Scientists studied tolerance to huanglongbing under field conditions in trees of commercial citrus scion/rootstock combinations. All trees showed symptoms of HLB and tested positive for the Candidatus ...

Citrus cultivation relies heavily on the performance of rootstocks, which significantly influence fruit quality by modulating growth, water-use efficiency, and disease resistance. The interaction ...

Citrus is the world’s most economically significant fruit crop, but it faces various environmental adversities that restrict its distribution. Grafting is a crucial factor in enhancing citrus ...

KJZZ examines the storied history of the state’s five C’s — copper, cotton, cattle, citrus and climate — and the role they ...

While familiarity with the term “grafting” is widespread among gardeners, a true understanding of what grafting is and why it is done is not so common. In a nutshell, grafting is a horticultural ...

Over time, fruit of HLB-infected trees begins to turn green and develop a bitter, metallic taste. (Elizabeth Chin / UC Davis) Florida produced twice as much citrus as California as recently as 2012 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Studies of the plasticity of functional root traits involved in resource acquisition have focused mainly on root length ...

Grafted orange trees may give the Florida's citrus growers new reason to hope the industry can cope with the citrus greening crisis, researchers say. Grafted orange trees showcased at the 100 th ...

FORT PIERCE, FL - The citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is endemic in Florida, where it is estimated that more than 80% of citrus trees are currently infected. Largely as a result of this devastating ...