Plant Improvement


Evaluate new transgenic rootstocks for HLB tolerance

Report Date: 06/04/2025   Project: 23-030   Year: 2025

Evaluate new transgenic rootstocks for HLB tolerance

Report Date: 06/04/2025
Project: 23-030   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 0.35
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Zhonglin Mou
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Evaluate new transgenic rootstocks for HLB tolerance

Report Date: 06/04/2025   Project: 23-030   Year: 2025

Evaluate new transgenic rootstocks for HLB tolerance

Report Date: 06/04/2025
Project: 23-030   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 0.45
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Zhonglin Mou
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Protecting Citrus Trees from Citrus Greening with Anchored, Single-Chain Antibodies

Report Date: 05/31/2025  

Protecting Citrus Trees from Citrus Greening with Anchored, Single-Chain Antibodies

Report Date: 05/31/2025

Percentage Completion: .74
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Robert Turgeon
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Understanding the HLB tolerance and reduced fruit drop in Parson Brown and evaluation of other early season sweet oranges

Report Date: 05/31/2025   Project: 22-019   Year: 2025

Understanding the HLB tolerance and reduced fruit drop in Parson Brown and evaluation of other early season sweet oranges

Report Date: 05/31/2025
Project: 22-019   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .95
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Manjul Dutt
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Quarterly Project # 21-025: Transgenic capable field site to assess HLB-resistant and other improved citrus

Report Date: 05/27/2025   Project: Project # 21-025   Year: 2025

Quarterly Project # 21-025: Transgenic capable field site to assess HLB-resistant and other improved citrus

Report Date: 05/27/2025
Project: Project # 21-025   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .41
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Matthew Mattia
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Generation of non-transgenic HLB-resistant sweet orange varieties using CRISPR-Cas technology

Report Date: 05/04/2025   Project: 21-028   Year: 2025

Generation of non-transgenic HLB-resistant sweet orange varieties using CRISPR-Cas technology

Report Date: 05/04/2025
Project: 21-028   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 0.99
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Nian Wang
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Evaluation of Potential HLB Tolerant Grapefruit Rootstock/Scion Combinations in Florida

Report Date: 04/15/2025   Project: 23-003   Year: 2025

Evaluation of Potential HLB Tolerant Grapefruit Rootstock/Scion Combinations in Florida

Report Date: 04/15/2025
Project: 23-003   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .90
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Mark Ritenour
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Rapid production of non-transgenic genome edited citrus plants

Report Date: 03/31/2025   Project: 24-015   Year: 2025

Rapid production of non-transgenic genome edited citrus plants

Report Date: 03/31/2025
Project: 24-015   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .1
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Manjul Dutt
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Development of Next-Generation SuperSour rootstocks with tolerance to HLB

Report Date: 03/10/2025   Project: 21-008   Year: 2025

Development of Next-Generation SuperSour rootstocks with tolerance to HLB

Report Date: 03/10/2025
Project: 21-008   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .85
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Kim Bowman
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Evaluating Novel Gene-edited Duncan Grapefruit Mutants for Resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB)

Report Date: 03/04/2025   Project: 23-006   Year: 2025

Evaluating Novel Gene-edited Duncan Grapefruit Mutants for Resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB)

Report Date: 03/04/2025
Project: 23-006   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 1
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Zhanao Deng
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Understanding the HLB tolerance and reduced fruit drop in Parson Brown and evaluation of other early season sweet oranges

Report Date: 02/28/2025   Project: 22-019   Year: 2025

Understanding the HLB tolerance and reduced fruit drop in Parson Brown and evaluation of other early season sweet oranges

Report Date: 02/28/2025
Project: 22-019   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 0.9
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Manjul Dutt
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Consolidation of citrus breeding plant material to vacate space for Stage I and Stage II field trials and to exploit tolerant germplasm for gene editing strategies

Report Date: 02/17/2025   Project: 23-029   Year: 2025

Consolidation of citrus breeding plant material to vacate space for Stage I and Stage II field trials and to exploit tolerant germplasm for gene editing strategies

Report Date: 02/17/2025
Project: 23-029   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: .60
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: John Chater
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Generation of non-transgenic HLB-resistant sweet orange varieties using CRISPR-Cas technology

Report Date: 02/04/2025   Project: 21-028   Year: 2025

Generation of non-transgenic HLB-resistant sweet orange varieties using CRISPR-Cas technology

Report Date: 02/04/2025
Project: 21-028   Year: 2025
Percentage Completion: 0.98
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Nian Wang
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Quarterly Project # 21-025: Transgenic capable field site to assess HLB-resistant and other improved citrus

Report Date: 01/24/2025   Project: Project # 21-025   Year: 2024

Quarterly Project # 21-025: Transgenic capable field site to assess HLB-resistant and other improved citrus

Report Date: 01/24/2025
Project: Project # 21-025   Year: 2024
Percentage Completion: .39
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Matthew Mattia
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation



Evaluation of Potential HLB Tolerant Grapefruit Rootstock/Scion Combinations in Florida

Report Date: 01/15/2025   Project: 23-003   Year: 2024

Evaluation of Potential HLB Tolerant Grapefruit Rootstock/Scion Combinations in Florida

Report Date: 01/15/2025
Project: 23-003   Year: 2024
Percentage Completion: 0.8
Category: Plant Improvement
Author: Mark Ritenour
Sponsor: Citrus Research and Development Foundation