News tagged with citrus canker

Genomes of citrus canker pathogens decoded

An international team of scientists from Brazil and the United States have completed the draft genome sequences of two strains of the Xanthomonas bacteria that cause citrus canker. Citrus canker, a belligerent disease that h ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Beetle, fungus threaten Florida's avocado industry

(AP) -- A little beetle could cause big problems for Florida's multimillion-dollar avocado industry.

Biology / Ecology

created May 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CALS genomicists aim to save citrus from 'greening'

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has been a dismal two decades for the 450-year-old Florida citrus industry: On top of the constant pressure from hurricanes, a citrus canker epidemic shrank U.S. citrus production by roughly ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1