can citrus greening disease be transmitted by seed (used to grow rootstock) ?

[Lyn38]

I'm in California. I ordered some trifoliate seeds from Florida. Should I use them to grow rootstock to graft to or are they likely to transmit disease? I would at least sterilize them in H2O2.

[poncirsguy]

H2O2 them

[caladri]

https://swfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/hlb/database/pdf/22_Albrecht_09.pdf

Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and Huanglongbing Effects on Citrus Seeds and Seedlings
Ute Albrecht and Kim D. Bowma

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

[Millet]

Lyn38 you should be OK to use seed.

[Lyn38]

Thank you everyone! Appreciate it.