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UF awarded $5 million in NIFA grants to battle citrus greening disease


October 24, 2023

University of Florida scientists will elevate their efforts to control citrus greening, with about $5 million in grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). NIFA, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, split funding ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amit Levy, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Entomology, Hlb, Horticultural Sciences, Huanglongbing, Integrated Pest Management, John Chater, Jose Chaparro, Lukasz Stelinski, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang, Nifa, Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA

Citrus greening bacteria’s complex relationship with the tree defense system creates ongoing challenges to scientists


November 22, 2022

LALE ALFRED, FLA.--- At the heart of the disease that threatens the Florida citrus industry is a complex exchange between the citrus tree and an insidious bacterium. Huanglongbing, or HLB, also known as citrus greening, has wreaked havoc ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amit Levy, Callose, Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Plant Pathology, Reactive Oxygen Species

Citrus nutrition and gibberellic acid field day planned December 14


November 29, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, FLA -- Growers can learn more about recent citrus field trials on nutrition and gibberellic acid and their impact on tree health at a field day hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, Tuesday, December 14. The field tours will ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Amit Levy, Chris Oswalt, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Field Trials, Gibberellic Acid, Hlb, Nutrition, Tree Stress, Tripti Vashisth

University of Florida awarded key federal grants to continue fight against citrus greening


October 22, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers hope to discover new methods to help citrus growers fight the deadly citrus greening (or Huanglongbing) disease with cost effective, long-term sustainable treatments with ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amit Levy, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bryony Bonning, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Entomology And Nematology, Grants, Huanglongbing, Michael Rogers, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Plant Pathology, Rootstocks, Scions, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Zhonglin Mou