ISHS Acta Horticulturae 595: International Symposium on Apple Breeding for Scab Resistance
ADVANCES IN MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION FOR SCAB RESISTANCE IN APPLE AND CLONING OF THE VF GENE |
| Authors: | S. Tartarini, S. Sansavini, B.A. Vinatzer, M. Barbieri |
| Keywords: | apple, molecular markers, scab resistance, Vf gene, MAS, map-based gene cloning |
| Abstract:
This paper reviews molecular studies conducted on scab resistance in apple worldwide in the last decade. A detailed description of the DCA-BO and ETH-Zurich’s activity, from the identification of molecular markers tightly linked to the Vf gene, their possible use in marker-assisted selection, advances of the map-based gene cloning strategy and the genetic trasformation of susceptible cultivars with the BIBAC technology to identify the resistance gene, is also surveyed. | |
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