I loko o kahi keʻena hana ʻaʻole mamao loa mai ka palena ʻo Mekiko, ʻo ka hakakā ʻana i kahi maʻi e hōʻino ana i ka ʻoihana citrus honua i loaʻa kahi mea kaua i manaʻo ʻole ʻia: spinach.
Ke hoʻoneʻe nei kekahi kanaka ʻepekema ma Texas A&M's Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center i ʻelua mau pūmua pale bacteria i hana maoli ʻia i loko o ka spinach i loko o nā kumulāʻau citrus e hakakā ai i kahi maʻi i kapa ʻia ʻo citrus greening. ʻAʻole i kū ka maʻi i kēia pale ma mua a ʻo ka hoʻāʻo ʻana i ka hale ʻōmaʻomaʻo a hiki i kēia manawa ke hōʻike nei i ka pale ʻana i nā lāʻau i hoʻonui ʻia i ka genetically i kona holomua.
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