Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

Citrus Horticulture

CITRUS HORTICULTURE

The Citrus Horticulture program focus on researching and adopting new production practices to combat citrus greening and improve citrus production in southwest Florida.

Educational Videos

Fernando Alferez

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Citrus Horticulture

alferez@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
Tel:(239) 658-3426
Fax:(239) 658-3403

Florida Citrus Production Guide Effective and safe citrus production strategies for use in commercial groves.

Successful science: Mesh now covers about 1 million citrus trees in Florida, keeping Asian citrus psyllids at bay

As recently as five years ago, Florida citrus growers did not routinely put...

University of Florida/IFAS awarded over $16 million in research grants to fight citrus disease

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural...

What Growers Can Do Post-Hurricane Ian to improve Groves

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- Hurricane Ian’s impact on Florida’s citrus growers is...