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Included in this issue: Spotlight on . . . SWFREC Represents at Local Conference, SWFREC in the News Open House: Save the Date!, Upcoming Events

oranges

Citrus resistance against HLB

Citrus Seminar

Current progress in improving citrus resistance against HLB via CRISPR genome editing and other horticultural approaches by Dr. Nian Wang, UF/IFAS CREC
oranges

Managing Aggressive Weeds in Citrus.

Citrus Seminar

Managing Aggressive Weeds in Citrus: Long-Term Solutions and Practical Approaches Dr. Ramdas Kanissery, Associate Professor, Weed Science, UF/IFAS SWFREC
OTC injection

Research Update on OTC injections

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Most recent findings from completed and ongoing injection trials. by Dr. Ute Albrecht, Associate Professor in Plant Physiology, UF/IFAS SWFREC

Cover crop citrus

Improving citrus soil health

Citrus Seminar

Improving citrus soil health: methods and considerations. Dr. Sarah Strauss, UF/IFAS SWFREC
Artificial intelligence- (AI-) enabled technologies for precision citrus management

Artificial intelligence and Citrus

Citrus Seminar

Artificial intelligence- (AI-) enabled technologies for precision citrus management. Dr. Ioannis Ampatzidis, UF/IFAS SWFREC

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