Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects

CP Peace, L Bianco, M Troggio… - Horticulture …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In 2010, a major scientific milestone was achieved for tree fruit crops: publication of the first
draft whole genome sequence (WGS) for apple (Malus domestica). This WGS, v1. 0, was …

RosBREED: bridging the chasm between discovery and application to enable DNA-informed breeding in rosaceous crops

AF Iezzoni, J McFerson, J Luby, K Gasic… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The Rosaceae crop family (including almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, peach, pear, plum,
raspberry, rose, strawberry, sweet cherry, and sour cherry) provides vital contributions to …

High-quality chromosome-scale assembly of the walnut (Juglans regia L.) reference genome

A Marrano, M Britton, PA Zaini, AV Zimin… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background The release of the first reference genome of walnut (Juglans regia L.) enabled
many achievements in the characterization of walnut genetic and functional variation …

Effect of genetics and climate on apple sugars and organic acids profiles

P Mignard, S Beguería, R Giménez, C Font i Forcada… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apple is widely cultivated in temperate regions. The beneficial properties of apple for
preventing several illnesses are widely known. Nevertheless, qualitative variables such as …

The apple REFPOP—a reference population for genomics-assisted breeding in apple

M Jung, M Roth, MJ Aranzana… - Horticulture …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Breeding of apple is a long-term and costly process due to the time and space requirements
for screening selection candidates. Genomics-assisted breeding utilizes genomic and …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic origin and climate determine fruit quality and antioxidant traits on apple (Malus x domestica Borkh)

P Mignard, S Beguería, G Reig, CF i Forcada… - Scientia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Apples are highly appreciated in terms of flavor, nutritional and health-promoting
compounds and are associated with a reduced risk to develop age-related and chronic …

Rvi4 and Rvi15 are the same apple scab resistance genes

A Peil, NP Howard, S Bühlmann-Schütz, I Hiller… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The apple (Malus x domestica) scab (Venturia inaequalis) resistance genes Rvi4 and Rvi15
were mapped to a similar region on the top of linkage group 2 and both resistance genes …

Tracing the color: quantitative trait loci analysis reveals new insights into red-flesh pigmentation in apple (Malus domestica)

P Bouillon, AL Fanciullino, E Belin… - Horticulture …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Red-flesh color development in apple fruit is known to depend upon a particular allele of the
MdMYB10 gene. While the anthocyanin metabolic pathway is well characterized, current …

Prospects for achieving durable disease resistance with elite fruit quality in apple breeding

F Luo, K Evans, JL Norelli, Z Zhang, C Peace - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2020 - Springer
Apple industries suffer from major apple diseases because of widely planted susceptible
cultivars. Developed disease-resistant cultivars that often carry only a single source of …

Fire blight QTL analysis in a multi-family apple population identifies a reduced-susceptibility allele in 'Honeycrisp'

SA Kostick, SL Teh, JL Norelli… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Breeding apple cultivars with resistance offers a potential solution to fire blight, a damaging
bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora. Most resistance alleles at quantitative trait …