Archer, Leigh


Publications
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Root System Reductions of Grafted ‘Valencia’ Orange Trees Are More Extensive Than Aboveground Reductions after Natural Infection with Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus

Citation
Tardivo et al. (2024). HortScience 59 (5)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus Liberibacter
Abstract
Huanglongbing (HLB), which is associated with the phloem-limited bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), is a devastating disease that affects citrus trees worldwide. Because of the pervasiveness of the bacteria and psyllid vector, the disease is considered endemic in Florida. Although the effects of CLas on tree growth and physiology have been investigated for decades, most studies compared infected and noninfected trees under greenhouse conditions. This study used newly planted fiel