High Genetic Diversity in Predominantly Clonal Populations of the Powdery Mildew Fungus<i>Podosphaera leucotricha</i>from U.S. Apple Orchards
Lederson Gañán, Tobin L. Peever, Kate Evans, Achour Amiri
Abstract
is valuable for apple breeding because virulent isolates have most likely not emerged yet in U.S. commercial orchards. These results will be important to achieve sustainability of disease management strategies and maintenance of plant health in apple orchards.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyPowdery mildewGenetic diversityMalusPopulationMating typeGene flowAnalysis of molecular varianceLocus (genetics)Sexual reproductionPopulation geneticsGeneticsBotanyGenetic variationGeneSociologyDemographyPowdery Mildew Fungal DiseasesPlant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesYeasts and Rust Fungi Studies