UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center

the world's largest citrus research center, as it reports

Founded

1917

Evidence class

publicly verified operating

Place

Lake Alfred, Polk County

District

Outside the Heartland

Status as of 12 September 2026

Operating; the oldest and largest off campus UF/IFAS station.

Connections

3 edges, 3 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.018 (rank 64 of 243) · location and lineage only 0.000 (rank 186) · outside share 0.33

Confidence

High · sources: [CRECU] (register)

The Citrus Experiment Station of 1917 grows into the largest facility in the world devoted to a single commodity, as reported, and carries the industry's greening research; its Ben Hill Griffin Jr Citrus Hall is built in 1982 [CRECU].

Connections

Support

• supportedFrostproofRidge growers draw on the Lake Alfred station1917 to present
• supported byBen Hill Griffin Jrthe center's Ben Hill Griffin Jr Citrus Hall carries his name1982

Collaboration

• collaborationFlorida Department of Citrusthe department maintains scientific staff at Lake Alfredongoing