Discovery of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Resistance to Abnormal Vertical Growth in Macadamia.

ABSTRACT: Abnormal vertical growth (AVG) syndrome is a serious threat to the Australian macadamia industry as it decreases the yield of nuts by as much as 70% per annum. A lack of information on the cause of AVG has hindered the development of an effective disease management strategy. Discovery of genetic markers associated with disease resistance can be used as tool for rapid selection of elite cultivars, hence helps in efficient disease management. Differences in field susceptibility of macadamia cultivars provide an opportunity for discovery of genetic markers that are associated with host resistance. REML mixed model analysis was performed to estimate the AVG rating of 51 cultivars from multiple origins using phenotypic data from 359 trees planted in four sites. Most of the Hawaiian cultivars we

SUBMITTER: Zakeel MCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739493 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature