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I find these stories fascinating. Since it mentioned the orange originally came from China, I wonder if there are varieties that are resistant while still tasti
by leke 5mo ago
I find these stories fascinating. Since it mentioned the orange originally came from China, I wonder if there are varieties that are resistant while still tasting good.
- gertrunde 5mo agoWikipedia suggests that there are no naturally resistant strains, although there is some genetically modified work ongoing. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_greening_disease#Control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_greening_disease#Contro...] More interesting was a suggestion that a more holistic approach may have merit, i.e. improving overall soil/grove health with less intensive methods. [https://citrusindustry.net/2019/04/02/citrus-grower-sees-success-with-cover-crops/ https://citrusindustry.net/2019/04/02/citrus-grower-sees-suc...]