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Efficacy of Resistance to Scab in Transgenic ‘McIntosh’ Apple Exposed to Populations of Venturia inaequalis

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NYS IPM Project Reports
Author
Gadoury, David M.
Seem, Robert C.
Norelli, John L.
Aldwinckle, Herb S.
Bolar, Joy
Abstract

McIntosh apples which have been transformed to express an endochitinase gene from Trichoderma harzianum have demonstrated substantial resistance to apple scab in previous greenhouse trials. We inoculated transgenic and control McIntosh trees with ascosporic inoculum, recorded disease development, sporulation, and plant growth in a greenhouse and orchard study. Low disease severity in both greenhouse and orchard made many treatment comparisons inconclusive. In greenhouse evaluations, three transgenic lines became less diseased and lesions produced fewer conidia when compared to the McIntosh control, although the reductions observed were minimal and were not significant at P = 0.10. In the orchard, seven of ten transgenic lines developed fewer scabbed leaves per tree. Some, but not all of this reduction may have been due to lower canopy density in eight of the transgenic lines.

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NYS IPM Type: Project Report
Date Issued
1999
Publisher
New York State Integrated Pest Management Program
Keywords
Agricultural IPM
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Fruits
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Tree Fruit
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Apples
Type
report

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