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The best overall source of citrus information for students and growers alike (including students working on Science Fair Projects)
is the

Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS)
which has replaced FAIRS
and a special science fair site - PlanetAg

Vitamin C and Citrus Juices - All you wanted to know about vitamin C and good information for science fair projects.

For Young Children, visit:
Dole's Cool Stuff about Citrus
FL Dept. of Citrus Kids Page
FACTS - Florida Academic Counseling and
Tracking for Students
Toy Box Creations (Click on the Nutra Fruit Heroes)
Honey Bees and Citrus

General Citrus Information

Bacterial Citrus Canker Information - including color pictures and symptoms

Florida homeowners and growers with questions or concerns about citrus canker may call the Canker Project offices in Immokalee at 941-658-3684 or the State toll-free hotline at 800-850-3781.
Maps of Citrus Canker Finds and Quarantine Areas
Requirements For Receiving Fruit From Citrus Canker Quarantine Areas

Sites for information on citrus pest introduction into Florida

Pest Alert - This site usually has the most up-to-date information.
Division of Plant Industry Home Page - from the Florida Department of Agriculture

weekly: Citrus Administrative Committee Weekly Florida Citrus Fruit Utilization Report

Some good books that you can purchase from Florida Science Source and Amazon.com that provide good information on growing citrus (Note: By purchasing books from Florida Science Source or Amazon.com, through any of the links found on these citrus pages, you will help support The Ultimate Citrus Page):

Biology of Citrus (Biology of Horticultural Crops)
Citrus Growing in Florida
Citrus Industry : Crop Protection (Vol. 4)
Citrus Industry : Crop Protection, Postharvest Technology and Early History of Citrus Research in California (Vol.5)
Compendium of Citrus Disease
Florida Citrus Diagnostic Guide
The Orange Book - Great New book!
Additional books of interest as well as more details on the books above can be found on the Citrus Books Page.

Crop Profile for Oranges and Grapefruit - From USDA's Office of Pest Management Policy (OPMP) to help EPA reregister pest control products as the agency implements the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).

USDA Standards (in Adobe PDF Format):

Florida Citrus Varieties

Gallery of Citrus Pictures and Mechanical Harvester Photo Gallery

Vitamin C and Citrus Juices - All you wanted to know about vitamin C and good information for science fair projects.

keylime.com - Everything you wanted to know about keylimes

Visit the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service's home page.

Get the latest USDA Citrus Crop Estimate and other Crop Reports

Visit the Florida State Department of Agriculture Home Page

Louis Dreyfus Citrus - has a lot of good world citrus economic information

The Fruit Pages - everything you want to know about fruit.

The History of The Ultimate Citrus Page

Citrus Production Manager's Resources

Florida Citrus BMP Programs

Florida Citrus Grower's Flower Bud Induction Guide 2004/2005

Citrus Grower's PFD Hotline: 1-800-248-7878

Florida homeowners and growers with questions or concerns about citrus canker may call the Canker Project offices in Immokalee at 941-658-3684 or the State toll-free hotline at 800-850-3781.

Florida Citrus Risk Management Home Page

Citrus Pathology Research and Extension Program

Citrus Administrative Committee Weekly Florida Citrus Fruit Utilization Report - weekly

UF-IFAS Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Program website

Florida Citrus Budwood Registration Bureau

Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council

Management of Diaprepes in SW Florida Citrus

Management of Diaprepes in Indian River Florida Citrus

University of Florida's

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, IFAS
Citrus Research & Education Center in Lake Alfred, FL
- Grower Decision Aids
Southwest Florida Research & Education Center in Immokalee, FL and their Citrus Horticultural Page
St. Lucie County Cooperative Extension
Indian River Research & Education Center in Ft. Pierce, FL
Florida Citrus Agents Web Site

Florida Southern College

Horticultural Science - Offering a 4-year degree in citrus
Florida Citrus Archives

IPM - Insect Population Modeling - from IFAS

The Florida Citrus CD-ROM from UF/IFAS - Order online

Extension Digital Information Source (EDIS) for most published information about the Florida Citrus Industry by the University of Florida and IFAS.

FAWN - Florida Automated Weather Network - Near real-time weather data from selected sites around the Florida Citrus Belt.

Bacterial Citrus Canker Information - including color pictures and symptoms

A&L Labs - An agricultural and environmental lab offering water, soils, plant tissue and nutritional testing.

MSDS SEARCH - has links to MSDS Sheets from most manufacturers.

Crop Protection Companies

Agra Chem Sales Co., Inc.
Aventis CropScience
- Aventis Citrus Experts - Information on Temik®
BASF Crop Protection
Cerexagri, Inc.
Certis USA
Diamond R Fertilizer
Dow AgroSciences
Dupont Agricultural Products
Eden Bioscience
Helena Chemical Company
Integrated BioControl Systems, Inc.
Syngenta
EntoNet - a central repository of agricultural insect and disease data for citrus.
Uniroyal Chemical - makers of Micromite
Valent

Crop Data Management Systems, Inc. - has links to MSDS Sheets and Product Labels from most manufacturers.

Featured Creatures - This site provides in-depth profiles of insects, mites, plant diseases, and similar organisms that are interest to Florida's residents.

Sprayer Technology News - The magazine committed to improving agricultural spray applications worldwide.

Florida Southern College

Horticultural Science - Offering a 4-year degree in citrus
Florida Citrus Archives

CPM - Crop Protection Manager - has links to MSDS sheets and crop protection product labels.

CPM Magazine for Florida

Frostproof Growers Supply - Frostproof.com - the agricultural supermarket of the Internet

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) - learn about the agency responsible for enforcing migrant labor laws and download employee forms.

U.S. Department of Labor- The US Department of Labor web site.

USDA Standards (in Adobe PDF Format):

GEMPLER'S Online Farm Store - A mail order resource for Agriculture, Horticulture, Gardening, IPM and Forestry Products. Gemplers

Fact Sheet on the Brown Citrus Aphid

US Citrus and Subtropical Products Research Laboratory - USDA-ARS

Citrus Administrative Committee Weekly Florida Citrus Fruit Utilization Report

Hail Shield Inc. - Hail Storm Protection Equipment for your citrus grove.

Circle One International, Inc. - The World Leader in Sustainable Agriculture

Fresh Citrus Post Harvest & Market Information

The University of Florida's Postharvest Site - The site includes many postharvest resources, including the complete library of Citrus Packinghouse Newsletters.

Fact Sheets on Post Harvest Diseases of Citrus from the Scientific Research Department of the Florida Department of Citrus.

Postharvest Florida Citrus Information Guide

Preview the latest in Citrus Mechanical Harvesting: Visit the new Photo Gallery; then, to keep up with the latest news, Subscribe to Citrus News

Florida Citrus Production Trends 1999-00 Through 2008-09 (March 17, 1999)

Citrus Fruit Life Tracking System - The quality of fresh fruit is of vital importance, not only to the retailers and customers, but also to distributors, packing houses and producers. A system to help that the produce reaches the market place in the best possible condition has been developed, aiming specifically at citrus fruit. The developed systems incorporates and integrates sensors, databases and expert knowledge to help with every aspect of the citrus fruit life cycle.

Top 25 Florida Fresh Fruit Shippers

CitraNet

Colour Vision Systems, Inc. - Colour Vision Systems is the world leader in automated grading and sorting systems for the fresh fruit industry.

FAIN - Citrus Preservation and Freshness Maintenance Cartons from Nippon Container Corporation.

USDA AMS Market News Reports - Fruit & Vegetable

USDA FAS - Foreign Agricultural Service - Reports on citrus production and imports/exporrts from foreign producers.

US Citrus and Subtropical Products Research Laboratory - USDA-ARS

Today's Market Prices - world wide agricultural market prices.

Homeowner Information for Dooryard Citrus

Florida Citrus Varieties

Florida homeowners and growers with questions or concerns about citrus canker may call the Canker Project offices in Immokalee at 941-658-3684 or the State toll-free hotline at 800-850-3781.

Citrus Growing in Florida, 4th Edition - by Larry K. Jackson and Fred Davies - This new 1999 release is a great book for Home Citrus Growing!

Winter Leaf Drop (WLD) occurring at container grown Citrus trees

All About Citrus and Subtropical Fruits - by Ortho Books, Maggie Blyth Klein, Paul Moore - This book is for the gardener who wants to grow citrus and discover the unusual world of subtropical fruits.

Download the following Adobe PDF Documents from the University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service. These may take 1 - 4 minutes to download. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, click here:

Growing Citrus in the Dooryard
Diagnosing Dooryard Citrus Problems
Citrus Propagation - How to graft or bud your citrus tree
Citrus Pruning - How to prune your citrus tree

Citrus Propagation and Rootstocks

Mister Landscaper - Suppliers of Low-Volume Irrigation Jets for the Homeowner from Maxijet

Health and Care Questions on planting and growing dooryard citrus trees from McCann Citrus Tree Nursery

Featured Creatures - This site provides in-depth profiles of insects, mites, plant diseases, and similar organisms that are interest to Florida's residents.

keylime.com - Everything you wanted to know about keylimes

Oranges - by John A. McPhee - Great book! "McPhee chronicles orange farmers struggling with frost and horticulturists' new breeds of citrus, oranges come to seem a microcosm of man's relationship with nature."

General Agriculture Information

The University of Florida's AgriGator page.

The Cyber-Farm - from Ohio State

AgricultureLaw.com - the web site dedicated to providing farmers and ranchers with the most complete source of information and ideas on agricultural policy.

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