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Article: Fighting fruit decay nature's way. (includes related articles on treating for fruit flies and protective yeast patents)
- Article from:
- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- August 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Ah! Juicy, tart-sweet grapefruit - perfect at breakfast or at any other time of the day.
But grapefruit, like many other tasty fruits, is not without its problems. And sometimes the solution to one problem is the cause of another.
For example, federal regulations require Florida citrus shippers to certify that fruit is free of fruit flies that could perhaps hitchhike a ride to other citrus areas and damage crops. But some of the special treatments devised to protect citrus produced in fruit-fly-infested areas leave the fruit more vulnerable to disease-causing microbes. [See box.]
One new treatment that is very effective against fruit flies - ...