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The Effects of Virus and Viroid Infections on the Growth and Fruit Quality of ‘Hongro’ Apples

사과 바이러스와 바이로이드 감염이 ‘홍로’ 사과의 수체 및 과실 특성에 미치는 영향

Sang-Yun Cho1
,
Hyun Ran Kim2
,
Kang Hee Cho3
,
Se Hee Kim1
,
Byeonghyeon Yun1
,
Sewon Oh4
,
Ji Hae Jun5
조 상윤1
,
김 현란2
,
조 강희3
,
김 세희1
,
윤 병현1
,
오 세원4
,
전 지혜5
1Researcher, National institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Fruit Foundation Division, Wanju 55365, Korea
2Senior Researcher, National institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Fruit Foundation Division, Wanju 55365, Korea
3Senior Researcher, Research Policy Bureau, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54875, Korea
4Post-doctoral Researcher, National institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Fruit Foundation Division, Wanju 55365, Korea
5Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Climate Change and Agriculture, Jeju 63240, Korea
1국립원예특작과학원 과수기초기반과, 연구사
2국립원예특작과학원 과수기초기반과, 연구관
3농촌진흥청 연구정책국, 연구관
4국립원예특작과학원 과수기초기반과, 박사후연구원
5온난화대응농업연구소, 연구관
*Corresponding Author
1 August 2024. pp. 401-410
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Abstract

This study was undertaken to elucidate the effects of virus and viroid infections on the growth of trees and the attributes of fruit quality in ‘Hongro’ apples. Trials were initiated using virus-infected, viroid-infected, combined virus/viroid-infected, and uninfected apple trees in an experimental apple orchard at the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science in 2019. The growth of each tree was measured annually and compared between virus-free and virus/viroid-infected trees. Fruits were harvested from all apple trees, and selected attributes of fruit quality, including yield, weight, firmness, titratable acidity, and anthocyanin content, were determined in September 2021-2022. The results revealed significant differences among virus-free trees and those infected with either virus, viroid, or a combination of virus and viroid. Infection with viral and viroid diseases led to reductions in tree height (14.0%), trunk area (23.1%), fruit yield (65.0%), fruit weight (34.4%), and anthocyanin content (39.8%), while increasing fruit firmness (33.2%) and titratable acidity (39.8%), respectively. We anticipate that our research findings will also be beneficial for apple virus and viroid disease control, as well as apple cultivation management.

Keywords
Apple ‘Hongro’
Fruit quality
Tree growth
Viroid
Virus
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  • Publisher :The Plant Resources Society of Korea
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원식물학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Plant Resources
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원식물학회지
  • Volume : 37
  • No :4
  • Pages :401-410
  • Received Date : 2024-02-20
  • Revised Date : 2024-04-19
  • Accepted Date : 2024-04-25
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2024.37.4.401
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