ISHS Acta Horticulturae 595: International Symposium on Apple Breeding for Scab Resistance
APPLE BREEDING PROGRESS AT THE TRENTO SECTION OF ISF - TN: PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY FRUIT WITH RESISTANCE TO APPLE SCAB AND POWDERY MILDEW |
| Authors: | A. Bergamini, L. Giongo, M. Fontanari |
| Keywords: | scab resistance, powdery mildew, apple proliferation |
| Abstract:
The breeding program of the Trento Section of the Experimental Institute of Fruitculture focuses on the production of apples resistant to apple scab incited by Venturia inaequalis (Cke.) and having a wide range of quality traits. The research started in 1974 and the effort that continues today is based on a backcross program in order to combine different sources of scab resistance with other commercially-accepted traits. Seven varieties have been released and all of them carry the Vf gene from M. floribunda 821 and a wide range of advanced selections containing resistance to other diseases have been identified. | |
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