Call to destroy citrus canker-ridden trees in Northern Territory

Ashley Walmsley
Updated June 15 2018 - 10:22am, first published June 14 2018 - 3:00pm
BAD SIGN: The effects of citrus canker can be seen with infected trees displaying unsightly lesions which can form on leaves, fruit and stems.
BAD SIGN: The effects of citrus canker can be seen with infected trees displaying unsightly lesions which can form on leaves, fruit and stems.

ONE of Australia’s largest citrus growers has called for the immediate destruction of all citrus trees in the restricted and control areas in the NT and WA to halt the spread of citrus canker.

Ashley Walmsley

Ashley Walmsley

Editor, Good Fruit & Vegetables

Ashley Walmsley is the editor of ACM's only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. He also writes the weekly, The Ringer, column in the Qld Country Life.

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