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Fe2+ Ions Alleviate the Symptom of Citrus Greening Disease.
International journal of molecular sciences - 4 Jun 2020
Inoue Haruhiko, Yamashita-Muraki Sakiko, Fujiwara Kanako, Honda Kayoko, Ono Hiroki, Nonaka Takamasa, Kato Yuichi, Matsuyama Tomoya, Sugano Shoji, Suzuki Motofumi, Masaoka Yoshikuni
Abstract excerpt
Citrus greening (CG) is among the most devastating citrus diseases worldwide. CG-infected trees exhibit interveinal chlorotic leaves due to iron (Fe) deficiency derived from CG; thus, Fe content is lower in infected leaves than in healthy leaves. In this study, we demonstrated that the foliar application of Fe2+ relieves the symptom of CG infection in citrus trees. We applied Fe2+ and citrate to the leaves of...
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