Adam H. Putnam, Commissioner - Richard D. Gaskalla, Director

Citrus Germplasm Facility

Bureau Chief: Dr. Greg Hodges, Greg.Hodges@freshfromflorida.com
Biological Administrator III: Dr. Tim Schubert, Timothy.Schubert@freshfromflorida.com
Biological Scientist IV: Lisa Williams, Lisa.Williams@freshfromflorida.com
PO Box 147100 Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
352.372.3505

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In the facility there are three sections or green houses: a cool greenhouse for indexing for cool temperature viruses, a warm greenhouse for viroids indexing, and a propogation greenhouse for growing indicator plants.

Fig.1. Citrus Germplasm Indexing Program (CGIP) office.
Fig.1. CGIP office.

Fig. 2. CGIP work area with view of the propagation greenhouse. 
Fig. 2. CGIP work area with view of the propagation greenhouse. 

Fig. 3. CGIP offices with view of propagation greenhouse.
Fig. 3. CGIP offices with view of propagation greenhouse.

Fig. 4. CGIP doorways to warm (left) and cool (right) greenhouses where citrus viroids and virus bio-indicator tests are conducted respectively.
Fig. 4. CGIP doorways to warm (left) and cool (right) greenhouses where citrus viroids and virus bio-indicator tests are conducted respectively.

Fig. 5. CGIP warm greenhouse is kept "cool" by a wall of evaporative coolers located at the back of the green house.
Fig. 5. CGIP warm greenhouse is kept "cool" by a wall of evaporative coolers located at the back of the green house.

Fig. 6. CGIP warm greenhouse for citrus viroid bio-indicator testing. In the background is the cool greenhouse for virus bio-indexing. 
Fig. 6. CGIP warm greenhouse for citrus viroid bio-indicator testing. In the background is the cool greenhouse for virus bio-indexing.