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Could genetically modified trees protect Florida's citrus industry?

NPR | By Catherine Welch
Published September 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM EDT

Gene technology is giving hope to citrus farmers in Florida who are fighting greening disease, which has been killing their trees for two decades.

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