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Cisgenic Rvi6 scab-resistant apple lines show no differences in Rvi6 transcription when compared with conventionally bred cultivars.
Planta - 1 Mar 2016
Chizzali Cornelia, Gusberti Michele, Schouten Henk J, Gessler Cesare, Broggini Giovanni A L
Abstract excerpt
MAIN CONCLUSION: The expression of the apple scab resistance gene Rvi6 in different apple cultivars and lines is not modulated by biotic or abiotic factors. All commercially important apple cultivars are susceptible to Venturia inaequalis, the causal organism of apple scab. A limited number of apple cultivars were bred to express the resistance gene Vf from the wild apple genotype Malus floribunda 821. Positional...
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