Citrus tristeza virus (CTV)(genus Closterovirus, family Closteroviridae) is the causal agent of
devastating epidemics that changed the course of the citrus industry. Adapted to replicate in …

Cross-protection is a phenomenon in which infection of a plant with a mild virus or viroid
strain protects it from disease resulting from a subsequent encounter with a severe strain of …

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is one of the most important causal agents of citrus diseases and
exists as numerous strains. CTV is replicated in phloem cells of plants within the family …

Root samples of 'Sanhu'red tangerine trees infected with and without Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) were collected at 50 days post inoculation and subjected to …

TaqMan real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using
purified RNA targets or coupled to tissue-print and squash procedures was developed to …

Citrus occupies a prominent position in fruit industry all over the world. In Pakistan, it ranks
first in terms of area, production and export among other fruits. The quality fruit production is …

Citrus sudden death (CSD) has caused the death of approximately four million orange trees
in a very important citrus region in Brazil. Although its etiology is still not completely clear …

Little is known about 'Candidatus Liberibacter americanus', a causal agent of
huanglongbing or greening disease in Brazil, or its interaction with citrus trees. Greenhouse …

Citrus sudden death (CSD) is a new disease that has killed approximately 1 million orange
trees in Brazil. Here we report the identification of a new virus associated with the disease …

Citrus greening, a disease that reduces yield, compromises the flavor, color, and size of
citrus fruit and eventually kills the citrus tree, is now present in all 34 Floridian citrus …