Category: Crops

CIR1415/PI055 Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Guava and Wax Jambu

Revised! Circular 1415, a 6-page fact sheet by Mark A. Mossler and Jonathan Crane, profiles these tropical plants of the Myrtaceae family — production facts, regions, and practices; insect/mite, weed, disease, and nematode management; and key contacts. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI055

SSAGR324/AG334 ‘AP-4’, a Medium Maturity, Large Seeded Peanut Variety with Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt

SS-AGR-324, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Barry L. Tillman and Daniel W. Gorbet, describes this peanut variety was released by UF/IFAS in 2007 based on its competitive pod yield and excellent seed grade—total sound mature kernel percentage (TSMK), providing the results of tests in three locations over three years. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG334

SL295/SS508 Review of Current Sugarcane Fertilizer Recommendations: A Report from the UF/IFAS Sugarcane Fertilizer Standards Task Force

SL-295, a 6-page report by K.T. Morgan, J.M. McCray, R.W. Rice, R.A. Gilbert and L.E. Baucum, reports the findings of a task force of Florida agronomists and soil scientists, agents and local grower representatives. It includes a review of the current fertilizer recommendations for sugarcane, a review of recent sugarcane fertilizer research, and an assessment of the gaps and recommended research priorities. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS508

SL306/TR003 Sunn Hemp – A Cover Crop in Florida

Revised! SL-306 (formerly SS-AGR-96), a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Waldemar Klassen, Edward A. Hanlon, Jr., describes this green manure crop that has been grown for centuries in Southeast Asia — origin and distribution, description, uses, production and harvest, and seed production. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TR003

PI217 Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Pecan

PI217, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Mark A. Mossler, profiles this nut crop commercially grown in the northern and western regions of the state — production facts, regions and practices, as well as management of mites and insects, weeds, diseases and nematodes. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI217

HS765/MG367 Sustainability Assessment of Fruit and Nut Crops in North Florida and North Central Florida

Revised! HS-765, an 18-page illustrated article by Peter C. Andersen, Jeffrey G. Williamson, and Timothy E. Crocker, summarizes the degree of adaptation of deciduous fruit and nut species in Florida and identifies cultivars that are recommended for trial in various locations in Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG367

AN223 Triticale as a Forage Crop for the Southeastern United States

AN223, a 5-page fact sheet by Bob Myer, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, and Ron Barnett, reintroduces this man-made cross of wheat and rye that has potential as a grain crop or forage crop in the Southeastern United States — results of forage yield trials, present status as forage, nutritional value, and recommended varieties. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN223

SSAGR320/AG330 Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) Overview and Management

SS-AGR-320, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Yoana Newman, Joao Vendramini, Lynn E. Sollenberger, and Ken Quesenberry, describes this warm-season perennial grass that is well adapted to flatwoods sites in Florida — history and released cultivars, yield, nutritive values, animal performance, planting, management, utilization, and insects and plant diseases. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG330

HS1159 Estimating Copper, Manganese and Zinc Micronutrients in Fungicide Applications

HS1159, an 8-page fact sheet by Bee Ling Poh, Amanda Gevens, Eric Simonne, and Crystal Snodgrass, uses tomato as an example to list common sources of micronutrients in common fungicides, estimates micronutrient applications for an entire crop, and discusses the availability of these micronutrients so that the contributions of these sources of micronutrients can be factored in to the fertilizer programs for vegetable crops. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS1159

CIR1417/PI057 Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Atemoya and Sugar Apple

Revised! Circular 1417, a 6-page circular by Mark A. Mossler and Jonathan Crane, profiles production facts, regions, and practices; pest management recommendations; and key contacts for Florida producers of these deciduous tropical fruits of the Annonaceae family. Includes references. Published by the UF Pesticide Information Office, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI057

SL301/SS514 Soil Structure in Everglades Agricultural Area Histosols: Effects on Carbon Sequestration and Subsidence

SL-301, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by A.L. Wright and E. A. Hanlon, discusses organic soil oxidation relative to storing or releasing carbon and nitrogen, evaluates effects of cultivation, and uses this information to predict long-term outcomes for agricultural production and reclamation. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS514

4H-PSJ-20/4H004 Florida 4-H Horticulture Identification and Judging: Contest Rules and Glossary

Revised! 4H-PSJ-20, a 16-page illustrated fact sheet by Jeffrey G. Williamson, Sydney Park Brown, and Tom Wichman, provides guidelines and information for Florida 4H members and Master Gardeners interested in horticulture and/or in participating in state contests held annually at 4-H Congress or the Master Gardener Annual Conference. This publication combines and supercedes 4H-PSJ-20 (Rules and Glossary), 4H-PSJ-21 (Flowers and Foliage Plants), 4H-PSJ-22 (Fruits and Nuts), 4H-PSJ-23 (Ornamentals), 4H-PSJ-24 (Vegetables) and 4H-PSJ-25 (Score Sheet). Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4H004

SL303/SS516 Recommended Fertilizer Rates for Vegetables Grown in Raised-Bed, Mulched Cultural Systems

SL-303, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by George Hochmuth and Edward Hanlon, explains the linear bed foot (LBF) concept and provides easy-to-use tables for converting a fertilizer recommendation from pounds per acre to pounds per 100 LBF. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS516

AN220 Datil Pepper Summer Sausage: An Innovative Product Using Florida Datil Peppers

AN220, a 4-page fact sheet by Sally K. Williams, Noufoh Djeri, Edsel Redden, David Dinkins, and David Bearl, describes a new summer sausage product featuring the datil pepper, which has been grown in the St. Augustine area for around 230 years — the formulation and the the results of taste tests. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN220

HS200/WG040 Weed Control in Tomato

Revised! HS-200, a 5-page fact-sheet by William M. Stall, explains the increased importance of weed management in tomato production due to the introduction of the sweet potato whitefly. It discusses management in all areas of the farm, as well as post harvest vine dessication. Includes a table listing chemical weed controls for tomatoes in Florida. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WG040

CIR1039/AE080 Treating Irrigation Systems with Chlorine

Revised! Circular 1039, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Kati W. Migliaccio, Brian Boman and Gary A. Clark, provides a guide for using chlorine to treat inhibiting microorganism buildup in irrigation systems. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AE080

HS1155 Production and Marketing of Chestnuts in the Southern United States

HS-1155, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert C. Hochmuth, Robert D. Wallace, Peter J. Van Blokland, and Jeffrey G. Williamson, provides information about these species of the beech family, which could make a viable alternative crop for small farmers in Florida who are looking to diversify their operations — history, economics, species and hybrids, nut quality and grades, propagation, location and site, orchard planting and production, pruning, pest management, pollination and nut formation, harvesting and storage, processing, marketing, and nutrition. Published by the UF Horticultural Sciences Department, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS1155

FOR224/FR286 Potential Woody Species and Species Attributes for Windbreaks in Florida

FOR-224, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Michael G. Andreu, Bijay Tamang, Donald L. Rockwood, and Melissa H. Friedman, discusses attributes affecting species selection decisions when designing living windbreaks. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, June 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR286

SSAGR323/AG333 Peanut Variety Performance in Florida, 2005 – 2008

SS-AGR-323, a 14-page illustrated fact sheet by Barry Tillman, Mark Gomillion, George Person, Justin McKinney and Bill Thomas, provides data from University of Florida trials conducted in Florida at IFAS research centers located in Gainesville (Citra), Marianna, and Jay from 2005-2008. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG333