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Modern approaches for breeding high quality apples with durable resistance to scab, powdery mildew and fire blight

Kellerhals, Markus; Patocchi, Andrea; Duffy, Brion and Frey, Jürg (2008) Modern approaches for breeding high quality apples with durable resistance to scab, powdery mildew and fire blight. In: Boos, Markus (Ed.) Ecofruit - 13th International Conference on Cultivation Technique and Phytopathological Problems in Organic Fruit-Growing: Proceedings to the Conference from 18thFebruary to 20th February 2008 at Weinsberg/Germany, pp. 226-231.

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Summary

New methods to allow for more precise selection of tree and fruit characters in breeding
programmes were developed in recent years. Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is common
practice in the ACW apple breeding programme at Wädenswil. Genetic markers can
reduce the number of plants and the time required for evaluation, thus new varieties
become commercially available sooner. How can this molecular selection method
reasonably be applied in an apple breeding programme? Application of phenotypic and
molecular selection techniques in the ACW apple breeding programme and results are
presented.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:apple, breeding, molecular markers, fire blight, scab
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2008: Ecofruit
Related Links:http://www.ecofruit.net
Deposited By: Tagung, Ecofruit
ID Code:13699
Deposited On:05 Aug 2008
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:37
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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