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A new three-locus model for rootstock-induced dwarfing in apple revealed by genetic mapping of root bark percentage.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Mar 2016
Harrison Nicola, Harrison Richard J, Barber-Perez Nuria, Cascant-Lopez Emma, Cobo-Medina Magdalena, Lipska Marzena, Conde-Ruíz Rebeca, Brain Philip, Gregory Peter J, Fernández-Fernández Felicidad
Abstract excerpt
Rootstock-induced dwarfing of apple scions revolutionized global apple production during the twentieth century, leading to the development of modern intensive orchards. A high root bark percentage (the percentage of the whole root area constituted by root cortex) has previously been associated with rootstock-induced dwarfing in apple. In this study, the root bark percentage was measured in a full-sib family of...
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