The potential of breeding Zantedeschia cultivars for resistance to soft rot caused by Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (syn. Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum) was determined. Hybrids of six cultivars (‘Back Magic’, Galaxy’, Pink Persuasion’, Sensation’, ‘Treasure’ and ‘Florex Gold’) were screened using a non-destructive resistance test (leaf disk test) and scored different leve...
