Project Number: 6618-22000-034-09
Project Type: Trust

Start Date: Oct 18, 2007
End Date: Mar 31, 2009

Objective:
Determine biological and epidemiological charactristics of citrus HLB and its vector interactions and citrus canker in Florida environment, test various combinations of disease and vector control strategies, develop diagnostic methods, examine latency of transmission, determine effects on fruit quality, determine interaction with citrus psyllid and examine biocontrol potential.

Approach:
Through epidemiology field trials test various disease/vector control to develop maximal strategies. Analyze infected/noninfected fruit to determine quality issues, explore various biocontrol agents via transmission studies with vector, explore potential to culture HLB, assess interactions of HLB with citrus psyllid and determine latency of symptom expression and bacterial titer detection.