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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
Volume 135, Issue 5, Pages 438-444Publisher
AMER SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
DOI: 10.21273/JASHS.135.5.438
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Amphorophora agathonica; blackcap; Rubus occidentalis; black raspberry necrosis virus; BRNV
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- USDA-ARS Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research
- USDA-ARS Plant Exchange Office
- Oregon Raspberry and Blackberry Commission
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The large raspberry aphid (Amphorophora agathonica Hottes) is an important vector of viruses in Rubus L. across North America. Although breeding for aphid resistance has long been recognized as an important tool for protecting red raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.) from viral infection, this is the first report of resistance to A. agathonica in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.). Seedlings from 132 wild populations of black raspberries, representing the species' native range, were screened for resistance to A. agathonica. Strong resistance was found in three of these populations, one from Ontario (ORUS 3778), one from Maine (ORUS 3817), and one from Michigan (ORUS 4109). Resistance to the large raspberry aphid in ORUS 3778 and ORUS 3817 is dominant and appears to be conferred by different genes. We propose that the genes for resistance in ORUS 3778 and ORUS 3817 be designated Ag-4 and Ag-5, respectively. Resistance to A. agathonica in ORUS 4109 also appears to be controlled by a dominant allele at a single locus, but cannot be differentiated from Ag-4 at this time.
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