Location: Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research
Project Number: 2092-22000-022-006-I
Project Type: Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
Start Date: Sep 1, 2020
End Date: Aug 31, 2025
Objective:
Perform basic research to improve delivery of and support regulatory approval for therapeutic molecules to plants molecules to provide plants with immunity against insect-vectored plant pathogens.
Approach:
Greenhouse assays and controlled field studies will be used to identify the most effective methods for delivering or applying therapeutic molecules to plants to provide them with immunity against insect-vectored plant pathogens, including Liberibacter solanacearum. Pathogens presence and titers levels will be measured using conventional and quantitative PCR.