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Diseases

Apple Powdery Mildew

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

A fungal disease of apple trees caused by the obligate parasite Podosphaera leucotricha. It is characterized by the appearance of a grey-white coating on young shoots, leaves, and inflorescences, causing them to deform and wither.

In the reference 1 127 varieties crop Apple, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen is the fungus Podosphaera leucotricha (anamorph Oidium farinosum), which primarily infects non-lignified plant parts via haustoria. The pathogen overwinters as mycelium inside fruit and vegetative buds, from which infected shoots develop in the spring.

The disease manifests as a powdery coating, which eventually acquires a reddish hue. Affected leaves curl and lose turgidity, inflorescences become deformed and drop, and a characteristic 'russet netting' may form on the fruit.

In apple breeding for resistance to the pathogen, the introgression of specific genes, such as Pl-1, Pl-2, Pl-w, and Pl-d, plays a key role. Molecular marker methods are used to identify resistant genotypes, often in combination with scab immunity assessment.

General information about the subject — on the page Powdery mildew.

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Varieties of Apple mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

THOMPSON G.W.

3 records

Supporter 1

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer

DE
1 record

Artemisz

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Toth Magdolna / Bodor Peter / Kovacs Szilvia

HU
2 records

Supporter 2

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer

DE
1 record

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
1 record

Supporter 3

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / PAETZOLD| Guenter Paetzold im Institut fuer Obstzuechtung Dresden-Pillnitz

DE
1 record

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Ornament

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych,

UA
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

NL
1 record

Almino

Application submitted

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Andrzej i Szymon Nowakowscy

PL
2 records

Medea

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa im. Szczepana Pieniążka

PL
2 records

Dozhnytsia

Terminated

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Kopan` Kira Mykolaivna, Kopan Volodymyr Pavlovych (pomer), Boldyzheva Liubov Dmytrivna,

UA
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Jacob Stechmann

DE
1 record

Yduns

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

1 record

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