Orange Tree USB Flash Drive

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What can you learn from an Orange Tree USB Flash Drive? For this customer, a University Extension Service working with home citrus growers, quite a bit.

Did you know that most of today's most well-known citric fruits -- oranges, limes, lemons and grapefruit -- are hybrids of only three original cultivars? At some point in distant history, the mandarin orange, citron and pomelo interbred in many ways. The results are the sweet and sour citric fruits we eat today.

Florida is the top orange- and citrus- growing state. It is the region most of us imagine when looking for fresh-squeezed OJ or an after-school snack.

Diseases have taken a severe toll on commercial and backyard citrus groves in the past decade. Harvests are down by nearly two-thirds because of Citrus Greening. Caused by bacteria spread by an invasive insect, it is deadly to any tree it attacks. The USDA has asked residents not to move their citrus trees to stop the spread. Neither should travelers bring homegrown citrus from one state to another.

People in southern U.S. States with home citrus trees have also seen the infection. Teaching gardeners what to watch for and how to prevent the bacteria from spreading will help commercial growers, too.

What are arborists doing to prevent further losses? One developer is using gene-editing technology CRISPR to create trees resistant to infection. Other ideas use RNA interference, a peptide developed from spinach, or a fungus-derived bio-insecticide to kill the bugs spreading the disease.

That is a substantial amount of information for a casual grower. With a custom shaped flash drive loaded with educational materials, photos and videos, extension educators and master gardeners have additional tools. By handing these out at educational events, they can prune away further infections.

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