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Advancing apple genetics research: <i>Malus coronaria</i> and <i>Malus ioensis</i> genomes and a gene family-based pangenome of native North American apples
2024-05-15
Abstract excerpt
Wild Malus species flourished in North America long before Europeans introduced domesticated apples. Malus coronaria and M. ioensis are native to the mid-western and eastern USA, while M. angustifolia and M. fusca grow in the southeast and west, respectively. They offer disease resistance, climate and soil adaptability, and horticultural traits for apple breeding. However, their utilization remains limited du...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7cc389cd-3d55-51e8-a842-d6de04dd6cf7
- DOI
- 10.1101/2024.05.13.593769
