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Gene-edited rootstock offers hope against Florida citrus greening disease
Gene-edited rootstock emerges as potential solution
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Sep 18 5:00 AM
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Updated coverage describes how growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the bacterial infection at bay, framing the approach as a potential defense against the disease wiping out Florida's citrus trees.
“A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay.”
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Citrus growers in #Florida are planting new trees that have been modified using gene-editing technology to ward against the lethal citrus greening disease www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n... via @npr.org
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