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The Ficus erecta genome aids Ceratocystis canker resistance breeding in common fig (F. carica).
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jun 2020
Shirasawa Kenta, Yakushiji Hiroshi, Nishimura Ryotaro, Morita Takeshige, Jikumaru Shota, Ikegami Hidetoshi, Toyoda Atsushi, Hirakawa Hideki, Isobe Sachiko
Abstract excerpt
Ficus erecta, a wild relative of the common fig (F. carica), is a donor of Ceratocystis canker resistance in fig breeding programmes. Interspecific hybridization followed by recurrent backcrossing is an effective method to transfer the resistance trait from wild to cultivated fig. However, this process is time consuming and labour intensive for trees, especially for gynodioecious plants such as fig. In this...
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