Cooperative Agreement 2126741

The Project Grant award of $1,123,867 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) will fund Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (doing business as Soilcea) to develop non-transgenic, disease-resistant citrus varieties using CRISPR gene editing. The key objectives are to simultaneously edit three previously identified genes that confer Huanglongbing (HLB) resistance, as well as edit a gene for canker...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a 3-year, $1,365,000 Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) grant to Yale University to develop CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited citrus plants that are resistant to the devastating Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The project aims to identify genetic variants that confer resistance to HLB and other bacterial citrus diseases, as well as develop resources like a high-quality citrange genome to accelerate...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement to Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (dba Soilcea), a biotechnology company, to propagate and perform greenhouse and field trials for new citrus varieties that have been edited using CRISPR precision breeding to create resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB). This award is funded under the USDA APHIS Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care (CFDA 10.025)...

This $4,115,736 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) program supports research and extension activities to address critical challenges for the citrus industry related to Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The primary objectives are to: 1) rapidly select, assess and deliver new HLB-resistant/tolerant citrus cultivars (rootstocks and scions) for fresh...

The University of Florida was awarded a $6,172,615 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) program to expedite the release of non-transgenic, HLB-resistant/tolerant citrus varieties. The key objectives are to: 1) assess previously generated genome-edited citrus plants for HLB resistance, fruit quality, and yield; 2) accelerate screening and evaluation of target genes for non-transgenic genome editing using a tomato surrogate; 3)...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) program, supports the development of commercial citrus varieties with genetic resistance to Huanglongbing (HLB) disease. The $1,499,123 grant, awarded to the University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research, aims to use traditional techniques and gene editing to create HLB-resistant citrus...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) will provide $1,124,354 to the University of Florida to mitigate losses from citrus greening (Huanglongbing) disease. The research aims to identify citrus proteins that interact with Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) effectors and create a portfolio of HLB resistance genes for transformation and gene editing...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,100,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) is funding Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (doing business as Soilcea) to employ CRISPR-multiplexing technology to develop Huanglongbing (HLB)-resistant and canker-resistant grapefruit varieties, including Ruby Red, Ray Ruby, Rio Red, and Star Ruby. The...

This Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309), aims to address the critical challenge of Huanglongbing (HLB) disease in the U.S. citrus industry. The $1,490,862 award to the University of Florida, with a $1,078,624 sub-award to the University of California Riverside, will fund a multi-faceted research project with the following key objectives:...

This $1,237,330 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative (CFDA 10.309) program will support research to determine if individual protective covers (IPCs) can be combined with injections of oxytetracycline (OTC) to sustain newly planted citrus trees in Huanglongbing (HLB) endemic regions until they become productive. The key objectives of the 3-year project are to: 1) Determine the optimal timing to remove IPCs based...