Cheating evolution: engineering gene drives to manipulate the fate of wild populations

J Champer, A Buchman, OS Akbari - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Engineered gene drives—the process of stimulating the biased inheritance of specific genes—
have the potential to enable the spread of desirable genes throughout wild populations or to …

Biosynthesis of polyketides by trans-AT polyketide synthases

EJN Helfrich, J Piel - Natural product reports, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering 2000 to June 2015 This review discusses the biosynthesis of natural products that
are generated by trans-AT polyketide synthases, a family of catalytically versatile enzymes …

The Candidatus Liberibacter–Host Interface: Insights into Pathogenesis Mechanisms and Disease Control

N Wang, EA Pierson, JC Setubal, J Xu… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
“Candidatus Liberibacter” species are associated with economically devastating diseases of
citrus, potato, and many other crops. The importance of these diseases as well as the …

Overview of citrus huanglongbing spread and management strategies in Brazil

RB Bassanezi, SA Lopes, MP de Miranda… - Tropical Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Huanglongbing (HLB) has been a serious threat to the citrus industry worldwide. After its first
report in São Paulo State, the main citrus production area in Brazil, the disease spread to the …

Neonicotinoids in excretion product of phloem-feeding insects kill beneficial insects

M Calvo-Agudo, J González-Cabrera… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Pest control in agriculture is mainly based on the application of insecticides, which may
impact nontarget beneficial organisms leading to undesirable ecological effects …

Status of huanglongbing (HLB) outbreaks in Florida, California and Texas

J Graham, T Gottwald, M Setamou - Tropical Plant Pathology, 2020 - Springer
Nowhere in the US is Huanglongbing (HLB) under adequate control due to the lack of
effective tools to reduce spread of the vector, Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid), and …

Chemical control of the Asian citrus psyllid and of huanglongbing disease in citrus

DR Boina, JR Bloomquist - Pest Management Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract By 2014, huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive disease of citrus, and its insect
vector, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama), became established in …

Evolutionary dynamics of CRISPR gene drives

C Noble, J Olejarz, KM Esvelt, GM Church… - Science advances, 2017 - science.org
The alteration of wild populations has been discussed as a solution to a number of
humanity's most pressing ecological and public health concerns. Enabled by the recent …

Huanglongbing pandemic: current challenges and emerging management strategies

D Ghosh, S Kokane, BK Savita, P Kumar, AK Sharma… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Huanglongbing (HLB, aka citrus greening), one of the most devastating diseases of citrus,
has wreaked havoc on the global citrus industry in recent decades. The culprit behind such …

Citrus greening: Management strategies and their economic impact

S Li, F Wu, Y Duan, A Singerman, Z Guan - HortScience, 2020 - journals.ashs.org
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB), or greening, is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide
and is threatening the sustainability of the industry in major citrus-growing regions. Various …