Associate Professor David Leung's biodegradable coating can help achieve food security in an environmentally friendly and consumer-conscious way.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2019
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A study out of Florida International University evaluates the use of scent-discriminating canines for the detection of laurel wilt-affected wood from avocado trees. Julian Mendel, Kenneth G. Furton, and DeEtta Mills have ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2018
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A method of supplying 500 times more avocado plants to industry than is currently possible has been invented by University of Queensland researchers.
Environment
Aug 23, 2017
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Researchers at UQ's Queensland Alliance for Food and Agriculture (QAAFI) have acted swiftly to ensure Australia's next $180 million avocado crop won't be crippled by a fungus.
Biotechnology
Feb 1, 2012
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Florida's lucrative avocado industry could face a serious blow from a duo of deadly new invaders. Together, the invasive fungus called "laurel wilt disease" and the redbay ambrosia beetle, which carries laurel wilt, represent ...
Ecology
Sep 21, 2010
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