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 …

A stable antimicrobial peptide with dual functions of treating and preventing citrus Huanglongbing

CY Huang, K Araujo, JN Sánchez… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), caused by a vector-transmitted phloem-limited bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las), is the most devastating citrus disease worldwide …

The citrus huanglongbing crisis and potential solutions

N Wang - Molecular plant, 2019 - cell.com
Citrus is one of the top three fruit crops worldwide. Citrus production is facing an
unprecedented crisis due to Huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening), which is …

Sustaining the future of plant breeding: The critical role of the USDA‐ARS National Plant Germplasm System

PF Byrne, GM Volk, C Gardner, MA Gore… - Crop …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Plant breeders require genetic diversity to develop cultivars that are productive, nutritious,
tolerant of biotic and abiotic stresses, and make efficient use of water and fertilizer. The …

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 …

Bacterial vector-borne plant diseases: unanswered questions and future directions

W Huang, P Reyes-Caldas, M Mann, S Seifbarghi… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
Vector-borne plant diseases have significant ecological and economic impacts, affecting
farm profitability and forest composition throughout the world. Bacterial vector-borne …

Resistance to 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus,' the Huanglongbing Associated Bacterium, in Sexually and/or Graft-Compatible Citrus Relatives

MN Alves, SA Lopes, LL Raiol-Junior… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most destructive, yet incurable disease of citrus. Finding
sources of genetic resistance to HLB-associated 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(Las) …

Molecular signatures between citrus and Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

B Hu, MJ Rao, X Deng, SS Pandey, C Hendrich… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is one of the most devastating
citrus diseases worldwide. Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las) is the most prevalent …

Genomic insights into citrus domestication and its important agronomic traits

MJ Rao, H Zuo, Q Xu - Plant Communications, 2021 - cell.com
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 …