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Organic Vegetable Gardening
... are (a) conserves soil moisture, (b) conserves nutrients, (c) reduces soil erosion, (d) reduces crop loss due to nematodes, (e) reduces weed growth, (f) provides barrier between fruit and soil ... to contact an independent certifying agency such as Florida Organic Growers (FOG) and Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA). MORE INFORMATION Additional information about organic gardening may be found ...
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Deciduous Fruit for North Florida
... to-manage planting. Blackberries thrive on virtually all soils. Complete crop loss due to late spring frosts is less than for ... cut back rather severely. For commercial production, no fruit crop has such a demanding pruning requirement. However, satisfactorily producing ... trellis. Grapevines often bleed from pruning cuts. This harmless loss of sap (mostly water) usually stops completely when leaves ...
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Dooryard Fruit Varieties
... state called the rest period. Generally, this is associated with short days, cold weather and loss of leaves. Exposure to winter temperatures for a certain length of time prepares the plant ... when at least 2 of these varieties are planted together. 5Acid citrus bears the largest crop in late summer, but some fruit ripen all year. 6Not considered cold hardy and should ...
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Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove Under Changing Water Table Levels
... drop begins, remove a portion of the tree canopy. This will reduce the leaf water loss (transpirational load) from the root system so the remaining leaves do not desiccate and die ... addition, view adjacent property for what agricultural activity is occurring, e.g., container nursery, fruit crop, vegetable crop, and potential signs of flood damage (e.g., dead plants). Speak with potential neighbors ...
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Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
... some residents, that could mean the opportunity to grow some exciting tropical and subtropical fruit crop alternatives. The south Florida climate offers the opportunity to successfully produce a surprising variety of ... sliced and consumed fresh. Papaya ringspot virus can be a problem causing stunting and fruit loss; at present there is no control for this disease. Papaya fruit fly is another problem ...
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Pesticide Labeling: Labeling Claims
... user of the product. Introduction You receive a call from your crop care consultant and he informs you that his field scouts had ... corn crop that morning. He estimates that you have about two days to make an application in order to avoid significant economic loss. You ... provide control of fall armyworm that is at threshold levels in your crop? Knowing that an infestation of fall armyworm can quickly ...
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Making the Transition from Conventional to Organic Farming Using Conservation Tillage in Florida
... frost to kill the cover crop or choosing a cover crop that will mature prior to planting the cash crop. Croplands can be certified ... a way to establish a good legume crop is not generally recommended because it results in loss of organic matter. It is a ... from those who have done it successfully before planting the crop. References Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. 2003. Soil organic matter. ...
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Weed Management in Sugarcane - 2006
... Navigator (Click Here) ---------------------------------- Top of Document Crop Rotation Crop Competition Cultivation Herbicides Footnotes Disclaimer Copyright Infomation Weed Management ... if adequate control measures are not implemented. Crop Competition Crop competition for sunlight is one of the most ... is very helpful in reducing weed competition. The loss of cane stools in ratoon crops due to rodent ...
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Tree Density, Hedging, and Topping
... By facilitating more efficient fertilizer uptake from root systems and better spray interception of crop protection chemicals by tree canopies, higher density plantings provide earlier returns on investment ... grow outside their allocated space. Continued canopy growth and crowding causes poor light penetration, loss of lower leaves and bearing wood, relocation of fruiting to the upper canopy area ...
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Management of Soil and Water for Vegetable Production in Southwest Florida
... is provided, and smaller sized fruit with resulting loss of revenue. Table 3. Amount of water contained in selected crops at indicated yields. Crop Water content Average Yield Water sold (1gal = ... organic matter to retain nutrients. However, the possibility of loss of these nutrients to the environment, rather than to the intended vegetable crop, is of great concern in southwest Florida. Figure 10 ...
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