World specialist will be at UAlg to talk about a disease that worries citrus growers

Joseph Bové, one of the leading experts in Greening, the citrus fruit disease that is currently causing the greatest concern worldwide, will be at the University of Algarve, on Thursday, the 21st, to talk about the future of the citrus industry, at a time when the presence of that disease is suspected. in Portugal.

The conference, entitled "The future of Mediterranean citrus industry, now that trioza erytreae, the insect-vector of huanglongbing, has entered continental Spain and Portugal” will take place at 17:00, in the Green Auditorium (Building 8) of the Gambelas Campus.

Joseph Bové is a professor and researcher at the University of Bordeaux 2, France.

Admission is free and open to anyone interested.