Climate change, large monocultures of disease-susceptible cultivars, overuse of pesticides,
and the emergence of new pathogens or pathogenic strains causing economic losses are all …

Sustainable intensification is seen as the main route for meeting the world's increasing
demands for food and fibre. As demands mount for greater efficiency in the use of resources …

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 …

The application of genomic selection in fruit tree crops is expected to enhance breeding
efficiency by increasing prediction accuracy, increasing selection intensity and decreasing …

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 …

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 …

The enterobacterial phytopathogen Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight, an invasive
disease that threatens a wide range of commercial and ornamental Rosaceae host plants …

Fire blight represents a great threat to apple and pear production worldwide. The ability of its
causal agent, Erwinia amylovora, to spread rapidly in the host plants makes this devastating …

The generation and selection of novel fire blight resistant apple genotypes would greatly
improve the management of this devastating disease, caused by Erwinia amylovora. Such …

Malus domestica (apple) is one of the most important fruit crops worldwide. Fire blight,
caused by Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most destructive bacterial diseases that impacts …