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Development of the First Cisgenic Apple with Increased Resistance to Fire Blight.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Kost Thomas D, Gessler Cesare, Jänsch Melanie, Flachowsky Henryk, Patocchi Andrea, Broggini Giovanni A L
Abstract excerpt
The generation and selection of novel fire blight resistant apple genotypes would greatly improve the management of this devastating disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora. Such resistant genotypes are currently developed by conventional breeding, but novel breeding technologies including cisgenesis could be an alternative approach. A cisgenic apple line C44.4.146 was regenerated using the cisgene FB_MR5 from wild...
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