Piyu Ji

Jul 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | Yingjie Yang |Yanlin Zhu |Anqi Li |Piyu Ji

4. Discussion‘Akizuki’, a Japanese pear, is a very popular cultivar in China with large fruit size, pretty fruit shape, and pleasant taste. However, ‘Akizuki’ is very susceptible to cork spot disorder, which has caused great economic loss in the pear industry and has become a major obstacle to the continuing expansion of the cultivated area [3]. However, the mechanisms of cork spot disorder remain poorly understood. Therefore, the management techniques to prevent this disorder are often inadequate.