Abstract Citrus originated in Southeast Asia, and it has become one of the most important
fruit crops worldwide. Citrus has a long and obscure domestication history due to its clonal …

Highlights•CLas cultures on hairy roots enable investigations in real CLas/citrus
pathosystem.•New CLas-resistant genotypes, sexually compatible with Citrus, have been …

Worldwide, citrus is one of the most important fruit crops and is grown in more than 130
countries, predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas. The healthy progress of the citrus …

Genetic engineering based on Agrobacterium-mediated transformation has been a
desirable tool to manipulate single or multiple genes of existing genotypes of woody fruit …

Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1) was discovered in Arabidopsis as
an activator of salicylic acid (SA)-mediated immune responses nearly 30 years ago. How …

Citrus is one of the most important fruit crops in the world. This review will discuss the recent
findings related to citrus transformation and regeneration protocols of juvenile and adult …

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is the vector
of Candidatus Liberibacter spp., the bacteria associated with huanglongbing (HLB), the most …

Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is a commercially important horticultural fruit crop worldwide.
Kiwifruit contains numerous minerals, vitamins, and dietary phytochemicals, that not only …

Abstract “Huanglongbing”(HLB) or citrus greening is the most devastating diseases of citrus
that affects all cultivars causing systematic death of trees worldwide. The disease is …

Breeding for disease resistance against microbial pathogens is essential for food security in
modern agriculture. Conventional breeding, although widely accepted, is time consuming …