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A two year study by the University of Florida found that citrus trees grown under 30% shade produced twice the yield of fruit than citrus trees growing under Florida's full sun.
Quote from: Millet on April 15, 2021, 01:18:11 PMA two year study by the University of Florida found that citrus trees grown under 30% shade produced twice the yield of fruit than citrus trees growing under Florida's full sun.I guess this relates only to hot ,tropical climates with strong sun??
I’d like to know the different brix levels in the shade grown vs sun grown
Experiments with red and white particle kaolin clay sprays on leaves to prevent psyllids attacking the trees, the researchers noticed that it also provided benefits of shading both some of the sunlight and the warm humid environment that over loaded the leaves. With new recently planted citrus groves, the researchers found that the shading reduced disease pressure, lessened the water deficient, while enhancing the growth and yield, by larger denser canopies..
Another article on it https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/media/crecifasufledu/extension/extension-publications/2020/2020_aug_shade.pdfsays triple yield! However, the study seems to be for mature already HLB-infected trees? Curious how the benefits translate to healthy trees.