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Cloning and characterization of XiR1, a locus responsible for dagger nematode resistance in grape.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Aug 2010
Hwang Chin-Feng, Xu Kenong, Hu Rong, Zhou Rita, Riaz Summaira, Walker M Andrew
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The dagger nematode, Xiphinema index, feeds aggressively on grape roots and in the process, vectors grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) leading to the severe viral disease known as fanleaf degeneration. Resistance to X. index and GFLV has been the key objective of grape rootstock breeding programs. A...
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