Inoculation of Malus baccata 'Jackii'-derived offspring and QTL analysis reveal a polygenic inheritance pattern of apple blotch resistance
Matthias Pfeifer, Andreas Peil, Henryk Flachowsky, Ofere Francis Emeriewen, Thomas Wöhner
This study inoculates Malus baccata 'Jackii'-derived offspring and performs QTL analysis to show apple blotch resistance is polygenic with four key QTLs identified.
Frontiers in Plant Science · Jun 3, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics