CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Translational work to move research results to solutions for florida and us citrus growers has increased in importance at crdf as research results are being analyzed and next steps are designed. Crdf has enlisted national experts to assist in selecting which research proposals to fund and in interpreting the results of individual projects and topics, leading to a vision for how field deployment of the research and its adoption by growers can increase yield and quality. Notably, crdf is among few public/private partnerships with government and farmers to conduct both discovery and translational activities at this scale. During the current fiscal year, a wide range of field trials were conducted or funded, bringing potential solutions into focus under real-world grower conditions in florida.