• 12 Mar
    USDA funds team of UCR scientists to fight citrus greening disease

    USDA funds team of UCR scientists to fight citrus greening disease

    A team led by University of California Riverside (UCR) plant scientists has been given a five-year USD5.1 million grant to find an effective treatment for citrus greening disease, officially known as huanglongbing.

    The disease attacks citrus crops with devastating results and is carried by a tiny winged insect, the Asian citrus psyllid, with the bacteria causing the leaves on citrus plants to appear mottled and misshapen. The fruit has a bitter flavour and remains green. Infected trees usually die within three to five years.

    Caroline Roper, a bacteriologist and plant pathologist, is heading a team of six UCR scientists, as well as five other researchers from other universities. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and UCR will receive USD3.1 million of the total grant package.

    Source: San Bernardino County Sun

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 12 Mar
    Innocent – New ‘Super Juices’ launch

    Innocent – New ‘Super Juices’ launch

    Leading smoothie brand Innocent are launching a new range of ‘Super Juices’ made from fruit, vegetables and vitamins. Three new flavours will be on the market this spring and will include vitamins C and E, as well as B2, B3 and B6, which Innocent claim will help consumers reduce tiredness and fatigue and help them hit their ‘five a day’ target.

    The three new flavours are: Wonder Green with apple, pear, cucumber and a hint of ginger; Super Juice with raspberry, cherry and goji berries; Super Juice with oranges, blood oranges and Acerola cherries.

    Source: Innocent

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 12 Mar
    Limoneira buys majority stake in Chilean citrus grower

    Limoneira buys majority stake in Chilean citrus grower

    California-based fruit company Limoneira has acquired a majority holding in the northern Chilean citrus producer Pan de Azucar (PDA) for US$5.8 million to further expand its Chilean operation. PDA has lemon and orange orchards covering 210 acres in the La Serena area and with the majority of the trees in the orchard being young Limoneira are expecting to grow annual production as a result of the trees increasing output as they mature.

    “Along with expanding our participation in the growing global lemon business, this enables Limoneira to provide citrus on a year-round basis to our customers around the world and evaluate future potential investment opportunities in Chile’s vast, productive agricultural properties.” Limoneira senior vice president Alex Teague said.

    Source: FreshFruitPortal.com

    By Caroline Calder News
  • 12 Mar
    Dabur’s Real Fruit Juice forced to change packaging due to gender discrimination

    Dabur’s Real Fruit Juice forced to change packaging due to gender discrimination

    Following the refusal of a nine year old girl to drink their ‘Real’ fruit juice. Dabur, one of the biggest consumer goods manufacturing in India, has been forced to change the packaging. The juice was marketed as “Something that is good for your child should also make him smile”. Union minister of women and child development Maneka Gandhi asked Dabur to change its packaging and make it gender neutral, after receiving a complaint from the girl’s father. The company has also promised to make the necessary changes on the packaging of the fruit juice. 

    By Caroline Calder News
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