Multiple models for Rosaceae genomics

V Shulaev, SS Korban, B Sosinski, AG Abbott… - Plant …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The plant family Rosaceae consists of over 100 genera and 3,000 species that include many
important fruit, nut, ornamental, and wood crops. Members of this family provide high-value …

Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects

CP Peace, L Bianco, M Troggio… - Horticulture …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In 2010, a major scientific milestone was achieved for tree fruit crops: publication of the first
draft whole genome sequence (WGS) for apple (Malus domestica). This WGS, v1. 0, was …

The genome of the domesticated apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)

R Velasco, A Zharkikh, J Affourtit, A Dhingra… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
We report a high-quality draft genome sequence of the domesticated apple (Malus×
domestica). We show that a relatively recent (> 50 million years ago) genome-wide …

[HTML][HTML] New insight into the history of domesticated apple: secondary contribution of the European wild apple to the genome of cultivated varieties

A Cornille, P Gladieux, MJM Smulders… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The apple is the most common and culturally important fruit crop of temperate areas. The
elucidation of its origin and domestication history is therefore of great interest. The wild …

An ancient duplication of apple MYB transcription factors is responsible for novel red fruit-flesh phenotypes

D Chagné, K Lin-Wang, RV Espley, RK Volz… - Plant …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Anthocyanin accumulation is coordinated in plants by a number of conserved transcription
factors. In apple (Malus× domestica), an R2R3 MYB transcription factor has been shown to …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide SNP detection, validation, and development of an 8K SNP array for apple

D Chagné, RN Crowhurst, M Troggio, MW Davey… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
As high-throughput genetic marker screening systems are essential for a range of genetics
studies and plant breeding applications, the International RosBREED SNP Consortium …

[HTML][HTML] Saturated linkage map construction in Rubus idaeususing genotyping by sequencing and genome-independent imputation

JA Ward, J Bhangoo, F Fernández-Fernández… - BMC genomics, 2013 - Springer
Background Rapid development of highly saturated genetic maps aids molecular breeding,
which can accelerate gain per breeding cycle in woody perennial plants such as Rubus …

Application of a high‐speed breeding technology to apple (Malus × domestica) based on transgenic early flowering plants and marker‐assisted selection

H Flachowsky, PM Le Roux, A Peil, A Patocchi… - New …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Breeding of apple (Malus× domestica) remains a slow process because of protracted
generation cycles. Shortening the juvenile phase to achieve the introgression of traits from …

Venturia inaequalis Resistance in Apple

C Gessler, A Patocchi, S Sansavini… - Critical Reviews in …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Apple scab caused by Venturia inaequalis has evoked the interest for quite different reasons
of scientists, agronomists, producers and consumers since over a century. Consumers select …

QTL dynamics for fruit firmness and softening around an ethylene-dependent polygalacturonase gene in apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.)

F Costa, CP Peace, S Stella, S Serra… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Apple fruit are well known for their storage life, although a wide range of flesh softening
occurs among cultivars. Loss of firmness is genetically coordinated by the action of several …