Citrus Huanglongbing is an immune-mediated disease that can be treated by mitigating reactive oxygen species triggered cell death of the phloem tissues caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
N. Wang, W. Ma, Z. Pang, X. Huang, S. Pandey, J. Li, J. Xu, D. Achor, F. Vasconcelos, C. Jendrich, Y. Huang, W. Wang, D. Lee
This study shows citrus Huanglongbing is an immune-mediated disease caused by CLas, where ROS-induced cell death in phloem tissues can be mitigated by antioxidants and gibberellin, reducing disease symptoms.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2021Plant Biology