Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Project Director
STOVER E W
Accession Number
430067
Project Number
6034-21000-018-04R
Dates
2016-01-01 - 2018-12-31
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
219 SOUTH ROCK ROAD
FT PIERCE,FL 34945
Keywords
(huanglongbing)
and
citrus
conventional
development
diseasses
foundation
grant
hlb
propoasal
psyllid
research
transgenic
Research Effort
Applied (50%)
Basic (50%)
Developmental (0%)
Classification Parameters
| Knowledge Area | Subject of Investigation | Field of Science | Percent |
|---|
| 204 - Plant Product Quality and Utility (Preharvest) |
920 - Orange |
1080 - Genetics (excludes breeding) |
40% |
| 203 - Plant Biological Efficiency and Abiotic Stresses Affecting Plants |
910 - Grapefruit |
1000 - Biochemistry and biophysics |
30% |
| 212 - Pathogens and Nematodes Affecting Plants |
999 - Citrus, general/other |
1160 - Pathology |
30% |
Goals / Objectives
Develop and maintain a test site for evaluation of transgenic citrus scion and rootstock genotypes and expression vector strategies for resistance to huanglongbing and the vector, Asian citrus psyllid.
Methods (unparsed)
A citrus production site at the USDA/ARS Picos Rd. Farm and will be maintained for testing of transgenic citrus resistance to huanglongbing (HLB) and psyllid. Ongoing strategies to identify resistance to huanglongbing and/or its psyllid vector include many transgenic approaches. All of these research projects ultimately require testing in the field where huanglongbing and psyllid are endemic. The Picos Farm of the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Ft. Pierce, Florida is ideal for this use. This site will be available to University of Florida, Texas A&M Univeristy and ARS researchers. In addition to transgenic trees, some non-transgenic citrus with reasonable probability of resistance, will be tested.
Methods
A citrus production site at the USDA/ARS Picos Rd. Farm and will be maintained for testing of transgenic citrus resistance to huanglongbing (HLB) and psyllid. Ongoing strategies to identify resistance to huanglongbing and/or its psyllid vector include many transgenic approaches. All of these research projects ultimately require testing in the field where huanglongbing and psyllid are endemic. The Picos Farm of the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory in Ft. Pierce, Florida is ideal for this use. This site will be available to University of Florida, Texas A&M Univeristy and ARS researchers. In addition to transgenic trees, some non-transgenic citrus with reasonable probability of resistance, will be tested.