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significant plant pathogens [e.g., Moko disease, Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith)] and shields the local markets. Ironically, fruit shortages after hurricane Maria in 2017 left no other option but to allow fresh fruit imports from Colombia, Costa Rica, and the

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per acre of removing and replacing plastic mulch damaged by Hurricane Michael in Georgia. Univ. Georgia Ext. 1 Dec. 2020. < https://site.extension.uga.edu/aaecext/2019/09/estimated-cost-per-acre-of-removing-and-replacing-plastic-mulch-damaged-by-hurricane

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Florida where tropical storms and hurricanes are an annual threat ( Castle, 1977 ; Crane et al., 1993 ). Fibrous roots are responsible for the uptake of water and nutrients from the soil. It was suggested that HLB significantly affects the citrus root

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, hurricanes, pest pressures, and diseases such as citrus canker and citrus greening [huanglongbing (HLB)] ( Rossi et al. 2021 ; Singerman and Rogers 2020 ; Vashisth and Kadyampakeni 2020). As a result, during the past 20 years, citrus production in Florida

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.D. Carlton, G. 2006 Post-hurricane analysis of citrus canker spread and progress towards the development of a predictive model to estimate disease spread due to catastrophic weather events Plant Health Prog. August 1 12 Khalaf, A. Moore, G.A. Jones, J

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-ORC showed a taproot-like structure, whereas others were missing it ( Fig. 1A and B ). A taproot is a desired phenotypic trait in trees grown in regions that are prone to be impacted by tropical storms and hurricanes because it helps to prevent tree lodging

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, caladium seed tubers were planted ≈6 weeks later than they were in the 2015 season, and plants had a shorter (≈6 weeks) growing season. Hurricane “Irma”, which occurred in mid-Sept. 2017, caused considerable damage to plants and leaves. Tuber weight in the

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used 2-year-old seed because there was no seed available from the previous year due to coastal destruction from Hurricane Isaac in Aug. 2012. Fresher seed has been observed to exhibit a degree of dormancy for a few months after harvest. Because seed

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is advocated for the restorative maintenance of dune ecology after hurricanes ( Williams, 2010 ). Recent research has shown positive results of sargassum used as a feedstock in large-scale composting to produce organic soil amendments, such as compost

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. Yields have been steadily decreasing for both types of oranges since the 2012–13 season. However, although yields improved significantly during the post-Hurricane Irma season of 2018–19, their trends have been negative since then, especially for ‘Valencia

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