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WELCOME!
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR
10TH FLORIDA CITRUS
INDUSTRY ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
7/7/2015
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Overview of Session
• General Overview – CRDF and Federal Funding
• Near-term solutions for HLB
– Antimicrobial Therapies
– Thermal Therapies
– Tolerant Rootstocks and New Plantings
• Update on the Research and Development
• Perspectives from Growers
• Questions and Discussion
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Integrating HLB Solutions with New Funding
• CRDF research and delivery strategies
• Progression towards solutions
• Funding partnerships – Integrating
Opportunities
• How the federal funding will be directed
towards HLB solutions for U.S. citrus
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CRDF Emphasis on HLB Solutions
Current CRDF Research Portfolio
$64,210
$36,084,064
$1,121,171
HLB
Alternaria alternata
91%
6.5%
$3,417,725
Citrus Black Spot
Citrus canker
Diaprepes abbreviatus
$301,426
$214,500
$236,634
Leprosis
Nematodes
$117,445
Citrus Blight
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Program Goals
Industry Research
Coordinating Council
Understanding HLB
CLas, ACP, Citrus Plant
Long-Term Development
Research Management
Committee - (CATP)
Citrus Advanced
Technology Program
Medium-Term Development
Short-Term Solutions
Delivery of Solutions to the grove
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Commercial Product
Delivery Committee
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CRDF Board of Directors
CRDF Program Profile and Direction
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2014-15 CRDF Delivery Project Topics
Therapy for Existing Trees
Antimicrobial Strategies
Naturally Occurring Microbial Products
Thermal Therapy to reduce CLas titer
Plant Growth Regulator Interactions with HLB
Strategic Inoculum Removal to Manage HLB in Florida
Case Analysis of Success in Responding to HLB
New Plantings
Asian Citrus Psyllid Management
Tolerant Rootstock Plantings
Psyllid Shield – Delivering RNAi with CTV Vector
Integrating HLB Management Tools into Model New Groves
Candidate HLB Tolerant Scion Evaluation in Field Trials
Genetic Technology (MCTF): Deploying Canker-Resistance Genes
Diaprepes root weevil pheromone
Citrus Leafminer area-wide mating disruption
CTV vector as a tool to Deliver Solutions
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HLB Escapes
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Federal Funding Programs - HLB
CRDF Program Goals
Federal Funding Programs
Farm Bill- USDA, NIFA
Specialty Crop Research
Initiative (SCRI)
$25 million per year
5 years
Understanding HLB
Long-Term Development
Medium-Term Development
Congressional Appropriation
Multi-Agency Coordination
Group (MAC); USDA, APHIS
$21 million over 2 years
Short-Term Solutions
Delivery of Solutions
to the grove
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Citrus Health Response
Program (CHRP)
USDA, APHIS and FDACS
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Farm Bill – NIFA Process
• USDA, NIFA, Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)
• Citrus Disease Subcommittee Appointed
– Stakeholder Advisors to set Priorities
• Announcement of Program Applications – Letter of Intent
• Relevancy Review
• Full Proposal Application
• Peer Science Panel Critical Review
• Determination of Awards
• Estimated Timetable – June through December completion of
Process to Initiate Projects
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USDA, APHIS – MAC Process
• USDA, Multi-Agency Coordination Group – Dr. Mary Palm
• Stakeholders and USDA Agency Representatives
• Responsibilities:
– Identify Near Term Solutions
– Develop Work Plans for Field-Ready Projects
• Biological control of ACP in FL, TX, AZ and CA
• Antimicrobial Strategies
• Thermal Therapy Scale-up
• Inoculum Reduction and Model New Groves
– Develop Process for Additional Ideas to be Supported
• Goal is to Accelerate Implementation of Solutions Within Two
Years using MAC funds
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USDA, APHIS CHRP Program
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Dr. Prakash Hebbar, CHRP Director
Federal/State/Industry Operational Program Partnership
Established in Florida to Support Canker Programs
Revised to Support Multi-State Response to HLB
State Programs Tailored to Needs of Each Citrus State
– Florida Programs
• Asian Citrus Psyllid Monitoring
• Multi-Pest/Disease Survey for New Pests/Diseases or
Expansion once Established
• Integrates with FDACS Support for Citrus Health
Management Areas (CHMAS)
– Provide Feedback to Success of CHMAs in ACP control and
other strategies
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Partners in Integrated HLB Programs
Research
Institutions
Private Industry
Growers
CRDF Program Goals
Federal Funding Programs
Understanding HLB
Long-Term Development
Nurseries
Processors
Packers
Regulatory
Agencies
Other Citrus
Industries
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Medium-Term
Development
Farm Bill- USDA, NIFA,
Specialty Crop Research
Initiative (SCRI)
$25 million per year, 5
years; Competitive Grant;
Stakeholder Involvement
Short-Term Solutions
USDA, APHIS Congressional
Appropriation – MultiAgency Coordination Group
(MAC)
$21 million over 2 years
Delivery of Solutions
to the grove
Citrus Health Response
Program (CHRP)
USDA, APHIS and FDACS
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Ultimate HLB Management
Asian Citrus Psyllid
Population
(Vector)
CLas Bacterial
Inoculum
(Pathogen)
Pesticides
Novel Suppression
Biological Control
Attract/Repel
Defective ACP
CHMAs
Tree Susceptibility
To HLB and Injury
(Host)
Optimal Nutrition/Irrigation
Tolerant Rootstocks
Increase Plant Defense
Breeding for Resistance
Root Health Impacts
Accelerate Production
Replant Citrus Trees
Better Detection
Tree Removal
Antimicrobials
Tree Defense
Thermal Therapy
Other Therapy
X
X
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Low
Low
Low
Transmission
Infection
Tree Injury
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Reduced HLB
Disease
Severity
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Overview of Session - Topics
• Antimicrobial Therapy for HLB
– Research Update – Tom Turpen
– Grower Perspective – Tom Jerkins
• Thermal Therapy of HLB-Infected Trees
– Update on Development of Tools - Reza Ehsani
– Field Application of Thermotherapy – Rex Clounts
• Tools for New Citrus Plantings
– HLB Tolerant Rootstocks – Jude Grosser
– Investing in New Groves – Rob Atchley
• Questions and Discussion
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Citrus Industry Research Investments
$20,000,000
$18,000,000
Research & Delivery Expense Summary
HLB Era
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
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