LetgenPro|Real-Time PCR Kit (Citrus greening bacterium) 500 rxn

Citrus greening disease, is known as Huanglongbing (HLB), is a common kind of citrus disease causing major economic loss in citrus industry. There are three bacteria responsible fort he disease: Candidatus liberibacter africanus(CLaf), Candidatus liberibacter americanus (CLam) and Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus(CLas). The symptoms of Huanglongbing are similar to other citrus disease or abiotic factors’ degenerations. Although the symptoms changes depending of the several factors (temperature, humidity, age of plant, initial bacterial inoculum. However the most common symptoms are open growth, stunting, twig dieback, sparse yellow foliage, deformed non-marketable fruits and severe fruit drop. Therewithal fruits distinguish a characteristic asymmetric and lopsided shape when the plant is infected by HLB.