Location: Cereal Crops Research
Project Number: 5090-21430-012-008-N
Project Type: Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 1, 2025
End Date: Aug 31, 2026
Objective:
Citrus Greening is an emerging disease threating entire U.S. industry, and antibiotics are one of few methods of disease control. Findings of this research illustrate antibiotics in citrus groves are effective and low risk. ARS and cooperator scientists will share data related to this research project which will result in a completed manuscript to convey results to U.S. citrus farmers and stakeholders.
Approach:
Cooperators obtained NIFA grant to conduct research at field sites located in Florida. Cooperator's employees conducted plant and soil sample processing, prepared libraries for microbiome sequencing, and preliminary data analysis. In former postdoctoral position, under supervision from PI at Michigan State University, ARS scientist conducted metagenome sequencing and qPCR analysis on these samples. ARS scientist conducted additional data analysis. ARS scientist and all cooperators will contribute to the writing of the manuscript. ARS scientist and cooperators will edit as needed for peer-review process.