Cold Protection Practices and Technology

University of Florida | Other University and Government Sites | Selected Other Sites

University of Florida

The Citrus Cold Protection website at the Citrus Research & Education Center. Great collection of UF resources with links to other useful sites.

Cold Protection -"Cold Damage Symptoms on Citrus, Cold Protection by Irrigation: Dew Point and Humidity Terminology,  Cold Protection Methods..."

Other Universities & Research Institutions

(Links to Non-University of Florida/IFAS sites are provided as a service and do not imply endorsement of information or products)

Microsprayer Frost Protection - "Low temperature damage is a significant problem in many grape-growing regions....."

Crop Vulnerability, Germplasm Activities, Germplasm Needs - "Citrus is one of the world's major fruit crops. It is widely grown in most areas with suitable climates - tropical, subtropical, and borderline subtropical/temperate...."

Other Selected Sites
(Links to Non-University of Florida/IFAS sites are provided as a service and do not imply endorsement of information or products)

Cold Protection Designs - "Most likely you are experimenting with 'border-line-zone' plants which are permanently planted in the ground and cannot be moved to a greenhouse....."

This website is designed and maintained by Mark Ritenour, Ph.D.

Design contributions also provided by: Mike Burton, Jim Ferguson, Ph.D, Kenny Osteen, David Coleman, and Buddy Tignor, Ph.D.  This site was supported through FCPRAC grant #999-210 & #7276182-12.  For questions or comments, contact Mark Ritenour.