UF/IFAS secures $5M grant to expand avocado production in Florida, combat Laurel wilt disease
The South Florida avocado industry has been severely impacted by Laurel wilt disease, with production reduced by about 50%.
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UF/IFAS secures $5M grant to expand avocado production in Florida, combat Laurel wilt disease
“Laurel wilt is the most devastating disease to avocado trees in the world,” said Jeffrey Rollins,principal investigator and a professor of plant pathology at the UF Institute of Food and ...