News about Biotic stressors

From resistance genes to the development of new varieties of sour cherries

Breeding

27 Dec 2024

The objective of this research (conducted at the Institute for Breeding Research on Fruit Crops in Dresden, Germany) was to use computational methods and bioinformatics tools to investigate the presence and distribution of resistance genes in the two subgenomes of sour cherry.

Multifunctional covers are key tools for cherry orchard sustainability

Covers

01 May 2023

The adoption of multi-functional covers in orchard systems is widely increasing due to their protective function against biotic and abiotic stressors.