Georgia peach industry

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf agricultural industry
gptkbp:annualProduction over 130 million pounds
gptkbp:beganIn late 19th century
gptkbp:climatePreference mild winters
warm summers
gptkbp:county gptkb:Peach_County
gptkb:Crawford_County
gptkb:Macon_County
gptkb:Taylor_County
gptkbp:economicImportance over $70 million annually
gptkbp:grapeVariety Freestone
Clingstone
gptkbp:historicalName Peach production increased after the boll weevil devastated cotton crops
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgia peach industry
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:mainDiseases bacterial spot
leaf curl
peach scab
gptkbp:mainFertilizers gptkb:phosphorus
nitrogen
potassium
gptkbp:mainHarvestMethod hand-picked
gptkbp:mainIrrigationMethod drip irrigation
sprinkler irrigation
gptkbp:mainLaborSource local farm workers
seasonal migrant workers
gptkbp:mainPollinators bees
gptkbp:mainResearchInstitutions gptkb:Fort_Valley_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Fort_Valley
gptkb:Byron
gptkbp:market gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Georgia_Peach_Festival
gptkbp:notableProduct Peach cobbler
Peach ice cream
Peach preserves
gptkbp:peakPeriod May to August
gptkbp:pests gptkb:peach_tree_borer
gptkb:plum_curculio
brown rot
gptkbp:primaryUse baking
canning
fresh consumption
processing
gptkbp:product peach
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Georgia_Department_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:slogan Georgia Peaches – Sweet Georgia Brown
gptkbp:stateGem Georgia is known as the 'Peach State'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sweet_Georgia_Peach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8