Lemon trees showed less response to citrus greening disease pathogen than orange trees

(American Phytopathological Society) Citrus greening disease was first discovered in Florida in 2005. Since then, production of oranges in the United States for processing has declined by 72 percent between the 2007-2008 growing season and the 2017-2018 growing season, primarily in Florida. The disease was discovered in California in 2012, and now the state is beginning to see a rapid increase of citrus greening disease.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 12, 2021 Category: Biology Source Type: news