Citrus CDE

CITRUS CDE
PURPOSE
The Citrus Career Development Event stimulates learning
activities to the production and management of citrus fruit.

ELIGIBILITY
The participant must be an active member of a chartered Florida
FFA Chapter and enrolled in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Each Junior
and Senior chapter may enter one team of four individuals. Only
the top three scores will be calculated for the team total.

EVENT PROCEDURES

1. Each contestant should bring two #2 pencils, a clipboard,

and a hand lens.

2. FFA members must be in official dress, appropriate to the

CDE, and will be scored accordingly.

EVENT PRACTICUMS
IDENTIFICATION PRACTICUMS
The CDE will deal with the identification of the following
specimens within the citrus industry:
Rootstocks, Leaves & Fruits (25 specimen)
Pests, Pathogens, Parasites & Predators (25 specimen)
Diseases & Disorders (25 specimen)
Weeds (15 specimen)

KNOWLEDGE PRACTICUM
WRITTEN EXAM
There will be a 25 question multiple choice exam covering the
Citrus Growing in Florida and additional industry issues and topics.
Each question will be worth (1) point for a total of 25 points. Even
chapters will be tested on even years and odd chapters on odd
years.

SCORING
Practicum

Activity

Individual

Team

Knowledge

Written Exam

100

300

Identification

Diseases/
Disorders

100

300

Identification

Pest,
Pathogens,
Parasites &
Predators

100

300

Identification

Weeds

60

180

Identification

Rootstocks,
Leaves &
Fruit

100

300

Official Dress

50

150

Total

510

1,530

Ties will be broken using the following procedure, unless

otherwise noted by the CDE Coordinator. In breaking a tie for a
team the drop score will be used first, followed by team written
exam total, and then by team placing class total. Individual ties
will be broken by oral reasons first, followed by written exam,
and then by a single placing class (chosen by CDE Coordinator).
If any of these are absent from a CDE, (ie. oral reasons, written
exam, etc), then the next highest point practicum will be used.

AWARDS
Awards will be presented at an awards ceremony. Awards are
presented to teams as well as individuals based upon their
rankings. Awards are sponsored by a cooperating industry
sponsor(s) as a special project and/or by the general fund of the
Florida FFA Foundation.

REFERENCES
This list of references is not intended to be inclusive. Other
sources may be utilized and teachers are encouraged to make
use of the very best instructional materials available. The
following list contains references that may prove helpful during
event preparation.
Exam Questions based upon Citrus Growing In Florida,
Fifth Edition, by Jackson and Davies.
Identification of Citrus Varieties and Problems slide
presentation.
Florida Citrus and Integrated Pest and Crop
Management Handbook.
Citrus Diseases and Disorders. L.C. Knorr, The University
Presses of Florida, Gainesville, 1973.
Weeds of the Southern United States, Dr. E. Walter
Wilson, Cooperative Extension Service, University of
Georgia.
Identification of Mites, Insects, Diseases, Nutritional
Symptoms and Disorders on Citrus, SP 176, The
University of Florida
Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses, SP 79. The University of
Florida
Florida Citrus Varieties, SP102, The University of Florida
Identification of Weeds in Florida Citrus, SP341, The
University of Florida
Various bulletins are available from the Cooperative
Extension Service, Gainesville, FL 32611

TIE BREAKERS
FLORIDA FFA ASSOCIATION

45

10

11

12

*SAMPLE*

Written Exam

Chapter

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

14

15

13

Group

12

11

10

*SAMPLE*

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

Career Development Event

Florida FFA Association

Citrus CDE

Diseases and Disorders

Contestant

Manganese Deciency

A
B
C

Citrus Blight

Exocortis
Foot Rot
Greasy Spot
Greasy Spot Rind Blotch
(Pink Pitting)
Green Mold (Post Harvest)
Melanose

D
E
A

Root Rot
Sooty Mold

Psorosis
C

Postbloom Fruit Drop

B
D

Mesophyll Collapse

E
A

Citrus Scab

Citrus Greening
C

Citrus Canker

Citrus Black Spot

E
A

Cachexia
E

Brown Rot

Alternaria Leaf Spot

Alternaria Brown Spot

Citrus Diseases and

Disorders

Zinc Deciency

Salt or Fertilizer Burn

Nitrogen Deciency

Magnesium Deciency

D
E

Diuron (Contact Injury)

Glyphosate (Contact
Injury)
Iron Deciency

Wind Scar

Copper Deciency

B
C

Biuret Toxicity

Nutritional Disorders and Herbicide Injury Symptoms

A

Sour Rot (Post Harvest)

Stem End Rot (Post
Harvest)
Tristeza

E
A

Diseases and Disorders

10

11

12

*SAMPLE*

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

14

15

13

Pests, Pathogens, Parasites and Predators

Caribbean Fruit Fly

Citrus Blacky

D
E
A
B

Citrus Rust Mite

Fullers Rose Beetle

Hirsutella
Katydid
Lacewing Larva (Trash
Bug)
Lady Beetle
Leaf Footed Plant Bug
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Nematode
Orange Dog
Parasitic Wasp
Purple Scale
Red Imported Fire Ant
Sharpshooter
Six Spotted Mite
Southern Green Stink Bug
Texas Citrus Mite
Whitey

E
A

D
E
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E

Green Citrus Aphid

Grasshopper

Glovers Scale

Florida Red Scale

E
A
B

Diaprepes Weevil

Cottony Cushion Scale

Citrus Snow Scale

Citrus Red Mite

E
B

Citrus Psyllid

Citrus Mealybug

Citrus Leafminer

Black Scale*
Blue Green Citrus Root
Weevil*
Brown Citrus Aphid*

B
C

Aschersonia

Pests, Pasthogens,
Parasites and Predators

12

11

10

*SAMPLE*

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

Rootstocks, Leaves and Fruits

Sour Orange

Flame Grapefruit

Kumquat
Lemon Leaf
Marsh Seedless Grapefruit
Mineola tangelo
(HoneyBell)
Murcott (Honey Tangerine)
Orange Leaf
Orlando Tangelo
Orlando Tangelo Leaf
Persian Lime
Pineapple Orange
Pumello
Ray Ruby Grapefruit
Ruby Red Grapefruit
Satsuma Mandarin
Sunburst Tangerine
Temple Orange
Temple Leaf

A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
A
B

Valencia Orange
Washington Navel Orange

C
D

Key Lime

Hamlin Orange
E

Grapefruit Leaf

Fallglo Mandarin
B
C

Duncan Grapefruit

Clementine
A

Cara Cara Navel

Calamondin
C

Bearss Lemon
B

Commercial Fruit & Leaves

Volkamer Lemon
A

Swingle citrumelo

Smooth Flat Seville

Rough Lemon

Poncirus trifoliata Orange

Cleopatra mandarin

Carrizo citrange

Rootstocks (Mature)

Rootstocks, Leaves and

Fruits

*SAMPLE*

Weed Identication

Chapter

15

14

13

12

11

10

Jerusalem Oak

Amaranthus spp.
Phytolacca americana
Cenchrus echinatus
Brachiaria platyphylla
Sida acuta
Panicum repens

Morning Glory
Nutsedge
Peppervine
Pigweed
Pokeberry
Pusley
Sandbur
Signalgrass
Teaweed
Torpedograss
Virginia Creeper
Virginia Pepperweed

D
E
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D

Lepidium virginicum

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Richardia spp.

Ampelopsis arborea

Cyperus spp.

Ipomoea spp.

Morrenia odorata

Milkweed Vine

E
C

Chenopodium album

Sorghum halepense
Lantana camara

Lambsquarter

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Panicum maximum

Scoparia dulcis

Scoparia dulcis

Ipomoea quamoclit

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Bidens alba

Solanum americanum

Cynodon dactylon

Momordica charantia

Paspalum notatum

Scientic Name

Lantana

Johnsongrass

Guineagrass

Goatweed

Dogfennel

Cypress Vine Morning Glory

Black Nightshade
Common Beggars-tick
(Spanish Needle)
Common Ragweed

Bermudagrass

Balsam Apple Vine

B
C

Bahiagrass

Career Development Event

Florida FFA Association

Citrus CDE

Weed Identication

Group

Common Name

Contestant