Rohr A., Staudt J., Cziborra K., Fritz A., Schmitz M., Winkelmann T. (2021).
Split-root approach reveals localized root responses towards apple replant disease (ARD) in terms of ARD biomarker gene expression and content of phenolic compounds. Scientia Horticulturae, 286(),
110117. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110117
Apple replant disease (ARD) is a threat to apple fruit and tree production worldwide caused by shifts in the soil microbiome. Chemical and physical measures of soil disinfection are the most employed countermeasures but inter-row plantings demonstrate that ARD is widely immobile in the soil, which c…