Wood, Kimberly


Publications
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A Perspective on Current Therapeutic Molecule Screening Methods Against ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, the Presumed Causative Agent of Citrus Huanglongbing

Citation
Kennedy et al. (2023). Phytopathology® 113 (7)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Huanglongbing (HLB), referred to as citrus greening disease, is a bacterial disease impacting citrus production worldwide and is fatal to young trees and mature trees of certain varieties. In some areas, the disease is devastating the citrus industry. A successful solution to HLB will be measured in economics: citrus growers need treatments that improve tree health, fruit production, and most importantly, economic yield. The profitability of citrus groves is the ultimate metric that truly matte