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Identification of mildew resistance in wild and cultivated Central Asian grape germplasm.
BMC plant biology - 4 Oct 2013
Riaz Summaira, Boursiquot Jean-Michel, Dangl Gerald S, Lacombe Thierry, Laucou Valerie, Tenscher Alan C, Walker M Andrew
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cultivated grapevines, Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa, evolved from their wild relative, V. vinifera subsp. sylvestris. They were domesticated in Central Asia in the absence of the powdery mildew fungus, Erysiphe necator, which is thought to have originated in North America. However, powdery mildew resistance has previously been discovered in two Central Asian cultivars and in Chinese Vitis species....
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