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Genetic analysis reveals an east-west divide within North American Vitis species that mirrors their resistance to Pierce's disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Riaz Summaira, Tenscher Alan C, Heinitz Claire C, Huerta-Acosta Karla G, Walker M Andrew
Abstract excerpt
Pierce's disease (PD) caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is a deadly disease of grapevines. This study used 20 SSR markers to genotype 326 accessions of grape species collected from the southeastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. Two hundred sixty-six of these accessions, and an additional 12 PD resistant hybrid cultivars developed from southeastern US grape species, were evaluated...
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