Effect of polyploidisation on the response of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) to Venturia inaequalis infection

• Published in: European journal of plant pathology Vol. 151; no. 2; pp. 515 - 526
• Main Authors: Hias, Niek, Svara, Anze, Keulemans, Johan Wannes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Agriculture; Apples; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Disease resistance; DNA; Ecology; Fruits; Genomes; Genotypes; Life Sciences; Malus domestica; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Ploidy; Polyploidy; Scab; Venturia inaequalis; Resistance; Polyploidy; Apple scab; Non-model fruit crop; ×

Development of new and durable strategies to improve the apple plant’s resistance against apple scab ( Venturia inaequalis ) remains a major challenge. Polyploids or organisms with three or more complete chromosome sets often possess properties superior to their diploid counterparts. Studies reporte...