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A non-invasive method for phenotyping scab-tolerant apple plants using volatile organic compounds.
Physiologia plantarum - 1 Jan 2000
Demiwal Pratibha, Mir Javid Iqbal, Sircar Debabrata
Abstract excerpt
One of the most devastating diseases of apples is scab, caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. Most commercial apple varieties are susceptible to this disease; only a few are resistant. Breeding approaches are being used to develop better apple varieties that are resistant to scab. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contribute greatly to a plant's phenotype, and their emission profile largely depends on the...
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