Wooly Apple Aphid resistance in advanced rootstock selections
Author: Gennaro Fazio, Betsy Beers
Published: 2010
Summary: The proposed objectives were: 1. Test an array of Elite Geneva rootstocks and other commercially available rootstocks in a replicated greenhouse test for resistance to Wooly Apple Aphid (WAA) and disseminate knowledge to growers for planting recommendations. 2. Test the same array and as well as parents and other apple rootstocks for the presence of markers linked to wooly apple aphid the resistance genes.