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SUBMITTER: Inoue H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312295 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Inoue Haruhiko H Yamashita-Muraki Sakiko S Fujiwara Kanako K Honda Kayoko K Ono Hiroki H Nonaka Takamasa T Kato Yuichi Y Matsuyama Tomoya T Sugano Shoji S Suzuki Motofumi M Masaoka Yoshikuni Y
International journal of molecular sciences 20200604 11
Citrus greening (CG) is among the most devastating citrus diseases worldwide. CG-infected trees exhibit interveinal chlorotic leaves due to iron (Fe) deficiency derived from CG; thus, Fe content is lower in infected leaves than in healthy leaves. In this study, we demonstrated that the foliar application of Fe<sup>2+</sup> relieves the symptom of CG infection in citrus trees. We applied Fe<sup>2+</sup> and citrate to the leaves of infected rough lemon plants. Following this treatment, a reductio ...[more]