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Fruit Crops

Fruit crops are those yielding fruits and berries which generally are characterized by their sweet taste and their high content of organic acid and pectin.

Related Topics: Fruit and Nut Crops, Irrigated Farming

Publications

thumbnail for publication: Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Types of Structures

Protected Culture for Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops: Types of Structures

Shinsuke Agehara, Gary E. Vallad, and Emmanuel A. Torres-Quezada

A protective structure is defined as any structure designed to modify the environment in which plants are grown. Protective structures, such as greenhouses, screen houses, and tunnels, are known worldwide as production systems for high-quality vegetable and fruit crops. This 4-page fact sheet was written by Bielinski M. Santos, Gary Vallad, and Emmanuel A. Torres-Quezada, and published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, July 2013.

thumbnail for publication: Healthy Harvest: Florida Fruit and Nut Crops

Healthy Harvest: Florida Fruit and Nut Crops

Catherine Campbell, Julia Graddy, Jeanette Andrade, and Wendy Wilber

This publication is intended for individuals who are interested in learning more about fruit and nut crops grown in Florida, and ways to store, prepare, and include these foods in healthy meals and snacks. Written by Catherine Campbell, Julia Graddy, Jeanette Andrade, and Wendy Wilber, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2025.

thumbnail for publication: Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida

Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida

Muhammad A. Shahid, K. Leaks, A. R. Blount, and Cheryl Mackowiak

The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well as into other fruit and nut production orchards. This cover crop may pose as a viable, environmentally-friendly option for production in Florida, too.

thumbnail for publication: Dooryard Fruit Varieties

Dooryard Fruit Varieties

J. G. Williamson, J. H. Crane, T. Vashisth, and A. Sarkhosh

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for General Public audience(s).