This concise, comprehensive book combines the practical day-to-day aspects of citrus growing with underlying horticultural principles in a clear, easy-to-read style. Designed for both commercial growers responsible for acres of citrus as well as homeowners with one or two trees in their yard, the revisions in this edition cover new regulation, new pests and diseases, new issues in marketing and selling citrus, and best practices for growing the tart, tangy, sweet, and juicy fruits tat define the flavor of the Sunshine State. Book jacket.

Frederick S. Davies is professor of horticulture at the University of Florida, where he has taught for thirty years. Larry K. Jacksonis professor emeritus of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, where he taught for thirty-two years. Both are active in the Florida citrus industry.

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Plates	p. xi
List of Tables	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
World, United States, and Florida Production	p. 1
Early History and Origins	p. 1
World Production Regions	p. 4
United States Production Regions	p. 6
Commercial Uses of Citrus	p. 19
Climate and Soils	p. 21
Climatic Regions	p. 21
Climatic Considerations	p. 23
Soils	p. 33
Current Soil Classifications	p. 35
Systematics and Botany	p. 42
History	p. 42
Current Systematics	p. 43
Descriptions of the True Citrus Group	p. 45
Botany and Life Cycle	p. 53
Cultivars and Cultivar Improvement	p. 63
Cultivars and Hybrids	p. 63
Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) Cultivars and Hybrids	p. 67
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.)	p. 74
The Mandarins (Tangerines)	p. 83
Lemons (Citrus limon Burm. f.)	p. 96
Limes (Citrus aurantifolia [Christm.] Swingle)	p. 99
Citrons (Citrus medica L.)	p. 102
Cultivar Improvement	p. 103
Rootstocks and Rootstock Improvement	p. 106
General Characteristics	p. 106
Lemon-Type Rootstocks	p. 107
Sour Orange-Type Rootstocks	p. 110
Sweet Orange Rootstocks	p. 111
Mandarin-Type Rootstocks	p. 112
Trifoliate Orange-Type Rootstocks	p. 113
Other Rootstocks	p. 115
New Rootstock Development	p. 116
Nursery Production and Propagation	p. 120
Propagation	p. 121
Recent Nursery Production Trends	p. 123
Nursery Rootstocks	p. 123
Budding Procedures	p. 125
Development of a Budded Nursery Tree	p. 130
Topworking	p. 136
Inarching	p. 136
Marcottage	p. 137
Site Selection, Grove Design, and Planting	p. 138
Site Selection	p. 139
Preparing the Site for Planting	p. 143
Grove Geometry	p. 144
Planting Young Trees	p. 148
Banking or Wrapping Newly Planted Trees	p. 152
Cultural Practices for Young, Nonbearing Groves	p. 154
Unbanking/Unwrapping	p. 154
Irrigation	p. 155
Fertilization	p. 157
Spraying	p. 161
Pruning	p. 162
Cultivation and Weed Control	p. 163
Cultural Practices for the Bearing Grove	p. 165
Fertilization	p. 165
The Essential Nutrient Elements	p. 170
The Citrus Fertilizer Program	p. 177
Plant Growth Regulators	p. 185
Irrigation	p. 188
Pruning and Training	p. 193
Cold Protection	p. 197
Grove Rehabilitation and Tree Resetting	p. 201
Pest, Disease, and Weed Management for the Bearing Grove	p. 204
Pest Management	p. 204
Citrus Pests and Diseases and Methods of Control	p. 208
Potentially Debilitating Diseases	p. 221
Biological Control of Pests	p. 224
Diseases Often Make Grove Rehabilitation Necessary	p. 225
Weed Control and Cultivation	p. 233
Harvesting, Maturity, and Grade Standards and Marketing	p. 240
Harvesting	p. 240
Quality Standards (Maturity)	p. 244
Fruit Sizes and Containers	p. 253
Grades	p. 254
Processing Fruit	p. 256
Packinghouse Operations	p. 258
Postharvest Fruit Disorders	p. 259
Determining the Value of Fruit	p. 259
Marketing the Crop	p. 260
Selling the Crop	p. 262
Citrus Fruits for Home Use	p. 265
Scion Cultivars and Rootstocks	p. 265
Site Selection and Tree Care	p. 268
Appendix	p. 281
Index	p. 297
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