Location: Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research
Project Number: 2092-22430-002-037-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 15, 2018
End Date: May 20, 2020
Objective:
Investigate interactions between psyllids and bacterial plant pathogens and endosymbionts and improve monitoring and detection of pathogens and endosymbionts associated with psyllids.
Approach:
Diagnostic PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and microscopy, in conjunction with greenhouse assays will be used to investigate interactions between psyllids and bacterial endosymbionts.
