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Molecular breeding of fruit crops with improved resistance to biotic plant diseases
Project
Project code: JKI-ZGO-08-4152
Contract period: 01.01.2012
- 28.02.2014
Purpose of research: Applied research
The project is aimed on the establishment of an approach for marker assisted selection within an existing apple breeding program aiming on breeding of new apple varieties with improved resistance to apple scab Venturia inaequalis, powdery mildew Podosphaera leucotricha and fire blight Erwinia amylovora. Already existing markers should be applied to practical breeding to characterize breeding material and fasten the selection process. New markers should be developed for apple, pear, and sweet cherry. The work on apple and pear is mainly focused on the development of new markers tightly linked on fire blight resistance loci. The work on sweet cherry is focused on the characterization of genes for self-fertility. Furthermore, markers for the pillar growth habit should be tested on existing breeding material.
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Protection
- Arboriculture
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute for Breeding Research on Horticultural Crops (JKI-ZG)
