UF researchers say citrus greening can be managed with new biological and chemical controls

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canker topped the list of worries for the Florida citrus industry until citrus greening – described as the world’s most serious citrus disease – was found in groves last year.
“In the long term, the industry can live with and manage the canker problem, but citrus greening is a fatal disease that’s an [...]

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Citrus Bacterial Canker Disease and Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening)

Here’s a publication issued by the University of California outlining the issues of canker and greening. To download the report, click the link below.
Citrus Bacterial Canker Disease and Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening)

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Citrus Greening Continues To Spread In Citrus Growing Areas

Science Daily — The latest on the rapid spread of citrus greening within Florida and its potential to spread into California and other citrus growing areas will be presented during a news conference on plant diseases and issues that are of importance to California’s economy and agriculture.
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UF researchers say citrus greening can be managed with new biological and chemical controls

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canker topped the list of worries for the Florida citrus industry until citrus greening – described as the world’s most serious citrus disease – was found in groves last year.
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New UF economic report forecasts future of Florida’s $9.3 billion citrus industry

LAKELAND, Fla. — Citrus canker and greening will reduce the volume of fruit produced in Florida over the next 15 years, and the state may never return to the level of fruit harvested in 2003 before hurricanes spread canker around the state, according to a new University of Florida report.
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