Citrus Greening is a particularly destructive disease affecting citrus crops globally. Presented here is a simple method using PCR and genomic DNA extraction of citrus leaf tissue for the accurate and precise identification of the citrus greening pathogen, Candidatus liberibacter spp.
Chen, H., Palmer, I. A., Chen, J., Chang, M., Thompson, S. L., Liu, F., Fu, Z. Q. Specific and Accurate Detection of the Citrus Greening Pathogen Candidatus liberibacter spp. Using Conventional PCR on Citrus Leaf Tissue Samples. J. Vis. Exp. (136), e57240, doi:10.3791/57240 (2018).