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Back to the Future: Citrus breeders look to ancient varieties for modern-day answers


July 26, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, University of Florida scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past. In a new study, published in Nature Communications, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Ancestral Lineages, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, East Asia, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Genomes, Japan, Joint Genome Institute, Mandarin, Ryuku Islands

UF-led team sequences first-ever citrus genomes; discovery may help thwart greening


January 18, 2011

GAINESVILLE, 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/IFAS
Tags: Clementine Mandarin, Florida Citrus, Genomes, Gmitter, Greening, Mclellan, Sweet Orange

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