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  4. NATURAL SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR ELIMINATING CITRUS CANKER BACTERIA (XANTHOMONAS CITRI SUBSP. CITRI, (XCC)) ON THE LINE

NATURAL SYSTEMS APPROACH FOR ELIMINATING CITRUS CANKER BACTERIA (XANTHOMONAS CITRI SUBSP. CITRI, (XCC)) ON THE LINE

Objective

We will be designing pre-harvest treatments to reduce the bacterial inoculum coming into the packinghouse and post harvest treatments to insure that any cells remaining on the fruit surface have been removed or destroyed.

Investigators
Narciso, Jan
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2009
End date
2010
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6621-41430-005-09R
Accession number
418434
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