Article
Physiologic, Anatomic, and Gene Expression Changes in Citrus sunki, Poncirus trifoliata, and Their Hybrids After 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' Infection.
Phytopathology - 1 May 2017
Boava Leonardo Pires, Cristofani-Yaly Mariângela, Machado Marcos Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive disease of citrus caused by phloem-limited bacteria, namely 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (Las), 'Candidatus Liberibacter africanus', and 'Candidatus Liberibacter americanus'. Although there are no known HLB-resistant citrus species, studies have reported Poncirus trifoliata as being more tolerant. Assuming that callose deposition in the phloem of infected plants can...
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