According to researchers, a deadly disease affecting citrus trees, known as “citrus greening,” is spreading westward across the country, and California may soon face the same impacts as Florida: the loss of more than $1 billion annually in crops and revenue and nearly 8,000 jobs to date.
With a $1.1 million grant from the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives, or MRPI, a team of experts from the UC Riverside, Berkeley, Davis and San Diego campuses will explore