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Test Before Planting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 15, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Because it is easier to correct a problem before you plant the trees than it is to diagnose and treat dying ones, which will probably be ripped out. A sad start to a tree is not a good ending.
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Lemons More Resistant to HLB Than Oranges

June 14, 2021
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.
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A Drought Tolerant Avocado?

June 9, 2021
University of California scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet.
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Citrus Webinar Series

June 8, 2021
By Ben A Faber
The Citrus Research Board (CRB), in coordination with the University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM), will hold the first and second webinars of the 2021 CRB Webinar Series on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, and Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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