The ancient practice of clonal propagation of perennial fruit crops by means of grafting was
transformed when humans realized that certain properties of selected root systems could be …

Apple scab, caused by Venturia inaequalis, is a serious disease of apple. Previously, the
scab resistance Rvi15 (Vr2) from the accession GMAL 2473 was genetically mapped, and …

Apple scab, caused by the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis, is one of the most
devastating diseases for the apple growing in temperate zones with humid springs and …

As genomics has progressed to include a much wider variety of organisms than the few
model species that were widely studied in the past, the ability to use native genomic …

BACKGROUND 0004 Known processes of imparting beneficial proper ties to plants. Such
as selective breeding schemes, Suffer from a number of drawbacks. For example, traditional …

As the world debates the risks and benefits of plant biotechnology, the proportion of the
global area of transgenic field crops has increased every year, and the safety and value …

Introgression of genetic traits from wild apple germplasm (Malus spp.) into commercial apple
cultivars is a painstakingly slow process. For eg introgression of the Vf gene from Malus …

The concept of cisgenesis could become a promising approach in future apple breeding.
However, cisgenesis depends on the availability of effective tools for the production of …

1 What are rootstocks? 2 History and modern use of clonal rootstocks in apple 3 Rootstock
improvement efforts 4 Rootstock propagation 5 Rootstock evaluation 6 Rootstock effects on …

The design of vectors for plant transformation has recently progressed to the development of
intragenic systems. This involves identifying plant-derived DNA sequences similar to …