Genetically modified orange trees resist black spot and citrus canker.
Research shows that reducing the D-limonene compound in the fruit stimulates the production of monoterpene alcohol.
Insecticides based on the active ingredients bifenthrin and imidacloprid are no longer effective in controlling the insect that transmits greening in some locations and should be temporarily avoided if control failures are observed after their use.
From April 2022 to April 2023, in the 34 thousand hectares of citrus planted in the State, the Secretariat carried out field actions in 1.800 hectares of 213 rural properties in different regions, to monitor the HLB, around 5% of the citrus area in RS