The study of gene function in filamentous fungi is a field of research that has made great
advances in very recent years. A number of transformation and gene manipulation strategies …

Monoconidial isolates of Venturia inaequalis were collected in 1990 and 1991 from orchards
in New York, Michigan, and Nova Scotia that had never or only sporadically been treated …

Background Scab, caused by the biotrophic fungus Venturia inaequalis, is the most
economically important disease of apples worldwide. During infection, V. inaequalis …

The wild apple (Malus sieversii) is a large‐fruited species from Central Asia, which is used
as a source of scab resistance in cultivar breeding.• Phytopathological tests with races of …

A new class of agricultural fungicides derived from strobilurins act as respiration inhibitors by
binding to mitochondrial cytochrome b. The effects of the strobilurin, kresoxim‐methyl, on …

The class of fungicides acting as respiration inhibitors by binding to the Qo center of cyto-
chrome b (QoIs) are in wide use for the management of apple scab caused by Venturia …

Russian apple R12740-7A is the designation for an accession grown from seed collected in
Russia, which was found to be highly resistant to apple scab. The resistance has historically …

Apple (Malus domestica) is an economically important rosaceous fruit crop grown at
temperate climate zones. Nevertheless, its production is severely affected by scab disease …

Several agricultural fungicides related to the antifungal strobilurins act as inhibitors of
respiration by binding to mitochondrial cytochrome b. Two types of laboratory mutants …

Background Fungal plant pathogens belonging to the genus Venturia cause damaging scab
diseases of members of the Rosaceae. In terms of economic impact, the most important of …