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Citrus Soil pH Testing Procedures

EDIS, 2019
 Maintaining the correct soil pH is essential to ensure optimal plant growth and crop yield. This new two-page document is an instructional sheet for citrus soil pH testing, written by Kelly Morgan and published by the UF/IFAS Department ...
Kelly Morgan
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Citrus Soil pH Management

EDIS, 2019
Management of both soil pH and nutrients is required to maintain soil fertility levels and ensure economic agricultural production. Maintaining soil in the 6.0-6.5 pH range is best for most crops including citrus.
Kelly Morgan
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The Influence of Soil pH on Citrus Root Morphology and Nutrient Uptake Efficiency

HortScience
The production of citrus, a dominant fruit crop globally, is declining due to biotic constraints such as Huanglongbing (HLB) and abiotic stresses such as low or high soil pH.
Duplicate Sambani, Tripti Vashisth, Diane B. Bright, Davie M. Kadyampakeni   +3 more
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Low soil pH enhances fruit acidity by inhibiting citric acid degradation in lemon (Citrus lemon L.)

Horticulture Advances
Fruit acidity significantly influences fruit flavor, but the specific impact of soil pH on fruit acidity remains unclear. This study investigated the effects of various soil pH levels on fruit acidity and citric acid (CA) metabolism in lemon (Citrus ...
Songwei Wu, Guozhen Gao, Yuxia Du, Xiaomo Mo, Qiling Tan, Xuecheng Sun, Zhihao Dong, Chengxiao Hu   +7 more
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High Soil pH and Plastic-Shed Lead to Iron Deficiency and Chlorosis of Citrus in Coastal Saline–Alkali Lands: A Field Study in Xiangshan County

Horticulturae, 2023
Citrus are one of the most important fruit crops in the world, and the citrus hybrid cv. Beni-Madonna (BM) is widely cultivated in Xiangshan County in China because of its profitability.
Yili Zang, Yu Huang, Xiaoyan Chang, Jiuzhou Chen, Tianchi Jiang, Zhiying Wu, Lingli Lu, Shengke Tian   +7 more
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Integrated Soil Amendments Alleviate Subsoil Acidification and Enhance Ponkan Seedling Growth in a Column Experiment [PDF]

Plants
The ponkan (Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. Ponkan), an important citrus crop, is increasingly threatened by soil acidification. This study evaluated the efficacy of various soil amendments, including lime alone (L), lime with gypsum and organic fertilizer (
Jiacheng Zhang, Xiaoya Duan, Pengxiao Sun, Fei Zheng, Xiaochuan Ma, Yuan Yu, Yan Li, Ping Wang   +7 more
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Short-Term Effects of Cover Crop Species and Termination Methods on Soil pH and Key Enzymatic Activities (β-Glucosidase, Phosphatase and Urease Activities) in a Citrus Orchard (Eureka Lemons)

Horticulturae
The best management practices for cover cropping in citrus orchards, particularly in terms of species selection and termination methods, remain unclear.
Sibongiseni Silwana, Azwimbavhi Reckson Mulidzi, Nebo Jovanovic   +2 more
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Soil microbial necromass carbon contributions to soil organic carbon after three decades of citrus cultivation [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionCitrus is one of the most economically significant fruits globally, and soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a central role in maintaining soil health and fertility.
Tangyingze Mei, Quanchao Zeng, Ruifeng Chen, Wenfeng Tan   +3 more
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Mapping pH of Groundwater and Determination of Vulnerability Areas for Citrus and Rice Growth in Mazandaran [PDF]

مجله آب و خاک, 2022
IntroductionMazandaran province is one of the most important rice and citrus-producing areas in Iran, where most of the citrus orchards and agricultural fields are irrigated with groundwater.
Ramin Fazloula, Hedyeh Pouryazdankhah
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Variation of soil bacterial communities in a chronosequence of citrus orchard

Annals of Microbiology, 2022
Purpose Soil microorganisms are vital for soil ecosystems through bioconversion of soil nutrients and maintenance of soil fertility to promoting the growth and development of citrus.
Ya-bo Jin, Zheng Fang, Xin-bin Zhou
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