The Importance of Citrus Genome Sequencing

Ernie Neff July 9, 2013 Citrus, Florida

Citrus researchers a few years ago sequenced the genome of some citrus varieties. One of those scientists – University of Florida researcher Fred Gmitter – tells how that sequencing has proven useful to other citrus scientists.

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