SCS 438 Zafira - a new plum cultivar resistant to leaf scald (Xylella fastidiosa)

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‘SCS438 Zafira’ is a novel plum cultivar, adapted to southern Brazil. It produces high-quality fruits, very similar to ‘Fortune’, the standard mid-season cultivar. Its main advantage is the resistance to leaf scald. Apparently, the mechanism of resistance blocks the transmission of the bacteria by natural insect vectors (sharpshooters).

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FINEP; FAPESC

Organisms

  • Prunus salicina
  • Xylella fastidiosa

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