HS1135/HS386 Buckwheat: A Cool-Season Cover Crop for Florida Vegetable Systems

HS-1135, a 7-page illustrated fact-sheet by Danielle Treadwell and Pei-wen Huang, describes this “pseudocereal” commonly grown as a cover crop in the southeast, growth habits, environmental requirements, role as a nutrient catch crop, interactions with insects, potential for weed control and weed suppression, and economics. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, February 2008.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS386

ENH979/EP236 Homeowner Best Management Practices for the Home Lawn

Revised! ENH-979, a 5-page illustrated fact-sheet by Laurie E. Trenholm, provides easy-to-follow tips for maintaining a healthy lawn without polluting ground or surface water resources. It describes how to apply and store fertilizer, how to mow and irrigate your home lawn, and best practices for managing weeds effectively. Includes a table of recommended fertilizer rates for various home lawn grass species. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, December 2007.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP236

HS1132/HS384 Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Diseases Exotic to Florida

HS1132, an 8-page illustrated fact-sheet by Timothy M. Spann, Ryan A. Atwood, Jamie D. Yates, Ronald H. Brlansky, and Kuang-Ren Chung, focuses on five citrus diseases exotic to Florida: black spot, citrus leprosis, citrus tristeza virus-stem pitting (CTV-SP), citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), and sweet orange scab. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, February 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS384

ENH1074/EP341 Performance of Native Florida Plants under North Florida Conditions

ENH-1074, a 22-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey Norcini, provides results of a study evaluating 15 cultivars of native wildflowers for performance in North Florida landscape conditions in Quincy, FL. Includes description, performance, and graph of appearance rating throughout the year for each wildflower. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, November 2007.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP341

ENH1092/EP356 Tropical Foliage Plant Development: Origin of New Cultivars

ENH-1092, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny and J. Chen, describes three avenues for new tropical foliage plants to enter the commercial trade — plant acquisition and collection from the wild, selection of natural or induced mutations, and hybridization — and how new introductions are evaluated. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, January 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP356

PP248/MG441- PP251/MG444 Guidelines for Identification and Management of Plant Disease Problems (series)

PP248/MG441- PP251/MG444, a 4-part series by Aaron Palmateer, Ken Pernezny, Monica Elliott and Nikol Havranek, are new additions to the Master Gardener Handbook. They provide beginning Master Gardener volunteers with methods for taking a systematic approach to diagnosis of plant disease problems. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, February 2008.

Part I. Eliminating Insect Damage and Abiotic Disorders
Part II. Diagnosing Plant Diseases Caused by Fungi, Bacteria and Viruses
Part III. Managing Plant Diseases
Part IV. Plant Health Questions to Ask the Client
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_SERIES_Guidelines_to_Identification_and_Management_of_Plant_Disease_Problems

HS1131/HS383 Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Greening Disease

HS1131, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Timothy M. Spann, Ryan A. Atwood, Jamie D. Yates, Michael E. Rogers and Ronald H. Brlansky, describes this most devastating disease of citrus, which has limited citrus production in many citrus-growing areas of the world — why homeowners should be concerned about it, it’s bacterial causal agent and Asian Citrus Psyllid vector, what plants are affected, symptoms, how to detect greening, and how to manage greening and psyllids. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, February 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS383

HS1118/HS373 Optimum Planting Dates for Intercropped Cucumber, Squash, and Muskmelon with Strawberry

HS1118, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Bielinski M. Santos and Alicia J. Whidden, presents the results of a study to determine the most appropriate planting dates for cucumber, summer squash, and muskmelon intercropped with strawberry, and the effects of intercroppping on strawberry yields. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, October 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS373

HS1122/HS375 An Iodine-Based Starch Test to Assist in Selecting Leaves for HLB Testing

HS1122, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Ed Etxeberria, Pedro Gonzalez, William Dawson and Timothy Spann, presents an IFAS-developed version of a rapid, simple field diagnostic tool for Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) and how to interpret the results. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, December 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS375

HS1129/HS381 Dooryard Citrus Production: the Value of the Florida Citrus Industry to Florida Residents

HS1129, a 4-page fact sheet by Timothy M. Spann, Ryan A. Atwood, and Jamie D. Yates, provides facts on production, economic value, the health of the citrus industry, and the non-economic value of the citrus industry in Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, February 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS381

HS1125/HS342 Florida Subtropical Peaches: General Concepts and Cultivars Recommended for Grower Trials

HS1125, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Ferguson, P. Andersen, J. Chaparro, and J. Williamson, discusses general concepts of subtropical production for commercial growers and homeowners and recommends cultivars for grower trials. Includes a table of chilling hours for several Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, January 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS342

HS1117/HS371 2007 Citrus Canker and Greening Handling Protocols for Master Gardener Plant Clinics

HS1117, a 4-page illustrated trifold brochure by Timothy M. Spann, Ryan A. Atwood, and Jamie D. Yates, provides Master Gardeners with tips and procedures for handling citrus disease questions. Includes identification tips, flowchart for telephone calls, how to handle samples, contact information for citrus extension agents, and lists of counties with greening and canker positive . Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, September 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS371

HS1116/HS370 Nitrogen Fertilization of Strawberry Cultivars: Is Preplant Starter Fertilizer Needed?

HS1116, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Bielinski M. Santos and Alicia J. Whidden, presents the results of studies conducted to determine whether using preplant starter N fertilization increases strawberry early and total yield. Includes reference. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, January 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS370

HS1126/HS376 Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.): A summer cover crop for Florida vegetable producers

HS1126, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Danielle D. Treadwell and Mike Alligood, summarizes the recommended cultural practices to help vegetable growers grow a successful summer cover crop and to optimize the amount of nitrogen that is returned to a vegetable crop. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, January 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS376