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Publication #HS1117

2007 Citrus Canker and Greening Handling Protocols for Master Gardener Plant Clinics1

Timothy M. Spann, Ryan A. Atwood, and Jamie D. Yates2

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“2007 Citrus Canker and Greening Handling Protocols for Master Gardener Plant Clinics” is a brochure providing information on the identification and treatment of citrus canker and greening diseases. The brochure includes photographs and descriptions to aid in the diagnosis of these diseases, how to handle plant samples that may be brought to a county extension office plant clinic, and what information to provide homeowners whose trees may be affected by these diseases. A list and map of counties affected by the diseases is included, as well as a list of county citrus extension agents and state extension specialists who can offer further assistance to Master Gardeners or homeowners.

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This document is HS1117, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date September 2007. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Timothy M. Spann, Assistant Professor, Horticultural Sciences Department, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred; Ryan A. Atwood, Extension Agent, Lake County; Jamie D. Yates, Assistant Coordinator, Citrus Canker and Greening Extension Education Program, Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Interim Dean.