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How does "There is virtually no evidence that this is even done" translate to "This is a big problem"? At least in my book, lack of evidence doesn't count as evidence.


Actually a Google Scholar search for 'citrus postharvest antifungal treatments' does show that this is in fact the standard operating procedure. E.g. this paper starts out with a summary of the current state of conventional agriculture:

http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/datastore/234-1524.pdf

It's just that a more simple Google search like 'citrus antifungal' doesn't turn up anything.




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