasoft What are the soil properties there?i.e Soil type, Soil ph, organic carbon, ec and other nutrient status?