Area of research
Plant Science · Horticulture
Research interest
Research interests include Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies, Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy.
Engineering the Citrus Phyllosphere Microbiome for Enhanced Disease Resistance to Bacterial Canker
A secreted citrus protease cleaves an outer membrane protein of the Huanglongbing pathogen.
Cas9/sgRNA-mediated genome editing of citrus via mature tissue transformation enables both high-efficacy genome editing and early flowering
Immune activation by a phloem-colonizing plant pathogen drives citrus Huanglongbing disease development
REF1 peptides significantly enhance transformation efficiency but inhibit shoot regeneration in citrus
<i>Agrobacterium</i>
-mediated transformation
Advances in SERS technology for molecular immunophenotyping
CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Disruption of <i>CsLIEXP1</i> Reveals Expansin as a Key Susceptibility Factor for Citrus Canker Disease.
Nutrient and Transcriptome Analyses of Citrus Plants with Distinct Performances in Response to Huanglongbing.
Functional Characterization of Transcriptional Regulator Rem in '<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus'.
Establishment and application of high-pressure propagation breeding (HPPB)-mediated genetic transformation system in citrus rootstocks.
The TALE PthA4 of <i>Xanthomonas citri</i> subsp. <i>citri</i> Indirectly Activates an Expansin Gene <i>CsEXP2</i> and an Endoglucanase <i>CsEG1</i> via CsLOB1 to Cause Citrus Canker Symptoms.
The TALE effector PthA4 of <i>Xanthomonas citri</i> subsp. <i>citri</i> indirectly activates an expansin gene <i>CsEXP2</i> and an endoglucanase <i>CsEG1</i> via CsLOB1 to cause citrus canker symptoms
Exploration of the Interactions Between <i>Xanthomonas citri</i> subsp. <i>citri-Agrobacterium-</i>Citrus to Improve <i>Agrobacterium-</i>Mediated Transient Expression in Plants.
Key Challenges in Plant Pathology in the Next Decade
Key Challenges in Plant Pathology in the Next Decade.
<i>Xanthomonas</i> as a Model System for Studying Pathogen Emergence and Evolution
Global citrus root microbiota unravels assembly cues and core members
<i>Xanthomonas</i> as a Model System for Studying Pathogen Emergence and Evolution.
Dynamics of '<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus' Growth, Concentrations of Reactive Oxygen Species, and Ion Leakage in Huanglongbing-Positive Sweet Orange.
Generation of the transgene-free canker-resistant Citrus sinensis using Cas12a/crRNA ribonucleoprotein in the T0 generation.
Transgene-free genome editing of vegetatively propagated and perennial plant species in the T0 generation via a co-editing strategy.
Seasonal Transcriptome Profiling of Susceptible and Tolerant Citrus Cultivars to Citrus Huanglongbing.
Citrus genomic resources unravel putative genetic determinants of Huanglongbing pathogenicity.
The Dynamic Transcription Activator-Like Effector Family of <i>Xanthomonas</i>.
Microscopic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Early Events Triggered by '<i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter asiaticus' in Young Flushes of Huanglongbing-Positive Citrus Trees.
Phylogenomic analysis of 343 Xanthomonas citri pv. citri strains unravels introduction history and dispersal paths.
The Expansin Gene <i>CsLIEXP1</i> Is a Direct Target of CsLOB1 in Citrus.
The protein interactome of the citrus Huanglongbing pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus.
Key Discoveries in Plant Pathology During the Past Half Century: Impacts on the Life Sciences and on Plant Disease Management.
Plant Disease Resistance Research at the Dawn of the New Era.