ISSN:
1439-0523
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Genetic markers are a much faster and more practical alternative to classical methods for the identification of genes for scab resistance present in different apple cultivars. In our study, 28 scab-resistant cultivars, four wild sources of the resistance genes and 10 susceptible cultivars were screened for the presence of the RAPD fragments OPM18/900, OPD20/600 and OPA15/900, which are reported to be linked to the Vf gene. All three marker fragments were successfully amplified with different protocols in Vf-resistant cultivars including ‘M. floribunda 821’. No marker fragments were amplified in susceptible cultivars, three out of four Va-resistant cultivars, three out of four Vm-resistant cultivars, two Vr-resistant cultivars, ‘Antonovka PI 172612’ and ‘M. pumila R 12740-7A’. All three markers were found in the cv. ‘Nova Easygro’, reported to possess the Vr gene, and the cv. ‘Reglindis’, reported to be Va-resistant. M. atrosanguinea of unknown origin showed the presence of OPD20/600 and OPA 15/900 marker bands. The cvs. ‘Nova Easygro’, ‘Reglindis’ and M. atrosanguinea are probably carriers of the VF gene.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.1996.tb00963.x
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