Washington, April 29 -- Congressman Scott Franklin issued the following press release:
Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of a new citrus rootstock designed to help trees defend against citrus greening disease, a bacterial infection that has devastated Florida's citrus industry and significantly reduced production over the past two decades.
The newly approved rootstock, CarriCea T1, provides citrus trees with better protection against disease at the source while reducing the need for conventional pesticide applications. The breakthrough offers growers a practical, science-based tool to replant, recover, and rebuild one of Florida's most important agricultural industries....