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Research Project: Emerging and Invasive Nematode and Virus Pathogens Affecting Potato

Location: Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research

Title: A review of the Citrus Greening research and development efforts supported by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation: Fighting a Ravaging Disease

Author
item FLETCHER, JACQUELINE - Oklahoma State University
item BERENBAUM, MAY - University Of Illinois
item Gray, Stewart
item GROVES, RUSSELL - University Of Wisconsin
item SCORZA, RALPH - Retired ARS Employee
item TRIPLETT, LINDSAY - Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
item TRUMBLE, JOHN - University Of California
item YANG, BING - Iowa State University

Submitted to: National Academy Press
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/10/2018
Publication Date: 12/15/2018
Citation: Fletcher, J., Berenbaum, M., Gray, S.M., Groves, R., Scorza, R., Triplett, L., Trumble, J., Yang, B. 2018. A review of the Citrus Greening research and development efforts supported by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation: Fighting a Ravaging Disease. National Academy Press. 1-270. https://doi.org/10.17226/25026.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25026

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening, first detected in Florida in 2005, is the most serious disease affecting citrus worldwide. The bacterium associated with HLB, is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid. HLB is widespread in FL and threatens the survival of the Florida citrus industry. In Florida, HLB research is overseen by the Citrus Research and Development Foundation. In 2017, at the request of CRDF, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a review of the foundation’s research portfolio, with the goal of identifying ways to reconfigure HLB research to accelerate the development of tools and strategies to abate disease impacts and prevent the collapse of the Florida citrus industry. In its review, the committee found that research supported by CRDF and other agencies has expanded knowledge of every aspect of HLB, yet there have been no breakthroughs in HLB management. The reasons for the lack of breakthroughs in HLB management, despite the investments in research, are complex. The committee’s analysis of HLB research outcomes allowed the committee to identify progress and pitfalls in major research areas, and research efforts that the committee believes should be continued or initiated. The report recommends that CRDF and other agencies work together to create an overarching HLB research advisory panel to develop a fresh, systems approach to HLB research prioritization and the strategic distribution of resources for research leading to effective HLB management.