Question

You are an orange farmer in florida and your trees suffer from citrus greening. what can you do to save them?

Answer 1

Citrus greening is a disease caused by a bacteria in citrus plants. The disease leads to the development of green spots on the citrus fruit. The affected plant bears fruits that taste bitter and has a stunted growth. The disease has no cure and is hard to control. However there are antibacterial solutions that one can spray on the infected plants, or uproot the infected plants, and declare emergency in case large number of infected plants.