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In conclusion, infection of citrus fruit with HLB negatively affected seed weight, seed germination, and seedling size. Yet, despite the detection of PCR products for Ca. L. asiaticus in a small percentage of seedlings, none of the seedlings derived from infected fruit developed HLB disease throughout the duration of the experiment, suggesting that the pathogen was not transmitted into the seedling in a way permitting disease development