Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Project Director
BOWMAN K D
Accession Number
435924
Project Number
6034-21000-018-017R
Dates
2018-11-01 - 2022-04-30
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
219 SOUTH ROCK ROAD
FT PIERCE,FL 34945
Keywords
greening
huanglongbing
rootstocks
scions
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
- Create hybrid rootstocks which combine germplasm from parental material with good rootstock traits and huanglongbing (HLB) tolerance, propagate the most promising of these hybrids, and establish replicated field trials with commercial scions.
- Collect field performance data from early-stage replicated rootstock field trials and release new rootstock cultivars as justified by superior performance in multiyear field trials.
Methods (unparsed)
Make crosses with new parental combinations. Complete propagation of trees for new trials. Plant new replicated field trials with new rootstocks. Tree size and health measurements. Fruit yield and fruit quality measurements. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluations of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) infection.
Methods
Make crosses with new parental combinations. Complete propagation of trees for new trials. Plant new replicated field trials with new rootstocks. Tree size and health measurements. Fruit yield and fruit quality measurements. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluations of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) infection.