Examples of citrus canker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The family had to get rid of their orange trees more than a decade ago because of citrus canker, a disease that can eventually stop trees from growing fruits. — Arlene Borenstein-zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021 In the fight against diseases, the university is using gene editing techniques to develop grapefruit plants resistant to citrus canker. — orlandosentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2021 The Florida Department of Agriculture had an ambitious program to counter citrus canker, an infectious disease that was damaging one of the most important industries in the state. — Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2021 Topics include new research on citrus canker in satsuma cultivars and post-disaster options for growers who experienced losses in the 2020 hurricane season. — NOLA.com, 7 Feb. 2021 After all, canines have already demonstrated the ability to sniff out plant diseases, including citrus canker and plum pox virus, which infects peach, plum, and cherry trees. — Duncan Strauss, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2020 Phillip and Beazley have found mango weevil, pink hibiscus mealybug and citrus canker. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019 For more than a dozen years, Florida's citrus industry has been battling two devastating diseases, citrus greening and citrus canker, that have drastically cut fruit production. — Mike Schneider, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2019 Gusts from the slow-moving hurricane spread the bacterial disease citrus canker and the fungal disease citrus black spot, McLean said. — Susan Jacobson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2017 See More

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“Citrus canker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citrus%20canker. Accessed 19 May. 2022.

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