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HEALTHY CITRUS TREES MAY HOLD ANSWER TO GREENING DISEASE

We’re in a Even amidst groves rife with green- Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is wcoswalt@ul.edu. In Highlands Coun-
war. Although ing, some citrus trees have managed to on the front line. Growers need to tell ty, contact Laurie Hurner at lhurner@

our weapons thrive. Why? We’re not sure. Maybe their extension agents about any trees ul.edu. In Hardee and DeSoto coun-
are insecticides there’s something in the soil. Maybe that somehow are escaping greening. ties, contact Dr. Stephen Futch at shf@
by PHILLIP RUCKS
and nutritional there is something diferent about the Extension agents will then arrange with ul.edu.

sprays instead
trees.
the growers to inspect the escape trees. Growers also should know that new
We want to ind out why. At the Cit- Dr. Harold W. Browning, CRDF’s chief trees they purchase are required by law of riles and grenades, the battle against
rus Research Development Foundation executive oicer, says researchers will try to be injected with a systemic insecti- the greening disease is real. he Asian

(CRDF) in Lake Alfred, researchers will to determine if the trees are truly resis- cide. his injection will protect the foli- psyllid and Huanglongbing (HLB) are
be studying these escape trees to see if tant to HLB, or if something in the soil is age from the feeding psyllids that spread threatening the life of the citrus industry.
we can ind a solution to greening— and keeping them healthy.
HLB for a 60 day period.
Every grower needs to be alert, and

win this war.
Growers in Polk and Hillsborough LETʼS WIN THIS WAR TOGETHER!
informed. hat’s why I want you to
University of Florida/Institute of
counties should contact Chris Oswalt at
know about the escape program.

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PONGAMIA
CITRUS
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• Licensed grower of low chill • Hardy versatile tree that can • Produce oilseed bearing nuts • New greening- tolerant root
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•Provides crop protection from feed
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• Low chill varieties ideal for wind and disease
• Drought resistant and saline citrus nursery in US

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• Reduces soil loss, nutrition loss, tolerant “drop-in” crop
• DNA tested true- to- type citrus
• Licensed for new released agriculture chemical drift and
• No known major production varieties and rootstocks
varieties
irrigation loss
related diseases or pests
available.

• Now contracting for 2014- 2015
• Now contracting for 2014- 2015
• Grows on under productive land
• Now contracting for 2015

PHILLIP RUCKS CITRUS NURSERY, INC. 863-635-1948 • rucksnursery@aol.com

P.O. Box 1318 Frostproof, FL 33843 • www.ruckscitrusnursery.com
Phillip Rucks, Owner
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