Hazelnut Accessions from Russia and Crimea TransmitResistance to Eastern Filbert Blight
Journal: Journal of American Pomological Society
Year: 2016

Eastern filbert blight (EFB), caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala, severely restricts production of European hazelnuts ( Corylus avellana) in North America. The planting of EFB-resistant cultivars is considered to be the most effective disease management strategy. In 2002, a seed-based germplasm collection was made in Russia and Crimea to add diversity to the U.S. hazelnut collection and search for new sources of resistance. The resulting seedlings were grown and evaluated in both Oregon an