Utilization of somatic fusion techniques for the development of HLB tolerant breeding resources employing the Australian finger lime (Citrus australasica)

M Dutt, LM Mahmoud, K Chamusco, D Stanton… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The Australian finger lime is a unique citrus species that has gained importance due to its
unique fruit characteristics and perceived tolerance to Huanglongbing (HLB), an often-fatal …

Regeneration and characterization of somatic hybrid plants of Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) and Citrus micrantha, a progenitor species of lime

IA Khan, JW Grosser - Euphytica, 2004 - Springer
Most commercial citrus fruit species and cultivars are inter-and intra-specific hybrids.
Conventional hybridization in citrus is largely handicapped by apomixis and long juvenility …

Breeding citrus rootstocks to mitigate Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening disease)

JW Grosser, FG Gmitter, WS Castle - XXIX International Horticultural …, 2014 - actahort.org
The often-repeated dogma regarding HLB (Huanglongbing or citrus greening disease) and
commercial citrus germplasm is that adequate tolerance or resistance does not exist …

Field performance of 'Valencia'orange trees on diploid and tetraploid rootstocks in different huanglongbing-endemic growing environments

S Kunwar, B Meyering, J Grosser, FG Gmitter Jr… - Scientia …, 2023 - Elsevier
Huanglongbing (HLB, aka citrus greening disease) has reduced Florida citrus production
and acreage substantially since its discovery in 2005. Most commercially important citrus …

Citrus threat huanglongbing (HLB)-Could the rootstock provide the cure?

RA Gill, X Li, S Duan, Q Xing… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Citrus production faces numerous environmental challenges including the devastating
huanglongbing (HLB) disease. HLB, also known as citrus greening, affects health, growth …

Citrus somatic hybridization with potential for improved blight and CTV resistance

BMJ Mendes, FAAM Filho, PCDM Farias… - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2001 - Springer
The production of five new somatic hybrids with potential for improved disease resistance is
reported herein. Protoplast isolation, fusion, and plant regeneration was achieved from …

Recent advances of in vitro culture for the application of new breeding techniques in citrus

L Poles, C Licciardello, G Distefano, E Nicolosi… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Early Performance of Recently Released Rootstocks with Grapefruit, Navel Orange, and Mandarin Scions under Endemic Huanglongbing Conditions in Florida

JM Zapien-Macias, RS Ferrarezi, PD Spyke, WS Castle… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Huanglongbing (HLB), which is believed to be caused by the phloem-restricted bacterium
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las), has decimated Florida's citrus production …

Molecular analysis revealed autotetraploid, diploid and tetraploid cybrid plants regenerated from an interspecific somatic fusion in Citrus

WW Guo, YJ Cheng, CL Chen, XX Deng - Scientia horticulturae, 2006 - Elsevier
More than 150 plants were regenerated from our previous somatic hybridization between
embryogenic callus line of Page tangelo (Citrus reticulata Blanco× C. paradisi Macf) and …

SuperSour: A new strategy for breeding superior citrus rootstocks

KD Bowman, G McCollum, U Albrecht - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Citrus crops have a long history of cultivation as grafted trees on selected rootstock cultivars,
but all current rootstocks have significant limitations and traditional methods of rootstock …