Kernel-using apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is an economically important fruit tree species in arid areas owing to its hardiness and cold and drought tolerance. However, little is known about its genetic background and trait inheritances. In the present study, we first evaluated the population...

Prune dwarf virus (PDV) infection affects the production of stone fruits (Prunus spp.) around the world, including in Turkey. In this study, we analyzed the available nucleotide (nt) and amino acid (aa) sequences of P1, P2, movement protein (MP), and coat protein (CP) genes to assess the molecular...

Wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a species of discontinuous range that grows in the mixed forests of southern, central and western Europe. In forestry, long-term breeding programs aim to improve the quality and production of its wood. In Croatia, on the basis of eight phenotypic criteria of wood...

Dwarfing rootstocks are a valuable genetic resource for managing high-density plantations because it decreases the vegetative growth of scion and minimizes labor expenditures. The scion architecture of grafted Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) is affected by various characteristics of the rootstocks....

In a rapidly changing climate resulting in warmer winters, knowledge on the chilling and heat requirements of deciduous fruit tree cultivars is a pre-requisite for adaptation; however little is known on commercially available P. armeniaca (apricot) and P. persica (L.) Batsh (peach/nectarine)...

Objective: This study investigated the generality of SSR primers of Rosaceae in Docynia delavayi to quickly obtain SSR markers for general use. Method: Four natural populations of D. delavayi from Ruili,Lianghe, Longchuan and Mangshi in Yunnan were used as test materials.A total of 100 pairs of SSR ...

Plant distant grafting can produce stable genetic variation, which is a new method for germplasm innovation. Two chimeras, peach/apricot (PA) and apricot/peach (AP), were created through two-way grafting between peach and apricot. The leaves, flowers and fruit phenotypes of chimeras were...

Bud dormancy is crucial for winter survival and is characterized by the inability of the bud meristem to respond to growth-promotive signals before the chilling requirement (CR) is met. However, our understanding of the genetic mechanism regulating CR and bud dormancy remains limited. This study...

Apricot is one of the most important stone-fruit plants widely cultivated in Azerbaijan. SSR markers were used to evaluate the genetic diversity of 61 apricot genotypes representing the entire gene pool in Azerbaijan. A total of 138 alleles were produced based on 17 SSR markers with an average of...

Gene presence/absence variation (PAV) is an important contributor to the studies of genetic diversity, gene identification, and molecular marker development in plants. In the present study, 100 peach (Prunus persica) accessions were used for genome resequencing to identify PAVs. Alignmentwith a...