Effects of Water and Nutrients on the Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life of Citrus1
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1. This document is HS942, 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: July 2002. Revised publication date: August 2003. This publication is included in SP-281, Water and Florida Citrus. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http:/edis.ifas.ufl.edu. 2. Mark A. Ritenour, assistant professor, Horticultural Sciences, Indian River REC Ft. Pierce; W. F. Wardowski, professor emeritus, extension horticulturalist, and David P. Tucker, professor emeritus, horticulturalist; Citrus Research and Education Center, Lake Alfred; Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.
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