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SW Flatwoods Sweet Orange Rootstock Trial, LaBellle
Dr. Jude Grosser – Dr. Fred Gmitter – Dr. Bill Castle
November 17, 2021 - revised
November 24, 2020 – updated
December 7, 2018 - posted
CREC Citrus Plant Improvement
SW Flatwoods Sweet Orange Rootstock Trial - Description
Trial consists of 29 sweet orange/rootstock combinations (approximately 1000 trees planted as resets in 2014) in a poor soil type of the southwest Florida flatwoods location. The scions are: ‘Valencia’ B9-65, OLL-8 and OLL-20 sweet oranges on 7 new sour orange-like hybrid rootstocks along with UFR-2, UFR-4, UFR-15 and UFR-17 rootstocks. The goal is to identify scion/rootstock combinations for resetting in southwest Florida.
SW Flatwoods Sweet Orange Rootstock Trial - Summary
- Location: LaBelle, Hendry county
- Scion: ‘Valencia’ B9-65, OLL-8 and OLL-20 sweet oranges
- Date planted: mostly in 2006; completed in 2007.
- Rootstocks: 7 new sour orange-like hybrid rootstocks and UFR-2, UFR-4, UFR-15 and UFR-17 rootstocks
- Data planted: 2014
- Data:
- 2017/18: Yield; HLB rating; tree size rating.
- 2018/19: Yield; HLB rating; tree size rating.
- Trial status: ACTIVE
