Genetic diversity of stilbene metabolism in Vitis sylvestris

We show that the ancestor of cultivated grapevine harbours genetic factors that increase the inducibility of stilbenes correlated with increased resistance to the important pathogen grapevine downy mildew.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duan, Dong, Halter, David, Baltenweck, Raymonde, Tisch, Christine, Tröster, Viktoria, Kortekamp, Andreas, Hugueney, Philippe, Nick, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449542/
Description
Summary:We show that the ancestor of cultivated grapevine harbours genetic factors that increase the inducibility of stilbenes correlated with increased resistance to the important pathogen grapevine downy mildew.