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California braces for a deadly stalker of citrus
A graft of pomelo — a symbol of good fortune
in many Asian cultures — was the likely source of the state's first
documented case of huanglongbing, a citrus disease with no known cure
that is spread by the Asian citrus psyllid.
A worker moves a quarantined
fruit tree inside Temple Garden Center in El Monte. California's first
documented case of huanglongbing, a citrus disease with no known cure
that is spread by the tiny Asian citrus psyllid, has state agricultural
officials worried.
(Christina House / For the Los Angeles Times / April 12, 2012)
Also
Graphic: Huanglongbing quarantine area, Hacienda Heights
San Gabriel Valley homeowners swarm to meeting about citrus disease
Citrus disease found in San Gabriel Valley; area quarantined
Pesticides suspected in mass die-off of bees
By Rosanna Xia and Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times
April 14, 2012
The worst disease known to the
citrus industry may have arrived in California on a bud of friendship.
A graft of pomelo — a symbol of good fortune and prosperity in many
Asian cultures — was the likely source of the state's first documented
case of huanglongbing, a citrus disease with no known cure, say
researchers involved in the investigation. The suspected plant shoot, or
budwood, was passed freely among San Gabriel Valley church friends who
loved to garden and experiment with hybridization, according to
residents.
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John Valenzuela, Chairperson
Golden Gate Chapter, California Rare Fruit Growers
http://www.crfg.org/chapters/golden_gate/index.htm
Cornucopia Food Forest Gardens
John Valenzuela Permaculture Services
Horticulturist, Consultant, Educator
California, Hawai'i phone: (415) 246-8834
e-mail: johnvalenzuela at hotmail dot com
http://cornucopiafoodforest.com/
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