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Okeechobee Citrus Canker Information page

Close-up views of CC lesions on top of grapefruit leaf.

Homeowners:

   Citrus Canker Information from the Florida Department of Agriculture  

   Homeowner information from the University of Florida

Landscapers  

 Fact sheet on how to decontaminate your equipment (Treasure Coast UF Extension Agents)    

Commercial Citrus Growers 

CH199 Citrus Canker: An Established Infection in the Florida Citrus Industry. This is a full-color tri-fold brochure by J.D. Yates, T.M. Spann, M.E. Rogers, and M.M. Dewdney, provides key information on the history, spread, symptoms, and management of this serious disease affecting the citrus industry.  Includes references and contact list. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2008. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CH199

Technical articles on Canker:  

  Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures (UF/IFAS Extension Bulletin PP-214),10/2008.          (Shows photos of Citrus canker symptoms.)

  Bacterial Citrus Canker  FDACS DPI Plant Pathology Circular No. 377, 2003.  (pdf file)

  American Phytopathology Society Feature Article:  Citrus Canker

For more Citrus Canker Information consult these Links:

        

Canker News Archives:

  9/26/2008  Citrus Canker Comes Home

 6/29/2005  Declare Independence from Citrus Canker 

 1/10/2005 A Homeowners responsibility with Citrus Canker  

10/2002 Homeowner canker detection in Okeechobee County 

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