The Fruit Crop Physiology Lab at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy is focused on developing a sustainable and profitable cold-hardy citrus industry in the southern United States. To do that, it is conducting research-driven Extension projects. The NFREC is part of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
The lab collaborates with experts at UF/IFAS stations and several multi-county Extension agents around Florida, Alabama and Georgia to address establishment and production issues. NFREC horticulturist Muhammad Shahid discusses new research initiatives in that effort.
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