Huanglongbing as a Persistent Threat to Citriculture in Latin America [PDF]
BiologyCitrus commercial species are the most important fruit crops in the world; however, their cultivation is seriously threatened by the fast dispersion of emerging diseases, including Huanglongbing (HLB) citrus greening.
Jael Arely Cervantes-Santos +9 more
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CITRICULTURE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL EVALUATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF UNCERTAINTY [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Fruticultura, 2015 The citriculture consists in several environmental risks, as weather changes and pests, and also consists in considerable financial risk, mainly due to the period ofreturn on the initial investment.
Danilo Simões, Paulo André de Oliveira
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Citrus Pruning in the Mediterranean Climate: A Review [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Pruning is a common practice in citrus for various reasons. These include controlling and shaping the canopy; improving phytosanitary health, productivity, and fruit quality; and facilitating operations such as harvesting and phytosanitary treatments ...
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The unsung women of citriculture: bridging science and society through macro and micro analysis for improved technology adoption in citrus value chain [PDF]
Frontiers in SociologyIntroductionWomen constitute 43% of the global agricultural workforce, and remain largely undocumented in several sectors, especially citrus farming (citriculture).
Sangeeta Bhattacharyya +7 more
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Characterization of the Spanish Pomegranate Germplasm Collection Maintained at the Agricultural Experiment Station of Elche to Identify Promising Breeding Materials [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Pomegranates were one of the first domesticated fruit crops, and their long history resulted in the development of local cultivars all over the world. Spain is one of the main producers and exporters of this crop in the Mediterranean Basin, but in order ...
Elena Zuriaga +3 more
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Annals of Agricultural & Crop Sciences, 2022 Sustain citriculture faces various environmental challenges like rising temperature, increase solar radiation, and warm nights during flower bud induction, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Shading net represents an intermediate solution to maintain the growth and productivity of citrus trees under fluctuation in climate conditions.
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Drought and Salinity in Citriculture: Optimal Practices to Alleviate Salinity and Water Stress
Agronomy, 2021 Among the various abiotic stresses, drought is the major factor limiting crop productivity worldwide. Citrus has been recognized as a fruit tree crop group of great importance to the global agricultural sector since there are 140 citrus-producing ...
Vasileios Ziogas +2 more
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Climate Change and Citriculture: A Bibliometric Analysis
Agronomy, 2023 Citrus are the most produced fruits worldwide. It is expected that these crops will be severely affected by climate change. However, the literature lacks works that attempt to understand the influence of climate change on citrus.
Júlia Boscariol Rasera +6 more
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Amicoumacins produced by the native citrus microbiome isolate Bacillus safensis inhibit the Huanglongbing-associated bacterial pathogen “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyHuanglongbing (HLB) is a devastating citrus disease associated with the gram-negative, phloem-limited, and unculturable bacterium “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas),” which is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri.
Flávia C. Vieira +12 more
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