Spinach peptide-based treatment for citrus greening receives EPA registration
USDA’s NIFA reported unconditional EPA registration for a citrus-greening treatment developed from Texas A&M research.
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A report by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, republished by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, says the EPA granted unconditional registration to a spinach-defensin-based product for citrus greening. Researchers found that antimicrobial peptides from spinach can protect trees against Huanglongbing, the disease also known as citrus greening.
The product uses a naturally non-transmissible strain of citrus tristeza virus to prompt trees to produce the defensin peptide. Registration permits commercial sale in the United States. The source describes years of research and field trials but does not claim the treatment eradicates the disease.
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The EPA granted unconditional registration for commercial sale in the United States to the spinach-defensin treatment described in the research.
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EPA registration reported
The EPA granted unconditional registration for commercial sale in the United States to the spinach-defensin treatment described in the research.
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