UF/IFAS Finger Lime Field Day April 2024
New UF/IFAS Finger Lime Varieties
Manjul Dutt
Assistant Professor, Horticultural Sciences
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Presentation Summary: Citrus fruit growers are interested in diversifying their income with newer crops that can be grown to meet demand from a diverse clientele. The presentation will provide details on two new finger lime varieties recently released by UF. These varieties offer HLB tolerance with ease of cultivation and can address growing market demand of a new commodity.
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Horticultural Practices of Florida Finger Limes
Tripti Vashisth
Associate Professor, Horticultural Sciences
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Presentation Summary: Growing finger limes in Florida is gaining attention as more commercial and residential growers are becoming interested and beginning to plant trees. Field trials are underway to gain a better understanding of the nutritional needs of the trees, therefore, creating fertilizer plans to grow healthy and productive finger lime trees. Soil amendments such as compost are also be trialed to gain more insight on how it improves the soil and how it would impact tree growth. This presentation will provide updates to the field trials and what growers can apply now to new or existing finger lime plantings.
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Postharvest Changes in Finger Limes at Chilling and Non-chilling Temperatures
Moshe Doron
Biological Scientist III
UF/IFAS Gainesville
Presentation Summary: Finger limes, like other citrus fruits, cannot continue ripening after they have been harvested. However, the harvested fruit do senesce (age) and lose quality over time. Lowering the storage temperature is the main method for minimizing postharvest fruit quality losses, but finger limes are chilling sensitive and are therefore damaged when held at temperatures below 48-50F. After this presentation, you will be familiar with the postharvest changes that occur in finger limes at chilling and non-chilling temperatures as well as results of our initial studies on the use of fruit coatings on finger limes.
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Consumer Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Finger Limes
Fredy Ballen
Agricultural Economist
UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center
Presentation Summary: The UF citrus breeding program recently released the UF-Sunlime cultivar. It shows superior sensory attributes compared to the original green pulp finger lime cultivars. Research at the industry and consumer level was conducted to better understand market opportunities for this novel product including potential retail prices.
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