Assessment of the Effect of Thermotherapy on ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Viability in Woody Tissue of Citrus via Graft-Based Assays and RNA Assays

Food Science and Human Nutrition, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850

Plant Pathology Department, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850

^†Corresponding authors: M. M. Dewdney;

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E-mail Address: [email protected]

Plant Pathology Department, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850

^†Corresponding authors: M. M. Dewdney;

E-mail Address: [email protected]

E-mail Address: [email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-7616

Plant Pathology Department, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850