Use of cover crops in Florida's citrus industry: History and resurgence, current practices, challenges, and opportunities

LM Hallman, JP Fox, L Rossi - HortTechnology, 2024 - journals.ashs.org
Cover crops have a long and significant history in Florida's citrus industry. During the late
1800s and early 1900s, they were widely used to enhance soil quality, boost fertility, and …

Impact of ground applied micronutrients on root growth and fruit yield of severely Huanglongbing-affected grapefruit trees

LM Hallman, DM Kadyampakeni, RS Ferrarezi… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Citrus greening (huanglongbing, HLB) is a bacterial disease caused by Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) and vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina …

Use of hardwood mulch applications to improve soil characteristics of Alfisols used in Florida citrus production

LM Hallman, JM Santiago, JP Fox, M Pitino… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Improving soil fertility is a top priority in Florida's citrus growing regions,
especially in the age of Huanglongbing (HLB; also known as citrus greening). This disease …

Uptake of micronutrients in severely HLB-affected grapefruit trees grown on Florida Indian River flatwood soils

LM Hallman, DM Kadyampakeni… - Journal of Plant …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Citrus greening (HLB, huanglongbing) is caused by the phloem-limited bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and vectored by the Asian citrus psyllid. To combat HLB …