Growing Pomegranates in Florida: Establishment Costs and Production Practices
Fruit on a pomegranate tree.
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Keywords

FE1024

How to Cite

Wu, Feng, Zhengfei Guan, and Gary E. Vallad. 2018. “Growing Pomegranates in Florida: Establishment Costs and Production Practices: FE1024, 7/2017”. EDIS 2018 (1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1024-2018.

Abstract

The study described in this 6-page fact sheet written by Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan, and Gary Vallad and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department provides a description of pomegranate production practices and preliminary cost estimates to inform investment and production decisions when growers look to diversify and grow pomegranate as a niche crop.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1024

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe1024-2018
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