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  • ICAR and TNAU E-Course Summarized

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  • The indicator plant used for citrus greening is –

    Question: The indicator plant used for citrus greening is –

    Options:

    Kagzi lime
    Sweet orange
    Trifoliate orange
    Rangpur lime

    ✅Explanation:Sweet orange is a highly sensitive indicator plant for citrus greening disease. When infected, it develops characteristic symptoms like yellowing, leaf drop, and stunted growth.
    📌Other Options Explanations:While other citrus varieties can also be infected with citrus greening, sweet orange is particularly susceptible and is often used for early detection and diagnosis.

    🛑Additional Information :
    -Citrus greening disease (Chinese: huánglóngbìng; lit. 'yellow dragon disease') is a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen.
    -The causative agents are motile bacteria, Candidatus Liberibacter spp.
    -The disease is vectored and transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) and the African citrus psyllid (Trioza erytreae), also known as the two-spotted citrus psyllid.
    -Sweet orange is used as an indicator plant.

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