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UF researchers find lone culprit behind greening
Click for full image. Caption at the bottom of the story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have shown that the disease that threatens to devastate the world’s citrus crop is...
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Coca-Cola and Cutrale announce $3 million in donations to boost citrus research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Coca-Cola and Cutrale Citrus Juices announced today at a meeting of the Florida Citrus Mutual in Lake Alfred that they have each pledged $1.5 million to the University of Florida...
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida-led group of international scientists has assembled the genome sequences for two citrus varieties—sweet orange and Clementine mandarin—marking a first for...
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Disease-carrying Asian citrus psyllids find refuge in abandoned groves, UF...
Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, citrus growers have feared that abandoned groves provided refuge for the Asian citrus psyllid, an invasive...
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Citrus greening costs $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs, new UF...
Since 2006, the bacterial disease citrus greening has cost Florida’s economy an estimated $3.63 billion in lost revenues and 6,611 jobs by reducing orange juice production, according to a new study...
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Citrus greening bacterium may “ring the dinner bell” to attract insect
Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. The bacterium responsible for citrus greening causes infected trees to give off a scent that rings the dinner bell for the disease-carrying...
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UF/IFAS scientist’s work with Brazilian citrus greening genome could aid...
An Asian citrus psyllid feeds on a citrus tree, leaving the citrus greening bacteria. The bacteria will starve the tree of nutrients and eventually kill it. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida...
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Surprising find: UF/IFAS discovers citrus greening affects roots before leaves
see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Although citrus greening enters trees through their leaves, University of Florida researchers have discovered that the deadly disease attacks roots long before...
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Florida citrus growers: 80 percent of trees infected by greening
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s citrus growers say as much as 90 percent of their acreage and 80 percent of their trees are infected by the deadly greening disease, which is making a huge dent in the...
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UF/IFAS Citrus REC starts centennial celebration
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Nearly a century ago, a group of Polk County citrus growers raised about $14,000 to buy land for a research station. Now, the University of Florida Institute of Food and...
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