Triploid Apples - Malus domestica

[Neno Baylov]

Tell me why apples (Malus domestica) like Florina or Golden delicious are more resistant to disease than others like Fuji, which often suffers from Apple Scab. Is it a gene. I will leave an article, quite interesting.

Triploid Apples: An adventure into their history, breeding and use

One of the most important considerations to me when growing apples in the South is if the cultivar has a tolerance to pests and diseases. Called “the final frontier” by my Northern and …

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(PDF) Critical Review on Apple Scab (Venturia inaequalis) Biology, Epidemiology, Economic Importance, Management and Defense Mechanisms to the Causal Agent

PDF | Among the common fungal diseases, apple scab (Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) Wint., is the most devastating important disease of cultivated apple... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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Disease Symptoms of Apples – Database of Apple Diseases

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[Marck]

Those are interesting articles It was good to learn more about triploid apples.

When ever the topic comes up about genetic resistance to pests and disease, I always think of Van Valen's Red Queen Hypothesis, which states that there is a constant arms race going on between predators/pathogens and their prey/hosts. Both sides have to keep evolving just to maintain their abilities to attack and infect, or prevent and resist. The name refers to the Red Queen in Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, who had to keep running as fast as she could, just to stay in place.