An integrated approach for increasing breeding efficiency in apple and peach in Europe

F Laurens, MJ Aranzana, P Arus, D Bassi… - Horticulture …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Despite the availability of whole genome sequences of apple and peach, there has been a
considerable gap between genomics and breeding. To bridge the gap, the European Union …

High-quality, genome-wide SNP genotypic data for pedigreed germplasm of the diploid outbreeding species apple, peach, and sweet cherry through a common …

S Vanderzande, NP Howard, L Cai, C Da Silva Linge… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
High-quality genotypic data is a requirement for many genetic analyses. For any crop, errors
in genotype calls, phasing of markers, linkage maps, pedigree records, and unnoticed …

Epistatic fire blight resistance QTL alleles in the apple cultivar 'Enterprise'and selection X-6398 discovered and characterized through pedigree-informed analysis

E Van de Weg, M Di Guardo, M Jänsch… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Most cultivated apple cultivars are highly susceptible to fire blight, caused by Erwinia
amylovora. However, differences in resistance levels are observed among cultivars and …

Just enough fruit: understanding feedback mechanisms during sexual reproductive development

A Sadka, CH Walker, D Haim… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The fruit and seed produced by a small number of crop plants provide the majority of food
eaten across the world. Given the growing global population, there is a pressing need to …

Genetics, breeding, and genomics of apple rootstocks

G Fazio - The apple genome, 2021 - Springer
The ability to graft genetically diverse apple cultivars onto diverse root systems (rootstocks)
has increased the breeding efficiency of the whole apple system by dividing the …

FaRCa1: a major subgenome-specific locus conferring resistance to Colletotrichum acutatum in strawberry

N Salinas, S Verma, N Peres, VM Whitaker - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Optimal strategies for genetic improvement in crops depend on accurate assessments of the
genetic architecture of traits. The overall objective of the present study was to determine the …

Two QTL characterized for soft scald and soggy breakdown in apple (Malus × domestica) through pedigree-based analysis of a large population of interconnected …

NP Howard, E van de Weg, J Tillman, CBS Tong… - Tree genetics & …, 2018 - Springer
Soft scald and soggy breakdown are important postharvest physiological disorders of apple
(Malus× domestica).'Honeycrisp'and some of its offspring are particularly susceptible to …

Integration of Infinium and Axiom SNP array data in the outcrossing species Malus × domestica and causes for seemingly incompatible calls

NP Howard, M Troggio, CE Durel, H Muranty… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array technology has been increasingly
used to generate large quantities of SNP data for use in genetic studies. As new arrays are …

Growth and carbon balance are differently regulated by tree and shoot fruiting contexts: an integrative study on apple genotypes with contrasted bearing patterns

B Pallas, S Bluy, J Ngao, S Martinez… - Tree …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
In plants, carbon source–sink relationships are assumed to affect their reproductive effort. In
fruit trees, carbon source–sink relationships are likely to be involved in their fruiting …

II. Horticultural performance of 'Honeycrisp'grown on a genetically diverse set of rootstocks under Western New York climatic conditions

J Lordan, G Fazio, P Francescatto, TL Robinson - Scientia Horticulturae, 2019 - Elsevier
A field experiment with 31 rootstocks representing a genetically diverse group of rootstocks
featuring 'Honeycrisp'as the scion was planted in 2010 at Geneva, NY USA. Rootstocks …