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

Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), a deciduous close relative of evergreen Citrus, has
important traits for citrus production, including tolerance/resistance to citrus greening …

Grafting is an ancient technique used for plant propagation and improvement in horticultural
crops for at least 1,500 years. Citrus plants, with a seed-to-seed cycle of 5–15 years, are …

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, vectors Candidatus Liberibacter
asiaticus and CL americanus, the causal agents of huanglongbing (HLB), the world's most …

Abstract Background Salicylic Acid (SA) is a pivotal phytohormone in plant innate immunity
enhancement of triggered by various pathogens, such as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus …

The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) is a pest of citrus and the primary insect vector of
the bacterial pathogen,'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(C Las), which is associated with …

Understanding the settling preference, feeding behavior, honeydew production, and
biophysical factors, such as trichome density, related to Y. flavovittatus leafhopper infestation …

Plants have a perception system triggered by pathogen and pest signals to initiate defense.
These signals include evolutionarily conserved molecules from microbes and insects termed …

Biological control by the generalist egg parasitoid Fopius arisanus (Sonan)(Hymenoptera:
Braconidae) has been proposed against Bactrocera carambolae (Drew & Hancock)(Diptera …

The greenbug, Schizaphis graminum, is a serious pest of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). For
the past several decades, resistant sorghum hybrids have been used to control greenbug …