GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida research team is cautiously optimistic after finding a possible treatment in the lab for citrus greening, a disease devastating Florida’s $9 billion citrus industry. It is the first step in a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. – Four species communicate with and sometimes trick each other around a scent produced by greening-infected citrus trees, a new University of Florida study finds. Communication between species is common but almost always ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseGAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida researcher who helped develop a mathematical model to show how citrus greening spreads within infected trees has received a $300,000 grant from the Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation to expand the model. Ariena ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNxREt0DgQ4 Click above for video about citrus breeding and citrus greening research. Click here for photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have some encouraging ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have created a mathematical model that shows how citrus greening is transmitted within an infected tree – an important step toward helping scientists understand the devastating disease. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research