THE citrus canker disease outbreak in the Northern Territory has been confirmed as a different genetic strain to the one that wiped out commercial crops in Emerald in Queensland more than a decade ago ...

Australia has been free of the disease for more than a decade, but it was discovered on a potted lime tree in April in a Darwin plant nursery. Last week infected trees were found in Katherine in the ...

The bacterial disease was found on a potted lime tree — a patio plant not found in commercial production — at a retail nursery in Darwin. Citrus Australia chief executive Nathan Hancock moved to ...

An international team of scientists from Brazil and the United States have completed the draft genome sequences of two strains of the Xanthomonas bacteria that cause citrus canker. Citrus canker, a ...

LAKELAND - University of Florida researchers hope to use tiny microbes already in Florida citrus groves to fight citrus canker. Researchers will explore how to take what is already known about the way ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In April this year an off-duty plant quarantine officer shopping in his local hardware barn in Darwin saw something for sale that he ...

Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CaLas), is the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide. HLB causes billions of dollars in annual economic losses to the global citrus ...

Citrus canker is devastating the citrus industry. It has already caused more than two million citrus trees to be destroyed statewide. The damage is not confined to commercial groves. Nearly 600,000 of ...

It seemed inevitable, but the news is still alarming: Citrus canker was found in Osceola County this month. Citrus canker poses a serious threat to the Florida citrus industry. Eradication is the only ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sponsored Content. Followed categories will be added to My News. MYTH: My citrus plant will be removed if I get a plant health check FACTS: Residents are ...

CITRUS stands as the second most important fruit worldwide after grapes in terms of area and production. Although citrus is very popular, its present status is threatened by a number of problems ...

The plant disease citrus canker has now been confirmed on six properties in the Northern Territory, prompting concerns from interstate growers about potential trade implications. Citrus fruit and ...