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Citrus greening has cost growers billions of dollars in losses
A Penn State-led team of scientists has developed a diagnostic test for early detection of citrus greening, a disease that causes green, misshapen and bitter citrus fruit making it unmarketable and threatening the $3.35 billion U.S. citrus industry.
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CRISPR/Cas technology could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease
Chuck Gill
May 10, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of citrus greening, or Huanglongbing, a serious disease that threatens worldwide citrus production, which is valued at roughly $17 billion from the sale of fresh fruit and juices.