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In this photo released by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, agricultural economist Edward “Gilly” Evans, left, and tropical fruit expert Jonathan Crane examine avocados in a research grove at UF’s Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead – Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The pair helped write a paper on the potential economic impact of laurel wilt, a disease threatening Florida’s avocado crop. If the disease reaches Miami-Dade County, it could destroy half the crop and cost the state $27 million.
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