One of the hottest topics to ever consume the worldwide citrus community is the tree disease Huanglongbing (HLB), known to many who know it best in Florida simply as ‘citrus greening disease’. Florida growers are throwing millions of dollars into research to find answers to the problem many say could end commercial citrus production if answers are not found. 
Meanwhile, citrus scientists from around the globe are preparing to gather in Orlando next week December 1 – 5 for the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing, 
which also promises to draw a number of key Florida growers and researchers. University of Florida’s Citrus Research and Education Center (CREC) is helping plan and host the event, and Florida Citrus Mutual is playing a part as one of the hosts too. In this report, hear more about the conference with comments from CREC Director Dr Harold Browning (photo left):
and in this report, Citrus Production Research Advisory Council chairman Peter McClure (photo right)explains what his group is doing to help protect the intellectual rights of any new research that proves successful:
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