Association between Fruit Development and Mature Fruit Drop in Huanglongbing-affected Sweet Orange

In the past decade, FL citrus industry has been struck by Huanglongbing (HLB), a disease caused by the phloem-limited bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas). Besides tree decline, HLB causes a sharp increase in mature fruit drop before harvest, leading to a substantial reduction in citru...

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Main Authors: Lisa Tang, Sukhdeep Singh, Tripti Vashisth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) 2020-05-01
Series:HortScience
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Online Access:https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/55/6/article-p851.xml