Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is an important worldwide pest of citrus that vectors bacteria (Candidatus Liberibacter spp.) responsible for huanglongbing (citrus greening disease). We examined the behavioral responses of mated and unmated D. citri of both sexes to odors from host plants in a Y-tube olfactometer, with and without visual cues. The host plants tested were 'Dunca...

An inverse association between flavonoid intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been suggested by a number of epidemiological studies (42,44,54,78). As a consequence, there is considerable interest in investigating the antiatherogenic nature of these compounds. Flavonoids are naturally occurring molecules abundant in fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and beverages, such as tea and wine. Over...

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is the primary vector of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) associated with huanglongbing, or citrus greening, the most devastating citrus (Citrus spp.) disease worldwide. Here, we developed a new “excised-leaf assay” that can speed upLas-inoculativity tests on Asian citrus psyllid from the current 3Ð12mo (when usi...

Abstract The spin Hall effect of light (SHEL) is the microscopic spin-dependent splitting at an optical interface. Whereas shift under linearly polarized well-formulated, studies on SHEL elliptically or circularly have primarily relied numerical computation. In this work, explicit analytic formula for derived arbitrarily incidence. Furthermore, from expression, we demonstrate that can be enhanc...

Introduction In this study, effective dose equivalent for the public due to internal exposure to 222 radon ( 222 Rn) was evaluated in three regions of Ramsar, a northern coastal city in Iran. Materials and Methods Measurements were carried out using a radon monitoring device. Outdoor and indoor radon concentrations were measured within 24 hours with an integration interval of 3 hours. Regions w...

Purpose: The availability of fresh Citrus fruits is limited by their susceptibility to invasion microbial pathogens which leads cause serious postharvest losses. present study was carried out isolate and morphologically identify fungal associations from selected fruit species (C. sinensis, C. limon, crenatifolia medica) confirm identity molecular characterization. Research method: Postharvest w...

The citrus (Citrus sinensis) cyclophilin CsCyp is a target of the Xanthomonas citri transcription activator-like effector PthA, required to elicit cankers on citrus. CsCyp binds the citrus thioredoxin CsTdx and the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II and is a divergent cyclophilin that carries the additional loop KSGKPLH, invariable cysteine (Cys) residues Cys-40 and Cys-168, and the ...

The postharvest control of arthropod pests is a challenge that the California citrus industry must overcome when exporting fruit overseas. Currently, methyl bromide fumigation is used to control postharvest pests on exported citrus, but it may soon be unavailable because of use restrictions and cost of this health-hazard ozone-depleting chemical. Ethyl formate is a natural plant volatile and po...

Boron (B) deficiency stress is frequently observed in citrus orchards and causes considerable loss of productivity and fruit quality. Carrizo citrange (Cc) has been reported as a rootstock more tolerant to B deficiency than Trifoliate orange (To). The 'Newhall' navel orange (Ns) performed better when grafted onto Cc (Ns/Cc) than when grafted onto To (Ns/To) under long-term B deficiency. The pre...

UNLABELLED PREMISE OF THE STUDY We developed and characterized five polymorphic microsatellite loci from an AC-enriched genomic library of a rare tree, Tapiscia sinensis, and six compound microsatellite primers using a dual-suppression-PCR-based approach, to investigate geographical genetic structure. • METHODS AND RESULTS The polymorphism of these loci was assessed in 102 samples collecte...