Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Avocado
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Mossler, Mark A., and Jonathan H. Crane. 2008. “Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Avocado: CIR 1271/PI048, Rev. 9/2008”. EDIS 2008 (7). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi048-2008.

Abstract

Revised! Circular 1271, a 10-page fact sheet by Mark A. Mossler and Jonathan H. Crane, profiles the avocado industry in Florida - production facts, regions and practices, and pest management strategies. Includes references and key contacts. Published by the UF Pesticide Information Office, Horticultural Sciences Department, September 2008.

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