Emilie Vergne

The paper validates MdAGG genes as fire blight resistance factors in apple using CRISPR/Cas9 and demonstrates their inducible expression improves resistance.

The paper compares nonhost resistance to scab pathogens in apple and pear, finding distinct transcriptomic responses and shared defense mechanisms.

This study transfers the apple resistance gene Rvi6 to pear and compares the molecular mechanisms of resistance against different scab pathogens in both species.