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Root system traits impact early fire blight susceptibility in apple (Malus × domestica).
BMC plant biology - 23 Dec 2019
Singh Jugpreet, Fabrizio Jack, Desnoues Elsa, Silva Julliany Pereira, Busch Wolfgang, Khan Awais
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although it is known that resistant rootstocks facilitate management of fire blight disease, incited by Erwinia amylovora, the role of rootstock root traits in providing systemic defense against E. amylovora is unclear. In this study, the hypothesis that rootstocks of higher root vigor provide higher tolerance to fire blight infection in apples is tested. Several apple scion genotypes grafted onto a...
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