Transfer of the Dominant Virus Resistance Gene AV-1pro From Asparagus prostratus to Chromosome 2 of Garden Asparagus A. officinalis L.

An introgression breeding programme was carried out to transfer the virus resistance gene AV-1pro from the wild species Asparagus prostratus to the garden asparagus Asparagus officinalis. Serious crossing barriers caused by genetic distance and different ploidy levels of the crossing parents have be...

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Main Authors: Thomas Nothnagel, Janine König, Jens Keilwagen, Eva-Maria Graner, Jörg Plieske, Holger Budahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.809069/full