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A Valencia orange on the tree with the small dark hard-spot lesions of citrus black spot, orchard rows soft in the background (illustration)

Citrus Health Programme

A Valencia orange on the tree with the small dark hard-spot lesions of citrus black spot, orchard rows soft in the background (illustration)

This research programme is fully funded by Citrus Research International, with emphasis on the sustainable management of important preharvest citrus diseases in South Africa. The increased pressure on South African agriculture from the EU Green Deal, particularly on export crops such as citrus, necessitates the need to focus research on gaining a better understanding of the epidemiology of diseases in order to develop effective Integrated Pest Management strategies.

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