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The Rapid Apple Decline Phenomenon: Current Status and Expected Associated Factors in Korea

  • Seung-Yeol Lee (Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kari A. Peter (Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Fruit Research and Extension Center, The Pennsylvania State University) ;
  • Kallol Das (Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Avalos-Ruiz Diane (Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hee-Young Jung (Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2023.09.25
  • Accepted : 2023.11.11
  • Published : 2023.12.01
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Abstract

Rapid apple decline (RAD) is a complex phenomenon affecting cultivated apple trees and particularly dwarf rootstocks on grafted young apple trees. Since its first appearance in the United States, RAD has been reported worldwide, for example in Canada, South America, Africa, and Asia. The phenomenon has also been observed in apple orchards in Korea, and it presented similar symptoms regardless of apple cultivar and cultivation period. Most previous reports have suggested that RAD may be associated with multiple factors, including plant pathogenic infections, abiotic stresses, environmental conditions, and the susceptibility of trees to cold injury during winter. However, RAD was observed to be more severe and affect more frequently apple trees on the Malling series dwarf rootstock. In this study, we reviewed the current status of RAD worldwide and surveyed biotic and abiotic factors that are potentially closely related to it in Korea.

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Acknowledgement

This work was carried out with the support of the Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture, Science and Technology Development (Project No. RS-2020-RD009293), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.

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