Biotech Updates

Virus-Free Citrus Samplings for Citrus Rehabilitation in Taiwan

December 12, 2008

The Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB) and Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions have published a technical bulletin entitled “Production and Cultivation of Virus-Free Citrus Samplings for Citrus Rehabilitation in Taiwan”. The bulletin, authored by Hong-Ji Su of the National Taiwan University, provides detailed methods and protocols for the production of disease-free planting material in citrus, including disease indexing, production of virus-free nursery, cultivation and health management of saplings in orchards.

Download the bulletin at http://www.apaari.org/new/images/AP_Documents/Pub_Reports/APCoAB/2008-citrus.pdf