Topics in Subtropics

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HLB Tolerant Rootstock?

July 21, 2020

By Ben A Faber

From the Citrus Industry The new Sugar Belle hybrid rootstock LB8-9xS13#16 has quite a history, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus breeder Jude Grosser.

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HLB Podcasts

July 20, 2020

By Ben A Faber

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Southeast AgNet are partnering to provide the latest news on citrus-related research in a monthly podcast.

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Qustions and Answers about Avocado Varieities and Rootstocks

July 15, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Avocado Varieties and Rootstocks CAS/UCCE/CAC Webinar June 10, 2020 These are Answers to Questions from Chat and Q&A from this webinar provided by: Mary Lu Arpaia, Herve Avenot, Ben Faber, Eric Focht, Rodrigo Iturrieta, Petr Kosina, Patricia Manosalva, Themis Michailides 1.

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Questions and Answers About Avocado Varieties and Rootstocks

July 15, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Mary Lu Arpaia: They are available on line to download free at https://usdawatercolors.nal.usda.gov/pom/about.xhtml. This takes you to the general page and then you can search for avocado.

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HLB Cure? Hopefully. Let's See

July 14, 2020

By Ben A Faber

Last week, UCR issued a news release entitled UCR Discovers First Effective Treatment for Citrus-destroying Disease, which shares the news of a licensing agreement being reached with Invaio Sciences.

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