Ryan Atwood
Contact Information
Name: Ryan Atwood
Email: raatwood@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-343-4101
Location: Tavares
Counties covered: Volusia, Seminole, Lake, Orange, Brevard, Osceolo, and Marion
Areas of Work
Conduct educational programs for commercial citrus producers in Lake, Orange, Brevard, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, and Volusia Counties. Provide research based educational material to assist growers with the production, harvesting and marketing their crop.
- Cold protection and dissemination of weather information.
- Water management including the use of reclaimed water.
- Pest management covering insects, mites, diseases and weeds.
- Citrus nutrition; fertilizer rates, time of application, etc.
- Variety/rootstock evaluation and selection
Utilize Advisory Committees to determine program needs and set priorities.
Serve as part of Conserv II research site management team. Be involved in decisions effecting current operation and future plans.
Develop programs for other fruit crops to include variety evaluation, marketing and cultivation.
Serve as statewide coordinator for the Certified Pile Burner Program with the Division of Forestry.
Conduct citrus education training for mastergardeners.
Work with 4-H leaders on Citrus Tree Project. Secure trees from nursery, conduct three workshops for youth with trees, secure judges for fair, organize knowledge test, secure potential buyers and conduct sale at fair.
Publications
Certified Pile Burning Program
Atwood, R. A. 2007. "Certified Pile Burning Program." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine.
Dooryard Citrus Production: the Value of the Florida Citrus Industry to Florida Residents
Atwood, R. A., Spann, T. M. & Yates, J. D. 2007. "Dooryard Citrus Production: the Value of the Florida Citrus Industry to Florida Residents." UF/IFAS EDIS. Submitted.
Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Canker Disease
Spann, T. M., Atwood, R. A., Yates, J. D. & Graham, J. H. 2007. "Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Canker Disease." UF/IFAS EDIS. Submitted.
Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Disease Exotic To Florida
Spann, T. M., Atwood, R. A., Yates, J. D., Brlansky, R. H. & Chung, K. R. 2007. "Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Disease Exotic To Florida." UF/IFAS EDIS. Submitted.
Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Greening Disease
Spann, T. M., Atwood, R. A., Yates, J. D., Rogers, M. E. & Brlansky, R. H. 2007. "Dooryard Citrus Production: Citrus Greening Disease." UF/IFAS EDIS.
Atwood, R. A. 2008. "Grower trials." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. March 2008
Atwood, R. A. 2008. "New Flush Considerations " 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. February 2008
Atwood, R. A. 2007. "Organic citrus production." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. October 2007
Rebirth of the Florida Citrus Nursery Industry
Atwood, R. A. 2008. "Rebirth of the Florida Citrus Nursery Industry." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. April 2008
Atwood, R. A. 2008. "Summer production practices." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. May, 2008
Water Conserv II past, present, and future
Atwood, R. A. 2007. "Water Conserv II past, present, and future." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. Feb 2007
Atwood, R. A. 2007. "Why Grow Organic." 2 pages. Citrus Industry Magazine. October 2007
