Psyllids were the hot topic at the latest International HLB Conference
“There were nearly 500 participants from 24 countries” including for the first time scientists from Cuba, Browning reports. “The purpose of this meeting is to bring the scientists together who are working on HLB to share results in formal presentations and posters as well as in informal discussions... Overall, 150 presentations were given in 15-minute increments” in addition to several keynote addresses.
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Researchers had the opportunity to network with colleagues during meals.
“Topically, obviously there was a lot of discussion about psyllids,” Browning says. Those discussions included numerous methods of controlling and monitoring the pests that spread HLB. Topics of other presentations included bactericides, plant improvement, thermal therapy, cultural practices and nutrition, impacts of higher-density planting, genetics and genomics.
Browning says the science presented was at a very high level. “I found myself getting a headache in some of the meetings because they were so technical and deep into the details,” he says. “But, in fact, that’s what’s necessary when you get scientists together.”
source: citrusindustry.net
