PPT-Pongamia: An Oilseed Tree Crop for Florida’s Lost Citrus Acreage

David Harry Claire Kinlaw Tom Schenk Naveen Sikka Pongamia Variety in Florida Planted October 2012 132500 acres of abandoned citrus USDA 2013 Pongamia A dropin oilseed tree that reestablishes the value of underproductive agricultural land. Re-Construction. February 12, 2013. Project Topics. Citrus Bowl History & Events. Target Accomplishments. Reconstruction Highlights. Project Team. Project Status/ Schedule. Plans & Renderings. psyllid. , . Diaphorina. . citri. :. ‘. Insect Resistance Management’ . the . Base . for a . Successful . IPM. . Program . www.irac-online.org . Introduction and Biology . The . Asian citrus . psyllid. Combining Language arts, Social Studies, Mathematics and Science.. Integrating technology throughout the project.. Florida Citrus. Florida’s Citrus History. Citrus trees are not native to Florida. In 1493, citrus traveled to the New World on Columbus’ voyage to the island of Hispaniola. A few years later, Spanish explorers, perhaps Ponce de Leon, brought citrus seeds to Florida. By 1579, orange trees were growing in St. Augustine, the oldest European settlement in the United States. With good growing conditions, groves were established. Already in 1800, areas with easy access to two seaports -- St. Augustine and Tampa -- grew citrus: oranges, tangerines, lemons and limes. In 1823, the French Count . PONGAMIA GLABRA. (INDIAN BEECH TREE). All parts of the plant are medicinal. They posses vermicide, insecticidal and bactericidal properties and are hence much used in skin diseases.. OIL OF COCUS NUCIFERA. Photo credit:. Gary R. Bauchan, USDA-ARS Electron & Confocal Microscopy Unit. SEM of adult red palm mite, . Raoiella indica. What are mites?. Very small arthropods usually with . eight. legs. Usually live in very specialized habitats . Psyllid. &. Huanglongbing. Help Stop This Dangerous Threat to. California’s Citrus. Save Our Citrus!. California's $. 2.5 . billion citrus industry is at risk.. A devastating plant disease called Huanglongbing, also known as HLB or citrus greening, has been found in Southern California. . Psyllid. and the Citrus Disease . Huanglongbing. Psyllid. Huanglongbing. Photography: M. Rogers, S. . Halbert. and E. Grafton-Cardwell. Beth Grafton-Cardwell. Department of Entomology. UC Riverside. Psyllid. Huanglongbing. Photography: M. Rogers, M. Keremane, S. Halbert, M. Hoddle, and E. Grafton-Cardwell. Matt Daugherty, UC Riverside. mattd@ucr.edu. . The psyllid (pronounced: síl - lid) is a small insect, about the size of an aphid. K. Grady, T. Nleya, K. Muthukumarappan, B. Karki, U. Lohani. South Dakota State University. B. . Johnson. North Dakota State University. © 2013 Board of Regents, South Dakota State University, iGrow.org. EVALUATION OF MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODELS TO PREDICT CITRUS CANKER EPIDEMICS Muhammad Mohsin Raza Department of Plant Pathology University of Agriculture Faisalabad INTRODUCTION Production Valuable Fruit Photo credit:. Gary R. Bauchan, USDA-ARS Electron & Confocal Microscopy Unit. SEM of adult red palm mite, . Raoiella indica. What are mites?. Very small arthropods usually with . eight. legs. Usually live in very specialized habitats . 2014 Spring. Producer Meeting . First Tribune Insurance. . 1. Non‐Discrimination Statement. Non-Discrimination Statement. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and. Lunyu Xie, . Renmin University of China. Sarah . Lewis, . UC Berkeley. Maximilian . Auffhammer, . UC Berkeley. Peter Berck, UC Berkeley. INTRODUCTION. Why . I. mportant?. Crop yields are forecasted to decrease by 30-46% before the end of the century even under the slowest . Monsoon 2020 impact. Monsoon rainfall since 2000. Quarterly rainfall distribution. During the first half of September, the monthly deficiency in rainfall rose to 30%.  . However, with La Nina ‘Watch’ still ‘ON’, India Ocean Dipole (IOD) staying neutral and Madden-Julian-Oscillation (MJO) remaining silent, the shortfall of September is likely to get covered to a large extent. .