| Image |
Descriptor |
Description |
Photographer |
| 1316063 |
Foliage |
The citrus leaf on the left was sprayed with a kaolin-based particle film as a deterrent to Diaprepes root weevils. |
Peggy Greb |
| 1320052 |
Fruit(s) |
|
USDA ARS Photo Unit |
| 5294017 |
Fruit(s) |
Sweet orange tree |
Division of Plant Industry Archive |
| 1322065 |
Research |
Sixty years ago, orange juice came either freshly squeezed in season or canned and tasting like the can. But in 1948, ARS scientists collaborated with Florida Citrus Commission researchers to perfect a method to produce a practical, flavorful frozen concentrate with all its vitamins and minerals. |
Scott Bauer |
| 1320001 |
Research |
Technician Carlos Solis, of the ARS Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, in Weslaco, Texas, places oranges in a water bath heated with radio waves to kill fruit flies. The water is circulated to heat the oranges uniformly and prevent fruit damage. |
Scott Bauer |
| 1316061 |
Research |
At the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory farm in Fort Pierce, Florida, technician Anna Sara Hill and entomologist Steve Lapointe examine an orange tree sprayed with a kaolin film. |
Peggy Greb |
| 1316062 |
Research |
The citrus tree was sprayed with a kaolin-based particle film as a deterrent to insects |
USDA ARS Photo Unit |
| 5360421 |
Tree(s) |
A citrus tree (Citrus sinensis) with a few fruits in the field. |
Howard F. Schwartz |
