Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is a serious bacterial disease that affects citrus in Florida, as well as many citrus production areas worldwide. The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is the insect responsible for spreading citrus ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Nian Wang pieces together sequences of genes, he hopes to make citrus varieties that are more tolerant to the deadly disease known as greening, which has devastated a multibillion dollar-a-year industry in Florida. Wang, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the same year the University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center celebrates its 100th anniversary, Nian Wang believes he may be close to finding the “off switch” for greening, the disease devastating ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher has mapped the DNA genome of a new strain of citrus greening that could further threaten Florida’s beleaguered $9 billion citrus industry. Knowing the genetic makeup of the various ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, 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 citrus. The Clementine mandarin sequence ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFASClick 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 almost certainly the result of a lone species ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research