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Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices
EDIS, 2013 Subtropical peach production includes many practices, such as site selection, orchard design, and disease, weed, and insect management through to harvest. Florida’s subtropical climate allows growers to harvest their crops early, but it creates challenges for the long postharvest growing season.
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Florida Subtropical Peaches: Production Practices
EDIS, 2007 HS-1109, a 15-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Ferguson, J. Chaparro, J. G. Williamson, R. Rouse, and R. Mizell, discusses Florida peach production practices from nursery to post-harvest orchard management within the framework of a monthly production calendar. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2007.
James Ferguson +4 more
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BREEDING LOW-CHILL PEACHES IN SUBTROPICAL QUEENSLAND
Acta Horticulturae, 2012 The low-chill peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) breeding program at Maroochy Research Station, Nambour, Queensland was initiated in 1996 in response to industry requests for new peach and nectarine cultivars adapted to subtropical Australia. The program aims to develop a range of high quality peach and nectarine cultivars with both melting and non ...
B L Topp
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TESTING LOW CHILL PEACHES AND NECTARINES IN SUBTROPICAL AND TEMPERATE QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Acta Horticulturae, 2015 Subtropical or low-chill stonefruit species are bred at the Maroochy Research Facility in Nambour, Queensland. Superior clones are evaluated in different climatic regions throughout southern Queensland and northern New South Wales by cooperating growers.
Russell, D. +3 more
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Florida Subtropical Peaches: General Concepts and Cultivars Recommended for Grower Trials
EDIS, 2008 HS1125, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Ferguson, P. Andersen, J. Chaparro, and J. Williamson, discusses general concepts of subtropical production for commercial growers and homeowners and recommends cultivars for grower trials. Includes a table of chilling hours for several Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, January 2008.
James Ferguson +3 more
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Florida Peach and Nectarine Varieties
EDIS, 2018 The Florida stone fruit breeding program began in 1952, under the direction of Dr. Ralph Sharpe. The major goal of Dr. Sharpe’s breeding program was to take advantage of the climate in Florida to provide early, high-quality fruit to the market (Sherman ...
Jose Chaparro +4 more
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Small-Scale Juicing of Florida-Grown 'UFSun' Peaches
EDIS, 2023 Peaches are a promising option for the Florida agricultural industry with plenty of revenue streams including fresh market, U-pick, and retail sales, as well as alternatives in the juicing and fermentation industries.
Paul J. Sarnoski +4 more
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Breeding Low-chill Blueberries and Peaches for Subtropical Areas [PDF]
HortScience, 2005 Breeding to adapt temperate-zone fruit to subtropical production areas has been a formidable objective because so many different characteristics have to be changed, most of which are controlled by many genes. Recurrent selection is the only breeding method that can accomplish the required wholesale reorganization of the physiology ...
Paul M. Lyrene
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Yield and crop cycle time of peaches cultivated in subtropical climates and subjected to different pruning times. [PDF]
Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2015 The cultivation of peaches in regions of subtropical and tropical climate is currently achieved through a set of practices such as using less demanding cultivars in cold conditions, applying plant growth regulators to break dormancy, and performing ...
Daniela Mota Segantini +18 more
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Summer Pruning in Low-Chill Peaches Grown in Florida
EDIS, 2020 Low-chill peach trees growing under Florida conditions can become vigorous and large. Summer pruning is a management strategy that can be applied to help restructure the canopy, direct the tree’s resources into fruit production, and improve the ...
Trequan McGee +3 more
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