Article
Erosion of quantitative host resistance in the apple×Venturia inaequalis pathosystem.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Caffier Valérie, Lasserre-Zuber Pauline, Giraud Michel, Lascostes Matthieu, Stievenard René, Lemarquand Arnaud, van de Weg Eric, Expert Pascale, Denancé Caroline, Didelot Frédérique, Le Cam Bruno, Durel Charles-Eric
Abstract excerpt
Theoretical approaches predict that host quantitative resistance selects for pathogens with a high level of pathogenicity, leading to erosion of the resistance. This process of erosion has, however, rarely been experimentally demonstrated. To investigate the erosion of apple quantitative resistance to scab disease, we surveyed scab incidence over time in a network of three orchards planted with susceptible and...
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