Citrus huanglongbing: validation of Real-Time PCR (qPCR) for the detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and Candidatus Liberibacter americanus in Colombia

Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is the most destructive citrus disease. Two of the three known HLB-associated Candidatus Liberibacter species were recently found to be present in the Americas. In this study, eggs, nymphs and adults of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and suspect citrus pla...

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Main Authors: Jorge Evelio Ángel, Erick Geovanni Hernández, Néstor Andrés Herrera, Linda Yhiset Gómez, Ángela Patricia Castro, Adriana Milena Sepúlveda, Everth Emilio Ebratt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Editorial of Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-12-01
Series:Agronomía Colombiana
Subjects:
HLB
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-99652014000300010&lng=en&tlng=en