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Selected Genotypes with the Genetic Background of Vitis aestivalis and Vitis labrusca Are Resistant to Xiphinema index.
Plant disease - 1 Dec 2021
Schurig Juliane, Ipach Ulrike, Helmstätter Brigitte, Kling Lilo, Hahn Matthias, Trapp Oliver, Winterhagen Patrick
Abstract excerpt
The ectoparasitic nematode Xiphinema index transmits grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) during feeding on grapevine roots, causing fanleaf degeneration in the plant. Hence, resistance breeding is a key to develop novel rootstocks to overcome such threats. In past years, various grapevine species were screened, and a few candidates with partial resistance were identified. However, they were hardly sufficient for...
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