Huanglongbing or yellow shoot, a disease of Gondwanan origin: Will it destroy citrus worldwide?

摘要: JosephM. Bovewas born in Luxemburg, 1929. French citizen since 1968. Higher education: School of Agronomy and University, Paris, France (1950-1955), University California, Berkeley (1956-1955). Doctorate on vitro synthesis plant viral RNA (1967). Researcher at the Institute for Citrus Tropical fruit Research (1959-1970) Versailles, France. Director research INRA (French National Agricultural Research), campus Bordeaux, (1971-1975) professor microbiology Bordeaux (1976-1997). Head Laboratory Cellular Molecular Plant Biology (1974-1994). President INRA-Bordeaux (19841994). FAO consultant citrus diseases (1981-1993). Consultant Fundecitrus, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, graft-transmissible (1998-2014). Research. (i) Photosynthetic phosphorylation, laboratory Prof. D.I. Arnon, California (1956-1959). (ii) Replication virus RNA, Versailles (1959-1986). (iii) Discovery study pathogenic, phloem-restricted bacteria citrus: Spiroplasma citri, agent stubborn disease, Candidatus Liberibacter spp., associated with huanglongbing, Phytoplasma aurantifolia, witches’ broom disease lime, as well xylem-restricted bacteria: Xylella fastidiosa, variegated chlorosis (1969-1999). (iv) Etiology management Brazil: Variegated (1989-1993), Sudden Death (19982005), Huanglongbing 2005-2014). J.M. Bove is member Academy Agriculture (1992), corresponding Science (1993), Brazilian (2002), Fellow American Phytopathological Society (1994), International Organization Virologists (2004). Phytoparasitica DOI 10.1007/s12600-014-0415-4