Fire blight canker prevention through systemic acquired resistance activation in apple and pear bark
Research solution identifying optimal timing for SAR activator application to prevent fire blight canker development in apple and pear trees. Uses pathogenesis-related gene expression profiling in bark to demonstrate sys...
Gene expression assays for identifying apple cultivar resistance to marssonina leaf blotch
Research service offering qRT-PCR-based gene expression profiling of defense-related genes (CYP, LYK4, CERK1, Beta-1,3-glucanase, Class III endo-chitinase) in apple cultivars to identify resistance to Marssonina apple le...
Giant knotweed extract for organic fire blight control in pear production
A Virginia Tech research program offering a giant knotweed extract foliar treatment that achieves 100% control of fire blight shoot blight severity and canker incidence on pear. The organic-approved solution matches oxyt...
Species-specific qpcr assays for colletotrichum fruit bitter rot and vegetable anthracnose detection and quantification
Quantitative PCR-based diagnostic assays for species-specific detection and inoculum quantification of Colletotrichum fungal pathogens causing apple bitter rot and vegetable anthracnose. Enables early spore detection, ou...
Fire blight pathogen survival research for improved apple and pear disease management
Virginia Tech research using viability-digital PCR to quantify Erwinia amylovora survival in fire blight cankers across apple and pear cultivars. The study evaluates how host variety, weather, and bactericide treatments ...
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