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TWO PROMISING SELECTIONS FROM THE APPLE SCAB BREEDING PROGRAM AT ISF-TN: NETTA AND CIOSA
Article number
595_15
Pages
91 – 95
Language
English
Abstract
Several apple cultivars have been released from breeding programme carried out at ISF-TN and all of them are characterised by resistance to apple scab, a constant aim in the programme.
The last two selections with very promising results are Netta and Ciosa.
Netta is a yellow apple with pink stripes, resistant to apple scab incited by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. Also resistant is Ciosa, which has a yellow fruit with a high amount of red over-colour.
The last two selections with very promising results are Netta and Ciosa.
Netta is a yellow apple with pink stripes, resistant to apple scab incited by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. Also resistant is Ciosa, which has a yellow fruit with a high amount of red over-colour.
Authors
A. Bergamini, L. Giongo
Keywords
apple, breeding, scab resistance, powdery mildew, Vf gene
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