A kiwifruit vine shows symptoms caused by the Psa-V disease – leaf spotting and cane collapse.
In November 2010, kiwifruit growers discovered a highly contagious vine-killing canker, Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidiae (Psa), that affects the vine ...
In November 2010, the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. Actinidiae (Psa) was discovered in a Te Puke kiwifruit orchard. Psa had ...
Scientists are looking for resistance genes so kiwifruit plants can withstand the Psa bacterium’s effector genes.
Research by Plant & Food scientists is aiming to breed kiwifruit cultivars that show resistance to the pathogen Psa.
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