Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


 On the Fruit:-Citrus fruits may suffer from sunscald or sun-
burn during periods of intense heat, especially the sun-exposed
faces of fruits hanging on the outer branches. Injuries of this


Fig. 85.-Sunscald on citrus leaves, showing different types of injury.


Fig. 86.-Sunscald on oranges, showing mild form on fruit at left and
 severe form, with hard, callused area on fruit at right.

type develop especially readily after applications of lime-sulphur
spray in hot weather but may occur independently of any spray-
ing operations, especially when hot sun follows a shower. Sun-