The "Grove-First" Framework: Starting in the Grove to Find Therapies for Huanglongbing
Michelle Lynn Heck, Nicholas R. Larson, Guilherme Locatelli, Ellen F. Cochrane, Samuel T. Coradetti, Lukas M. Hallman, Lynn M. Johnson, W. Cody Estes, Ariana Makar, Nursena Demirden, Marco Pitino, Robert G. Shatters, Robert C. Adair, Frank Giles, John-Paul Fox, , Randall P. Niedz
The paper introduces the Grove-First framework to rapidly screen HLB therapies in citrus groves, identifying candidates with effects comparable to or better than oxytetracycline.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology