McRoberts, Neil


Publications
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Alternative Tissue Sampling for Improved Detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus

Citation
Hajeri et al. (2023). Plants 12 (19)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Early detection and prompt response are key factors in the eradication of ‘huanglongbing’ (HLB) in California. Currently, qPCR testing of leaf tissue guides the removal of infected trees. However, because of the uneven distribution of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) in an infected tree and asymptomatic infection, selecting the best leaves to sample, from a mature tree with more than 200,000 estimated leaves, is a major hurdle for timely detection. The goal of this study was to address