Sources

As the research program is ongoing, different publications will still be elaborated, which then will be constantly uploaded in this section. Below, you find links to different sources of information relating to the program and other sources of information that may be of value to better understand the Citrus Greening Disease and ways to confront it successfully in the context of organic agriculture.

Presentations on the "International webinar on citrus greening (HLB): experiences and lessons learned in the prevention and control of the disease and its vector in organic citrus production"

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL & support of organic citrus production against HLB. Hans-Jakob Schärer, FiBL.
Biodiversity management for the control of Diaphorina citri in organic citrus production. Carlos Castillejos Cruz, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM.
Monitoreo y control de D. citri en huertos orgánicos. Alejandro Perez Panduro, Colegio de Postgraduados.
Improving the nutrition and resilience of organic citrus trees against HLB and other diseases. Salvador Garibay, FiBL.
The role of genetics as a source of resistance to HLB. Concetta Licciardello, CREA.
Situación actual y Planes de contingencia frente al HLB en España. Vicente Dalmau Sorli, GVA.

Presentations on the webinar "The challenge of fighting emerging pests and diseases: The case of Citrus HLB in Mexico and Spain"

Thursday, 2 June 2022

Introducción al taller (Thomas Bernet, Salvador Garibay, FiBL)
Experiencias en México
- El HLB y su vector en México. Situación, medidas recomendadas por SENASICA en la citricultura orgánica. Carolina Ramírez Mendoza (SENASICA).
- Efectos de la biodiversidad y la eco-funcionalidad sobre D. citri. Carlos Castillejos Cruz (UNAM).
- Manejo de arvenses y fertilización para incrementar para controlar D. citri y mantener la productividad. Alejandro Pérez Panduro (CP), Marco Antonio Salazar Santiago (Altex-Citrex).
- Control directo del D. citri por medio de diferentes estrategias. Mario Alberto Franco Sanchez (Ultraquimia).
- Muestreo de D. citri y selección de insumos fitosanitarios. Alejandro Pérez Panduro (CP).
- Concepto de manejo integral del HLB y su vector en cítricos orgánicos. Salvador Garibay (FiBL).
Experiencias en España
- Situación en España: El caso de la Comunitat Valenciana. Vicente Faro Carrió (CAECV).
- Problemas sanitarios emergentes en la citricultura ecológica valenciana en el contexto de la emergencia climática y el mercado global. Alfons Domínguez Gento (SPEI-GVA).
- Plan de contingencia frente a HLB y estrategias de control biológico en la Comunitat Valenciana. Vicente Dalmau Sorli (GVA).
- Desarrollo de un método de control agroecológico para Delottococcus abariae basado en su feromona sexual. Vicente Navarro Llopis (UPV).

Presentations relating to this Research Program

Alejandro PerezPanduro (CP), Salvador Garibay, Claudia Daniel, Hans-Jakob Schärer(FiBL),Carlos Castillejos (UNAM), Marco Salazar (Citrex), 2021: COLPOS’ contributions to greening project, Zoom Meeting HBL, 26.1.2021
Marco A. Salazar Santiago, 2021: Manejo integral del HLB y suvector enhuertas de citrícos orgánicos - ActividadesProyecto HLB, Zoom Meeting HBL, 26.1.2021
Salvador Garibay, Claudia Daniel, Hans-Jakob Schärer (FiBL), Alejandro Perez Panduro (CP), Carlos Castillejos (UNAM), Marco Salazar (Citrex), 2020: The citrus industry under attack, no more organic citrus? Biofach2020
Carlos Castillejos, 2020, Promoting functional biodiversity for Diaphorina citri control. Biofach2020

Videos featuring different relevant practices derived from this research program

Citrus Greening – Disease and Symptoms (Video in English, Video in Spanish)
Citrus Greening – Alternate Cutting (Video in English)
What one should know about HLB (in production)
The importance of monitoring the vector of HLB (in production)
The importance of promoting biodiversity (in production)
The use of fungi against Diphorina citri (in production)
Promoting soil fertility to strengthen citrus trees’ resistance (in production)

Media coverage about this Research Program

fibl.org: Oranges in danger (2021)
fibl.org: Organic orange producers defend against the yellow dragon (2019)
fibl.org: FiBL Projekt gegen die Zitruspest (2019) (in German)
coopzeitung.ch: Die Rettung der Orangenbäume (2019) (in German)

Other relevant resources about the HLB disease and ways to fight it organically

Mario A Franco, Salvador Garibay, Marco A. Salazar, 2021: NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS PARA EL MANEJO ORGÁNICO DEL PSILIDO ASIÁTICO DE LOS CÍTRICOS DIAPHORINA CITRI. Agro Organico, p. 40-43
Jeffrey Steen et al., 2021: San Joaquin Valley Guide for ACP/HLB Management in Organic Citrus
Industry Press Release, 2021: Promising advancements in biocontrol treatment that slows citrus greening
Ellen F. Cochrane & Jessica B. Shade, 2019: Combatting Citrus Greening in Organic Systems – a Grower’s Guide. DOI: 10.22161/ijhaf.3.1.1
Jawwad A Qureshi et al., 2013: Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Organic Citrus Groves. Citrus Industry, No.6, p.6-10

Different research sources on the HLB disease worldwide

Journal of Citrus Pathology (e-ISSN: 2313-5131). Different authors and years
Nature Portfolio. Different authors and years

Training manuals relating to HLB management

The Citrus Greening FAO TCP Project, 2012: Training Manual for Management of Citrus Greening (HLB) and its insect vector (Diaphorina citri) in Jamaica, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations