The Venturia apple pathosystem: pathogenicity mechanisms and plant defense responses.
Venturia inaequalis is the causal agent of apple scab, a devastating disease of apple. We outline several unique features of this pathogen which are useful for molecular genetics studies intended to understand plant-pathogen interactions. The pathogenicity mechanisms of the pathogen and overview of apple defense responses, monogenic and polygenic resistance, and their utilization in scab resistance breeding programs are also reviewed.
Biotechnology Division, Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Gopaljee
G
Jha
Karnika
K
Thakur
Priyanka
P
Thakur
D001203:Ascomycota / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000235:genetics*; D027845:Malus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*