Florida Citrus Production Practices: New Possibilities

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Tour Cost: $76 (includes lunch) Advance Registration Required Maximum Number Participants: 30 Coordinator: Barrett Gruber Other Guides/Escorts: Bill Castle, Jude Grosser, Arnold Schumann This day-long tour will encompass visits to some of the major citrus-producing regions in the state of Florida (including the central ridge and the eastern flatwoods). In the eastern flatwoods, participants will tour a grapefruit-rootstock trial on bedded groves and experimental trials of high-density and protected cultivation of young grapefruit trees. The tour group will then visit additional experimental plots in the central ridge region: a second genotype block where new rootstocks are being evaluated; and, and high-density, protected cultivation of young citrus trees. Itinerary Departure Time from the Rosen Plaza Hotel: 7:00AM 8:30-9:45 AM Premier Citrus-University of FL rootstock trial; Premier Citrus; Florida State Route 60, outside of Vero Beach, FL Description: Grapefruit-rootstock evaluation tour on bedded groves in the eastern flatwoods 10:15-11:00 AM University of Florida-Indian River Research & Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL Description: Experimental trial of protected & high-density production of fresh grapefruit 12:20-1:45 PM Lunch-Lake Wales Country Club; 2925 Florida State Route 60 East, Lake Wales, FL 2:00–3:00 PM St. Helena-OL-University of FL rootstock trial; St. Helena Rd; near Lake Wales, FL Description: Experimental rootstock evaluation trial in the central ridge region 3:30-4:30 PM University of Florida-Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL Description: Experimental trial of protected & high-density production of fresh citrus varieties.