PLANS FOR 2018 CALL FOR PRE-PROPOSALS BY CRDF
CRDF is engaged in a number of important processes that will help shape future directions for funding of research and delivery projects. It has been eight years since the original call for HLB proposals from the industry, and over 400 projects have been supported. These represent a wide array of topics and potential solutions, and collectively have contributed substantially to our understanding of HLB and to advancing numerous lines of intervention against the vector or pathogen, [Read More…]
Future CRDF Meetings
GOV Comm Mtg – Monday, 4/23/18 @ 3:00PM at Southern Gardens, Clewiston
F&A Comm Mtg – Tuesday, 4/24/18 @ 9:00AM at SWFREC, Immokalee
BoD Mtg – Tuesday, 4/24/18 @ 10:00AM at SWFREC, Immokalee
Next Board Meetings:
Upcoming Board of Directors Meetings for 2018 – updated 3/2018
Minutes from Board and Committee Meetings
NuPsyllid Team Page
Solutions for HLB
CRDF and the Florida citrus industry at large often receive inquiries and communication relating to potential solutions for HLB, ranging from chemical materials to control the vector, Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) to materials that may affect the survival or pathogenicity of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, which causes the disease.
It has become increasingly difficult to follow up on all of these leads in a timely manner, [Read More…]