Production Trends around the World

Nematode parasites of citrus.

“…In areas with sporadic rainfall, the ability to manage soil moisture is critical for good production, particularly during the period when fruit are set after the first seasonal flower bloom (Sites et al, 1951). There is a tendency at present in the USA and elsewhere to increase early returns by planting higher density orchards with shorter life expectancies due to such diseases as citrus blight, tristeza and greening (Hearn, 1986).…”