CPC A01H 6/785 (2018.05) [A01G 2/30 (2018.02); A01G 17/02 (2013.01); A01H 5/10 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A composite citrus tree comprising a fruiting cultivar scion grafted to a wild rootstock,
wherein the wild rootstock is (a) obtained from a seed deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-124301 or (b) obtained from tissues of a plant grown from the seed deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-124301,
wherein the composite citrus tree is resistant to citrus-greening and water having elevated levels of salt content of 50 ppm to 50,000 ppm, and
wherein the composite citrus tree yields commercially viable fruit following exposure to a citrus greening disease and either coastal flood water or brackish groundwater.
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