{"id":363,"date":"2021-08-18T12:57:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/?p=363"},"modified":"2021-08-18T13:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T17:22:45","slug":"citrus-tissue-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/2021\/08\/citrus-tissue-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus Tissue Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July and August are the best months to collect leaf samples for tissue analysis while nutrient concentrations are the most stable. &nbsp;Each sample should not represent more than 20 acres and can be taken from 15-20 trees.&nbsp; Select only one leaf from each shoot that is between 4-6 months of age and from a non-fruiting twigs.&nbsp; You want a recently mature leaf that emerged in the spring.&nbsp; The total sample should consist of about 100 leaves. &nbsp;Avoid choosing damaged leaves and do not sample trees on the edge of the grove. &nbsp;For the most accurate micronutrient analysis, soak and gently wash the leaves in a mild detergent solution. &nbsp;Compare your analysis to the leaf analysis guidelines table on page 30 of the \u201cNutrition of Florida Citrus Trees\u201d book,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/pdf%5CSS%5CSS47800.pdf\">https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/pdf%5CSS%5CSS47800.pdf<\/a>, and adjust your fertility program accordingly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July and August are the best months to collect leaf samples for tissue analysis while nutrient concentrations are the most stable. &nbsp;Each sample should not represent more than 20 acres and can be taken from 15-20 trees.&nbsp; Select only one leaf from each shoot that is between 4-6 months of age and from a non-fruiting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-citrus-production"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":367,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363\/revisions\/367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}