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| Where was the sweet orange was developed? |
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CTV
Citrus Greening
Leaf-miner |
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| Name 3 problems in the citrus industry. |
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| When did Christopher Columbus bring Citrus to America? |
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| Who is the largest producer of citrus in the world? |
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Molasses
Seed Oil
Dried Citrus Pulp |
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| Name 3 Citrus by-products. |
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| Who is the father of taxonomy? |
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| What involves the proper and legal naming of a plant with rules set forth by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature? |
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| All citrus fall into the family of: |
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| 9. Which of the following is described as a round or oval shaped fruit, less than 2 inches long with a sweet peel and mildly acidic pulp? |
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| The primary shoot that emerges from the seed and becomes the trunk of the tree is known as the: |
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| Name 3 examples of major periods of fruit drop. |
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| Seedling trees were larger and more productive. |
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| Budding wasn’t practiced much in Europe around the 16th century because: |
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| The first recorded budded of a grove in Florida took place where? |
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| Where there can be multiple embryos with in a seed. |
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| What is Nucellar embryony? |
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| Zephaniah Kingsley imported budding orange trees from ______________ in 1824. |
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| When there are multiple embryos within a seed it is called _____________. |
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| Trees grown from seed are _____________ and require much more time to come into commercial production. |
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| Citrus Budwood Registration Program |
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| __________________ provides budwood and rootstock seed that has been tested for viral diseases and trueness to type of cultivar. |
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| A tree with 2 or more types of foliage and/or fruit on the tree due to mutations is known as: |
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| Which of the following in not a type of budding? |
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| What is the most popular form of cold protection? |
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| What represents 10-15% total cost of grove operation? |
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| Which of the following elements is not provided by the environment? |
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| Which nutrients are needed in large amounts? |
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| Which of the following is a micronutrient? |
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| What is the neutral point on the pH scale? |
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| What is the ideal range of pH? |
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| What is added to raise the pH of soil? |
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| What does the N stand for in N-P-K? |
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| Trees make up more nitrogen in the summer than in the winter. |
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early bearing
few or no throns
root system that is better adapted to soil conditions
uniform fruit season and quality |
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| Budded citrus trees have what advantages over citrus trees planted by seed? |
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| A clone or clonal variety is a form of |
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| Rootstocks for budding citrus varieties are practically always grown from seed. |
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Compatibility with the scion
Nursery adaptability
Soil and Climate adaptability
Pest and Disease resistance |
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| Rootstocks are chosen based on: |
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| The same rootstock may be superior for one scion variety under given environmental conditions and inferior in another. |
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| Sour orange rootstock was the most commonly used in the Florida Citrus Industry until it was found susceptible to : |
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Choice of suitable stock
Selection of satisfactory budwood |
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| Successful budding includes: |
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| When selecting budwood from a chosen tree, the budstick should come from the: |
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| Citrus canker is what type of pathogen? |
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| Citrus greening is transmitted by what insect? |
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| One of the major factors responsible for the declining planted citrus acreage in Florida during recent years is due to: |
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| What is one of Brazil’s main advantages of citrus production (compared to the US)? |
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| Currently, Swingle rootstock is the most widely planted rootstock in Florida. |
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| The US is the 2nd largest citrus producing county in the world. |
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| Florida is the leading producer of grapefruits in the world. |
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| The Florida Citrus Industry divides orange cultivars into the following categories: |
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| Nearly all of the citrus trees propagated in Florida are done so by: |
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| The most common form of budding in Florida is called the |
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| Multiple embryos per seed |
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| The term nucellar embryony refers to the production of |
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| Plant produced from nucellar embryos are exactly like the parent plant since they have been formed vegetative-ly and not by sexual fertilization. |
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| Citrus trees planted on the ‘ridge’ in Florida often grow taller and produce higher yields due to the area’s ________________________. |
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| Citrus fruit are first damaged when the temperature has fallen to ____ degrees and had stayed there for two to four hours. |
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| The United States Department of Agriculture |
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| The standards for grades of Florida Citrus fruits are defined by |
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| What is the change of color that citrus fruit exhibits (a sign of maturity) called? |
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| The fruit size of the navel orange is _____________________. |
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| Duncan is a type of grapefruit. |
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| Freeze damage from low temperatures usually begins when the air temperature falls below: |
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| What one simple factor is most important in choosing soils for citrus planting? |
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| Early Citrus was planted in “clumps.” |
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| The scientific name for grapefruit is Citrus paradisi: |
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| What cultivar was developed at Texas A & M from irridiated seeds? |
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| The true lemon originated in: |
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| The above ground portion of the budded citrus tree is referred to as the: |
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| It is desirable to apply about __________ gallons of water per tree at planting. |
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| When using herbicides one should avoid contact with the tree: |
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| When planting a grove in the flatwoods, typically what percentage of the acreage can be used? |
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| The fungal disease called ______________ spends part of its life cycle in dead citrus woods? |
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| _______________ is a type of common grass. |
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| Citrus canker is the only bacterial disease of citrus trees that have been found in Florida. |
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| Lemons and Limes are _______________ fruit. |
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| Citrus trees in home gardens are less likely to suffer from mineral element deficiencies than in commercial groves? |
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| Tropical regions are located between the equator and 23.5 degrees north and south latitude. |
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| The most favorable soil pH for citrus on sandy soils is 6.0 – 7.5 or slightly basic. |
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| California and Arizona have a dry climate usually less than 10 inches of rain per year. |
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| Hamlins are the principle mid-season orange in Florida. |
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| In Florida, sour orange has been the preferred rootstock of low hammock and flatwood soils with fine texture and high water tables. |
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| The Dancy tangerine reproduces true to type at what percent from seed unless a mutation occurs? |
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| Carrizo citrange is an Intergenic Hybrid, developed by: |
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| During the first year the citrus tree should be fertilized: |
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