Growing more with less: New method beats disease plaguing Florida citrus trees
'Citrus Under Protective Screen,' known as 'C.U.P.S.' was a concept developed by the University of Florida. FORT MEADE, Fla. ...
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Scientists may have just saved the citrus industry — and kept your grocery bill from skyrocketing
This breakthrough is being called “one of the most promising discoveries to date." Scientists may have just saved the citrus ...
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UF researchers make new attempts to combat the disease damaging Florida’s citrus
Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and ...
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Genetically modified trees offer hope for Florida's citrus industry
They have successfully killed the insect behind the greening disease in the lab, but the real test will come over the next ...
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Expert insights: Arborist shares knowledge about palms, citrus trees
The Citrus Hills Garden Club welcomed Paul Lloyd Jones, ISA-certified arborist, palm specialist and tree health technician ...
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How an antimicrobial treatment may have helped more trees survive Hurricane Milton
Citrus greening disease has weakened trees, which is why recent hurricanes have been able to cause so much more damage. A ...
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Florida's struggling citrus industry asks for help from state lawmakers
TALLAHASSEE - Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an ...
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Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease
A major grower said it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are ...
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Florida’s citrus outlook remains bleak. But new science offers hope.
Scientists have raced for over a decade against citrus greening, the incurable disease killing trees across the state. Research behind a genetically modified tree shows promise. But it could still ...