Reducing HLB-Associated Preharvest Fruit Drop

This article summarizes our current knowledge about HLB-associated preharvest fruit drop. Unfortunately, exactly how HLB induces preharvest fruit drop is still unknown. Nonetheless, this article links what we do know about HLB-associated fruit drop to fruit drop in HLB-free trees; and how strategie...

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Main Authors: Tripti Vashisth, Christopher Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2022-03-01
Series:EDIS
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129255
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Summary:This article summarizes our current knowledge about HLB-associated preharvest fruit drop. Unfortunately, exactly how HLB induces preharvest fruit drop is still unknown. Nonetheless, this article links what we do know about HLB-associated fruit drop to fruit drop in HLB-free trees; and how strategies such as managing tree water status and use of gibberellic acid can be useful in reducing HLB-associated preharvest fruit drop.
ISSN:2576-0009