The Citrus Research and Development Foundation announces its CATP11 call for research proposals to develop solutions to manage Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing), Canker and other emerging diseases threatening Florida citrus production. New and continuing research initiatives should complement or build on the existing portfolio of research projects currently summarized in the progress reports posted at www.citrusrdf.org. [...]
Florida’s Natural Growers Donates to Citrus Research
July 29, 2011 By
For Immediate Release Florida’s Natural Growers Announces Donation to Fight Citrus Greening The Florida’s Natural Growers Board of Directors voted to donate $250,000 to fight citrus greening, a disease plaguing the Florida Citrus industry. “As a Florida grower cooperative, it is important to combat this disease with every resource available. This support of the Citrus [...]
Press Release: The Florida Citrus Processors Association and Peace River Citrus Products Announce Donations
June 21, 2011 By
CRDF is Presented with Two Research Support Donations The Florida Citrus Processors Association (FCPA) announced the donation of $250,000 to support the work of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation at the Seventh Annual Citrus Industry Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida. The contribution from FCPA, which includes all of the major juice processors in the state [...]
Press Release: Sweet Orange Genome Published at Phytozome.net
January 18, 2011 By
Roche and the University of Florida just yesterday in a press release that researchers from the International Citrus Genomics Consortium have made the genomes of Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis) and Clementine Mandarin (Citrus clementina) available on Phytozome.net. This project was funded in part by the Florida Citrus Production Research Advisory Council (a precursor to the [...]
Coca-Cola and Cutrale Donate $3 Million for Greening Research
January 2, 2011 By
The Coca-Cola Company and Cutrale Citrus Juices of Brazil each recently donated $1.5 million (for a total of $3 million) to the Citrus Research and Development Foundation to help fight greening research. Since 2009, the Foundation has collaborated with the National Academy of Sciences to advance this disease research. These donations reflect the industry’s commitment [...]
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