Would like to request those who are involved in the study of this disease to register at this blog site and share their experiences. For a start - we are sourcing for certified disease free planting materials (mandarins) for citrus farms in Malaysia. Would anybody like to respond to this ?
Many, many thanks for creating this blogsite. I’m sure it will be a valuable venue for the exchange of practical information, knowledge, ideas and technology to combat the devastating citrus greening in the Asian region. On behalf of FFTC, we encourage all participants of the Hanoi workshop to become active members of this blogsite.
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Miketern | February 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 am
I did not join the HLB conference yet i’m trying using minerals to suppress the HLB with minerals and control of insecticide.
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Weiwei Guo | March 10th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
it is great to have such a place where those interested in research into Citrus greening disease can voiced their ideas and what is more, their experience in dealing with HLB.
Important is to develop a technique that is able to kill the bacteria residing within the plant vascular system, allowing the plant infected with HLB to recover.
At this stage, in the southern part of China, once plant trees are identified to be with HLB, they are all uprooted and removed by local agricultural authorities. Citrus growers are desperate for a technique for curing their infected citrus trees.
My colleagues and I are developing an innovative bio-reagents which are just put into use in the fields. The results can be expected later this autumn.
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Ozel Hastane | April 15th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Thank you very much very nice article
Great information! Very useful for me. Thanks a lot.
The idea is awesome. Congrats.
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Yacob | April 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I think HLB affects plants that are weak or those that are ‘nutritionally unbalanced’, or even ‘overfertilized’. So far we have not heard of any ‘resistant’ citrus varieties, therefore being tolerant to the disease helps. Control of the insect which spreads it is also essential. To control HLB we need an integrated approach of which the bio-agents (as mentioned by Weiwei) can be part of it.
There are arround 1000 members and 10000 of threads for you to read and participate in most likely
one of the biggest problems on earth! http://www.organic-farming.org
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JamesD | June 12th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting
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Ezane Ismail | July 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am
If a plant is infected, a how long would it take for it to spread. It varies with age I should think.. but would it be fast?
I understand it spread through the sieve-tube members aka phloem. This is tricky. Not all phloems are connected directly. Would this assist in the cultural control? Instead of uprooting the whole tree, we pruned the branch. For the record, I believe the only effective way to control HLB is cultural control i.e planting of disease free varieties and uprooting. Happy thoughts to everyrone. Great forum yacob!
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1. yacob | October 24th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Would like to request those who are involved in the study of this disease to register at this blog site and share their experiences. For a start - we are sourcing for certified disease free planting materials (mandarins) for citrus farms in Malaysia. Would anybody like to respond to this ?
2. tinaph2k | October 27th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Many, many thanks for creating this blogsite. I’m sure it will be a valuable venue for the exchange of practical information, knowledge, ideas and technology to combat the devastating citrus greening in the Asian region. On behalf of FFTC, we encourage all participants of the Hanoi workshop to become active members of this blogsite.
3. Miketern | February 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 am
I did not join the HLB conference yet i’m trying using minerals to suppress the HLB with minerals and control of insecticide.
4. Weiwei Guo | March 10th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
it is great to have such a place where those interested in research into Citrus greening disease can voiced their ideas and what is more, their experience in dealing with HLB.
Important is to develop a technique that is able to kill the bacteria residing within the plant vascular system, allowing the plant infected with HLB to recover.
At this stage, in the southern part of China, once plant trees are identified to be with HLB, they are all uprooted and removed by local agricultural authorities. Citrus growers are desperate for a technique for curing their infected citrus trees.
My colleagues and I are developing an innovative bio-reagents which are just put into use in the fields. The results can be expected later this autumn.
5. Ozel Hastane | April 15th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Thank you very much very nice article
Great information! Very useful for me. Thanks a lot.
The idea is awesome. Congrats.
6. Yacob | April 28th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I think HLB affects plants that are weak or those that are ‘nutritionally unbalanced’, or even ‘overfertilized’. So far we have not heard of any ‘resistant’ citrus varieties, therefore being tolerant to the disease helps. Control of the insect which spreads it is also essential. To control HLB we need an integrated approach of which the bio-agents (as mentioned by Weiwei) can be part of it.
7. Serimmicy | May 12th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I have just found this great forum with the subject on the organic farming . http://www.organic-farming.org
Great ways to eat only good and healthy food. To prepere yourself for upcoming years of hunger.
http://www.organic-farming.org
There are arround 1000 members and 10000 of threads for you to read and participate in most likely
one of the biggest problems on earth!
http://www.organic-farming.org
8. JamesD | June 12th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting
9. Ezane Ismail | July 13th, 2009 at 9:07 am
If a plant is infected, a how long would it take for it to spread. It varies with age I should think.. but would it be fast?
I understand it spread through the sieve-tube members aka phloem. This is tricky. Not all phloems are connected directly. Would this assist in the cultural control? Instead of uprooting the whole tree, we pruned the branch. For the record, I believe the only effective way to control HLB is cultural control i.e planting of disease free varieties and uprooting. Happy thoughts to everyrone. Great forum yacob!
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