Scientists studied tolerance to huanglongbing under field conditions in trees of commercial citrus scion/rootstock combinations. All trees showed symptoms of HLB and tested positive for the Candidatus ...

Citrus is the world’s most economically significant fruit crop, but it faces various environmental adversities that restrict its distribution. Grafting is a crucial factor in enhancing citrus ...

While familiarity with the term “grafting” is widespread among gardeners, a true understanding of what grafting is and why it is done is not so common. In a nutshell, grafting is a horticultural ...

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A modified orange rootstock is the latest advance in fighting citrus greening disease, a Florida company told the federal agency. A Florida biotech company is asking the Agriculture Department to fast ...

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EPA chief Lee Zeldin met with Florida agricultural leaders in Pompano Beach to back a gene-edited rootstock aimed at fighting citrus greening.

FORT PIERCE, FL - The citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is endemic in Florida, where it is estimated that more than 80% of citrus trees are currently infected. Largely as a result of this devastating ...