Could a Seed Bank Be Called Into Action to Save Florida’s Orange Trees?
Florida ’s flailing citrus tree industry would makeAnita Bryantcry . Since 2005 , the state ’s orange trees have been dying off at a precipitous rate . AsCNN ’s Moni Basureports , the tree face a lowly yet insidious foe : a bug called the Asian citrus psyllid , which feeds on their leaves and stems . The bug carries a bacterial disease call citrus greening disease , recognize ashuanglingbingin Chinese , that causes the trees to farm acerb , misshapen fruit ....