Title: | Huanglongbing Control: Perhaps the End of the Beginning |
Author(s): | Munir S; He P; Wu Y; He P; Khan S; Huang M; Cui W; He P; He Y; |
Address: | "Faculty of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China. World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, 132 Lanhei Rd, Heilongtan, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China. Key Laboratory of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China. Agriculture College and Urban Modern Agriculture Engineering Research Center, Kunming University, Kunming, 650214, China. Faculty of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China. ynfh2007@163.com" |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00248-017-1123-7 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1432-184X (Electronic) 0095-3628 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most destructive citrus plant diseases worldwide. It is associated with the fastidious phloem-limited alpha-proteobacteria 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', 'Ca. Liberibacter africanus' and 'Ca. Liberibacter americanus'. In recent years, HLB-associated Liberibacters have extended to North and South America. The causal agents of HLB have been putatively identified, and their transmission pathways and worldwide population structure have been extensively studied. However, very little is known about the epidemiologic relationships of Ca. L. asiaticus, which has limited the scope of HLB research and especially the development of control strategies. HLB-affected plants produce damaged fruits and die within several years. To control the disease, scientists have developed new compounds and screened existing compounds for their antibiotic and antimicrobial activities against the disease. These compounds, however, have very little or even no effect on the disease. The aim of the present review was to compile and compare different methods of HLB disease control with newly developed integrative strategies. In light of recent studies, we also describe how to control the vectors of this disease and the biological control of other citrus plant pathogens. This work could steer the attention of scientists towards integrative control strategies" |
Keywords: | "Americas Anti-Infective Agents/*pharmacology/*therapeutic use Biological Control Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use Brassinosteroids/pharmacology Citrus/*microbiology Host-Pathogen Interactions Hyperthermia, Induced/methods Plant Diseases/microbiology/*p;" |
Notes: | "MedlineMunir, Shahzad He, Pengfei Wu, Yixin He, Pengbo Khan, Sehroon Huang, Min Cui, Wenyan He, Pengjie He, Yueqiu eng 201003029/Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China/ 2008CC024/Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province/ 31560503/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ 2009EB060/THE R&D FOUNDATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE/ Review 2017/12/03 Microb Ecol. 2018 Jul; 76(1):192-204. doi: 10.1007/s00248-017-1123-7. Epub 2017 Dec 1" |