Citrus Greening Disease/HLB
The EPA has just greenlit a revolutionary, gene-edited rootstock that could stop the bacterial plague that has wiped out 90% of Florida’s citrus.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture expanded the state’s huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening quarantine boundary in the San Juan Capistrano area of Orange County.
As citrus greening earns a spot on the threat list, researchers say billions in losses demand a new era of investment in genetic solutions to save the industry.
University of Florida researchers deploy short-term grower solutions and long-term genetic resistance strategies to combat devastating citrus greening disease, also known as HLB.
What began as research into citrus greening resistance has unexpectedly revealed a potential market for finger limes, offering a new opportunity for the state’s growers and the specialty citrus industry.
Following detections of HLB in plant tissues sampled from a residential property, 3 sq. miles in the Riverside area of Riverside County have been added to the quarantine.
The Capistrano Beach area of Orange County and the Murrieta area of Riverside County are now part of the state’s quarantine to limit the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid and the huanglongbing disease.
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This project launched by The Coca-Cola Co. under the umbrella of the MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium, brings together research and industry to tackle the challenge of the global effect of citrus greening.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has added the Riverside area of Riverside County to its quarantine to prevent the spread of huanglongbing and the Asian citrus psyllid.
The state has diligently monitored and scouted for the Asian citrus psyllid and huanglongbing, but a challenge continues with residential citrus, says the president and CEO of California Citrus Mutual.
The state adds the San Clemente area of Orange and San Diego Counties to its existing quarantine for huanglongbing.
While FDA proposes a drop in Brix from 10.5 to 10, those in the citrus industry say consumers won’t notice the slight change.
This new quarantine parallels the intrastate quarantine that the California Department of Food and Agriculture established earlier this month.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture added the Perris area of Riverside County to the state’s existing quarantine for huanglongbing.
The 90-day comment period is open for the FDA’s Proposed Amendment to the pasteurized orange juice Standard of Identity.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Service and the California Department of Food and Agriculture say this new quarantine impacts 1.44 acres of commercial citrus.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has expanded the Huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine boundary in the Coto de Caza area of Orange County, Calif.
Appeals to the boundary expansion must be filed in writing by May 6.
Bothers Jerry Mixon and Keith Mixon have invested significantly in production under exclusion netting that keeps out the Asian citrus psyllid, which spreads the citrus greening disease.
The state has expanded its quarantine for huanglongbing in both the Mission Viejo and Foothill Ranch areas of Orange County.
The new varieties, developed at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, reportedly show tolerance to huanglongbing and have improved Brix and color.
The new area expands an existing boundary into Pala and Pauma Valley.
As the Florida citrus industry continues its fight against the deadly citrus greening disease, scientists are exploring genetic editing and CRISPR technology as potential solutions.
A 13-square-mile area in the Mission Viejo area of Orange County has been added due to positive tissue samples taken from residential properties.
The University of Florida, Texas A&M University and The Organic Center have been awarded over $2 million for a multi-year grant to find citrus greening solutions for organic producers, with hopes for broader application.
After two difficult years thwarted by extreme weather, Texas citrus growers are anticipating a steady 2022-23 season with strong demand.