Ozgur Batuman

IFAS Service Program: Batuman, Ozgur

SP: Understand and identify HLB tolerance in citrus and its relatives

SP: Developing effective strategies to enhance HLB tolerance in susceptible scions by leveraging resilient rootstock genetic resources

SP: Make transgenic citrus lines with robust HLB tolerance available to the citrus industry

Exploring plant defense inducers as complementary strategies to copper application for controlling citrus canker and enhancing citrus greening mgmt in FL citrus groves

Evaluation of the breakdown curve of OTC in the plant for control of HLB in the field.

Determining the effect of oxytetracycline when rotated with additional crop antimicrobials on citrus phytotoxicity and CLas reduction

Diagnostics and Biological Approaches for Management of Emerging Oomycete Plant Pathogens

AI-enhanced rapid response tool for extreme weather events utilizing aerial and ground remote sensing

Identification and characterization of new tomato infecting ilarvirus in Florida

SP: Combining Individual Protective Covers (IPCs) and brassinosteroids to prolong health and improve fruit yield and quality in newly planted trees under HLB

SP: Targeted production of non-transgenic HLB-tolerant trees through complementary approaches

Diagnostic Assay Laboratory Network (DALN) to Coordinate and Harmonize Diagnostic Assay Development and Validation for Plant and Animal Diseases

SP: Utilizing HLB tolerant citrus germplasm and understanding their role in mitigating Huanglongbing

CAP Collaborative approach between academics, growers and agrochemical industry to discover, develop and commercialize therapies for citrus huanglongbing (HLB)

SP: A novel therapeutic strategy for HLB-infected trees

Tomato resistance-breaking tospoviruses

IFAS Service Program: Batuman, Ozgur

Preventing young trees from psyllids and infection with CLas through use of protective netting

Understanding the underlying biology of citrus black spot for improved disease management

Development of an automated delivery system for therapeutic materials to treat HLB infected citrus

Transgenic success-guided reproduction of Huanglongbing disease resistance/tolerance in citrus by gene editing

Development of a citrus screening technique and evaluation of various substances to prevent infection and spread of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLa)s in citrus

Continuation of diagnostic service at SWFREC for clients for detection of Huanglongbing in citrus and psyllids to aid in management decisions