Open AccessComparing methods to determine European canker resistance in apple tree accessions
Author(s) -
R.W.A. Scheper,
B.M. Fisher
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand weed control conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0370-2804
pISSN - 0370-0968
DOI - 10.30843/nzpp.2010.63.6594
Subject(s) - canker , biology , pruning , inoculation , horticulture , resistance (ecology) , botany , agronomy
Pruning cuts made in summer and pruning cuts leaf scars and score wounds made in autumn were inoculated to compare their suitability to discriminate for European canker resistance among apple accessions When pruning cuts were inoculated in summer the mean lesion size varied between accessions with Royal Gala displaying significantly larger lesions than 15 other accessions 17 to 43 days after inoculation (P
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