Sunday, July 26, 2009

USA: Disease devastating US avocados

July 24, 2009 - ABC Rural

A new disease of avocado trees is moving towards a major production area of the United States. Laurel wilt first appeared in the United States in 2002, and has never been found anywhere else. It's devastated the backyard avocado trees it's come into contact with, and is only 150 kilometres from South Florida's vast plantations. Professor Randy Ploetz, from the University ... read more...

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