Fresh Produce Discussion Blog

Created by The Packer's National Editor Tom Karst

Monday, December 18, 2006

Guava cure

Citrus greening is a devastating disease for Florida citrus growers because it sours the fruit and eventually kills the tree, but recent research suggests guava trees could stave the spread of both the insect vector and the disease itself. Use of guava trees among commercial citrus appears to have contributed to effective control of the disease in Viet Nam.

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