Apple varieties and breeding material with resistance against fire blight

Term

2019-01-01 bis 2027-12-31

Project management

• Holger, Zetzsche

Responsible institute

Institut für Resistenzforschung und Stresstoleranz

Cooperation partner

• Institut für Züchtungsforschung an Obst (JKI)
• Institut für Züchtungsforschung an Obst (JKI)

Overall objective of the project

Apple cultivars and breeding lines with resistance against fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) will be selected after shoot inoculation. Investigations of the inheritance of the resistance will be realised. The aim of the project is the use of plant resistance against pathogens that can not be controlled chemically.

Funder

Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture