First Report of Hop stunt viroid Infecting Hop in Slovenia.

Hop (Humulus lupulus), of the Cannabaceae family, is a dioecious perennial climbing plant that is native to Asia, North America, and Europe and is commercially grown in many countries for its use in brewing and the pharmaceutical industry. Slovenia has a more than 100-year-old hop-growing tradition and it is an important national agricultural business, with 90% of production exported to foreign markets. Since 2007, symptoms similar to Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) infection have been observed in several hop gardens with cvs.

Fatty acid and stable carbon isotope characterization of Camelina sativa oil: implications for authentication.

The importance of authenticity characterization is an increasing and pressing requirement for all foods. Vegetable oil is one of the most studied foods because of its nutritional and medicinal properties in a correct diet. In this study, a total of 53 Camelina sativa samples, from all known growing areas, were chemically and isotopically characterized.

Genetic mapping of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) applied to the detection of QTLs for alpha-acid content.

The map locations and effects of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were estimated for alpha-acid content in hop (Humulus lupulus L.) using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and microsatellite marker (simple sequence repeat (SSR)) genetic linkage maps constructed from a double pseudotestcross. The mapping population consisted of 111 progeny from a cross between the German hop cultivar 'Magnum', which exhibits high levels of alpha-acids, and a wild Slovene male hop, 2/1.

Development of Pathotype-Specific SCAR Markers for Detection of Verticillium albo-atrum Isolates from Hop.

Rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed for the identification and detection of Verticillium albo-atrum hop pathotypes PG1 and PG2 from Slovenia. Of 17 pathotype-linked amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, 11 were cloned successfully and sequenced. To convert polymorphic AFLP markers into pathotype-specific sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers, 22 PG2- and 10 PG1-specific primer pairs were designed from 16 sequences.