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CALS genomicists aim to save citrus from 'greening'
Jul 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It has been a dismal two decades for the 450-year-old Florida citrus industry: On top of the constant pressure from hurricanes, a citrus canker epidemic shrank U.S. citrus production by roughly ...
Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.
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Judge rules for Floridians who lost trees
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A Palm Beach, Fla., circuit court judge has ruled in favor of homeowners who lost citrus trees when the state tried to halt the spread of canker disease.
Test Detects Insect Carriers of Citrus Greening Disease
Oct 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With their pleasing flavor, cheerful color, and health-imparting dose of vitamin C, it's not surprising that oranges are one of America's Top 10 favorite fruits. But some of the nation's citrus ...
Citrus Experiment Station marks 100th year
Feb 15, 2007 |
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The Citrus Experiment Station at the University of California, Riverside, has marked its 100th year of developing and breeding new fruit strains.
UF releases first citrus cultivar; Sugar Belle packs a tasty punch
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar Belle -- a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market -- will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended for commercial production.
Scientists claim citrus originated in Australasia
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Oct 01, 2007 |
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Scientists at the Centre for Plant and Food Science at the University of Western Sydney have questioned the long-established perception that citrus originated in Southeast Asia. They believe it may have originated closer ...
Researchers Release New Citrus Variety (w/ Video)
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Citrus researchers at the University of California, Riverside have released a new mandarin (or tangerine) for commercial production. Named ‘DaisySL’ for Daisy seedless, the new fruit is finely ...
Dangerous citrus pest found in California
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pest that can carry a fatal citrus disease has been found in Los Angeles County, stoking fears that California's $1.6 billion citrus industry could be hit by a potentially devastating threat.
Calif. citrus farmers fear tree-killing disease
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tom Mulholland is girding for battle against a tiny enemy that could devastate the orange grove he has spent his life cultivating. His adversary: the Asian citrus psyllid, a fruit-fly-sized insect ...
Yellowdragon threatens Florida citrus
Oct 15, 2005 |
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Yellow dragon disease, which is also called citrus greening, has been found in southeast Florida and appears to be spreading, agricultural authorities say.
Graduate student discovers, names bacterium linked to psyllid yellows
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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To make a discovery and get to name it is just about every scientist's dream. For one graduate student at UC Riverside that dream already has come true.
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