Biodiesel Cleaning Up the Oil It’s Trying to Replace

Biodisel producers are beginning an effort to encourage use of methyl esters to clean up the oiled shorelines from the Gulf Oil Spill.

Study Shows Impact of HLB Bacterium on Roots
A recent study sheds light on the significant effects of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the bacterium responsible for HLB, on the root systems of grafted Valencia orange trees. The findings reveal that root system reductions caused by the infection are more extensive than the corresponding aboveground declines. That finding underscores the hidden yet critical impact […]
Experimental Citrus Tree Kills Young Psyllids
Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the HLB-spreading Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). The genetically edited tree has only been tested in the lab and the greenhouse but is very promising as a potential solution to HLB. […]

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