New Fuel for Research Projects Taking on Citrus Greening By UC Riverside News|January 9, 2024 A trio of grants totaling more than $11 million helping scientists focus on instilling disease tolerance below ground and above ground.
5 New Research Projects Take a Swing at Solving Citrus Greening Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 25, 2023 $5 million in funding from USDA to help fuel latest efforts to thwart devastating citrus disease and its vector.
The End of Citrus Greening? New Product Is Offering Hope By Daniel Jacobs|September 19, 2023 Learn more about the antimicrobial-based system that suppresses the deadly pathogen that has sucked the life from Florida’s citrus sector.
Citrus Greening Still Throwing New Curveballs at Scientists and Growers Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 25, 2022 Research paper digs into the bacteria’s complex relationship with the tree defense system.
Researchers Get More Financial Backing To Tackle Citrus Greening Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 16, 2022 University of Florida scientists secure more than $16 million in new funding to advance projects concerning the deadly disease.
Relative of Citrus Greening Bacteria Mutating Into a New Threat By UC Riverside News|August 12, 2022 Scientists find bacterial cousin in the Liberibacter family also might be infectious to other plants and crops.
Concern Over Citrus Greening Expands in Southern California Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 1, 2022 USDA-APHIS increases and establishes HLB quarantine areas. Find out where.
Unique Perspective on Citrus Greening Gives New Hope to Growers Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 2, 2022 Learn how seeing HLB as a pathogen-triggered immune disease might mean finding solutions more swiftly.
Got Citrus Greening? Symptoms Might Not Show up for Weeks After Infection By Phys.org|December 17, 2021 For the first time ever, scientists have been able to measure the speed of a bacterium that causes the deadly disease.
Another Round of Big Bucks to Help Boost Research in Citrus Greening Battle Posted by Growing Produce Staff|November 18, 2021 USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is investing nearly $11 million in several projects that aim to hit HLB from different angles.
Deadly Citrus Greening Disease on the Move in Southern California Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 17, 2021 New quarantine area established as detection marks first time plant disease has been found in San Diego County.
Citrus Greening Posted by Brad Kish|April 22, 2021 All Insect & Disease PestsHuanglongbing (HLB)AboutHuanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is a bacterial disease caused by […]
Scientists Dig in Deeper For Way To Beat Citrus Greening By UC Riverside News|December 16, 2020 Focus in to see why a team of scientists was awarded $10 million over the next five years to investigate the role of soil and root microbes in the disease.
Has a Cure Been Found for Citrus Greening? Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 7, 2020 Learn more about the discovery of an antimicrobial peptide that can be used in high heat, is easy to manufacture, and safe for humans.
Citrus Greening Quarantine Zone Growing in California Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 26, 2020 Multiple detections of the deadly disease sparks USDA to expand areas already under watch. See what counties are affected.
Citrus Greening on the Move in Southern California Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 25, 2019 New detection of the disease triggers quarantine expansion. Find out who’s impacted.
Big Breakthrough in the Fight Against Citrus Greening Posted by Frank Giles|September 17, 2019 Washington State researchers grow disease bacteria in the lab for the first time. Find out how.
Citrus Greening Scourge on the Spread in California and Texas Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 28, 2019 USDA expands quarantine areas after plant tissue samples of deadly disease found in multiple locations.
EPA Approves New Product for Control of Citrus Greening Posted by Frank Giles|September 13, 2018 Bullet HLB combines disease management and enhanced nutrition to improve tree health.
Can Citrus Greening Be Beaten With a Biological Approach? Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 12, 2018 U.S. Sugar, Texas A&M AgriLife Research partner to vet range of antimicrobial solutions for devastating disease.
By The Numbers: Latest Fruit Production Trends in the U.S. Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 10, 2024
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