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Pest Notes
- Olive Knot
- Black Scale
UC Pest Management Guidelines (UC Statewide IPM Project Web Site)
UC Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies
- Almonds
  Double Line Drip Irrigation. Southern San Joaquin Valley. 2016 PDF
- Almonds
  Flood Irrigated. San Joaquin Valley North. 2011. PDF
- Almonds
  Micro-sprinkler. San Joaquin Valley North. 2016. PDF
- Olive Oil
  Super High Density. San Joaquin Valley 2007. PDF
- Olives - San Joaquin Valley. 2005 PDF
- Pecans - Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley - 2005. PDF
- Pistachios
  Low Volume Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley South. 2015. PDF
- Walnuts
  Late Leafing - Lateral Bearing. San Joaquin Valley North. 2017. PDF
- Walnuts
  Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation - San Joaquin Valley North. 2007 PDF

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Carlos Andres Antolinez

Carlos Andres Antolinez-Delgado, BSc in Biology, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. MSc in Microbiology from the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia and Ph.D.

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The Snapshots on this page describe progress in ongoing USDA NIFA-funded research to combat HLB. Accelerating implementation of HLB-tolerant hybrids as new commercial cultivars for fresh and processed citrus Dr. Jinhe Bai, USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce, FL. Updated 2/1/2023.

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Development of antimicrobial peptides from citrus to kill the CLas bacterium causing HLB

Research by: USDA, Horticultural Research Lab, Ft. Pierce and New Mexico Consortium Article written by: Ed Stover, Goutam Gupta Article edited by: Lukasz Stelinski, Peggy G.

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Developing novel biological delivery methods for therapeutic agents and other biomolecules to enhance production of citrus

Research by USDA Agricultural Research Service in Ft. Pierce FL, Ithaca NY, Albany CA, Wapato WA, and Dawson GA; Codex DNA in La Jolla CA; AgroSource Inc. in Tequesta FL; University of Florida in Ft. Pierce FL; Cornell University in Ithaca NY; and Indian River State College in Ft.

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SP HLB-resistant rootstock candidates for the citrus industry: validating and understanding disease resistance

Research by: John Chater, Jude Grosser, Fred Gmitter, Liliana Cano, Yu Wang, Zhenyu Jia, and Manjul Dutt, all of the University of Florida Article written by: John Chater Article edited by: Ed Stover, Lukasz Stelinski, Peggy G.

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CAP: Combining Individual Protective Covers (IPCs) and brassinosteroids to prolong health and improve fruit yield and quality in newly planted trees under HLB

Research by: UF/IFAS SWFREC Article written by: Fernando Alferez Article edited by: Ed Stover What is the technique?

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Method for generating optimal attractive scents for Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) biocontrol

Research by: University of Connecticut and University of Florida Article written by: Dr. Alexander Aksenov Article edited by: Ed Stover, Lukasz Stelinski, Peggy G.

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SP: Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) using insect-specific viruses to manipulate psyllids as a strategy to help control citrus greening/HLB

Research by: Diogo M. Galdeano, Curtis R. Carson, Emilyn E. Matsumura, Tanvi Rawat, William Ingram, Jun Jiang, Bryce W. Falk, and Yen-Wen Kuo Article written by: Yen-Wen Kuo Article edited by: Bryce W. Falk, Diogo M. Galdeano, Ed Stover, Peggy G.

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Phloem-restricted, independently mobile RNA gene silencing system for mitigating Citrus Greening (HLB) by targeting Liberibacter asiaticus and citrus gene expression

Research by: Dr. Anne Simon, Neena Mitter, Shunyuan Xiao, Silvec Biologics Article written by: Anne Simon Article edited by: Ed Stover, Peggy G. Lemaux What is the technique? Bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens are causing the deaths of billions of trees and vines every year.

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Developing tolerance to Huanglongbing disease in citrus by using gene editing

Research by: Zhonglin Mou, Ph.D., Jude Grosser, William Dawson, Vladimir Orbovic, Amit levy, Manjul Dutt, Choaa El Mohtar, Ozgur Batuman, and Michael Irey Article written by: Dr. Zhonglin Mou Article edited by: Ed Stover, Lukasz Stelinski, Peggy G.

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Development of antimicrobial peptides from citrus to kill the CLas bacterium causing HLB

Developing novel biological delivery methods for therapeutic agents and other biomolecules to enhance production of citrus

SP HLB-resistant rootstock candidates for the citrus industry: validating and understanding disease resistance

CAP: Combining Individual Protective Covers (IPCs) and brassinosteroids to prolong health and improve fruit yield and quality in newly planted trees under HLB

Method for generating optimal attractive scents for Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) biocontrol

SP: Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) using insect-specific viruses to manipulate psyllids as a strategy to help control citrus greening/HLB

Phloem-restricted, independently mobile RNA gene silencing system for mitigating Citrus Greening (HLB) by targeting Liberibacter asiaticus and citrus gene expression

Developing tolerance to Huanglongbing disease in citrus by using gene editing