Sequencing of a Wild Apple (Malus baccata) Genome Unravels the Differences Between Cultivated and Wild Apple Species Regarding Disease Resistance and Cold Tolerance

Malus baccata is one of four wild apple species that can hybridize with the cultivated apple species (Malus domestica). It is widely used in high-latitude apple-producing areas as a rootstock and breeding resource because of its disease resistance, and cold tolerance. A lack of a reference genome ha...

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Main Authors: Xilong Chen, Shiming Li, Dong Zhang, Mingyu Han, Xin Jin, Caipin Zhao, Songbo Wang, Libo Xing, Juanjuan Ma, Jingjing Ji, Na An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-07-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.119.400245