The specific objective is to develop and manage a database of genomics information related to citrus pathogens and infection and to citrus pathogen-host interactions.
Hyphoderma gummosis, is a disease causing wood decay, serious dieback, tree decline, and eventual death of citrus trees was first observed in 2000 in several orchards in Tulare, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Riverside Co. causing serious losses to some lemon growers.
