<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Prebreeding research on Malus domestica Borkh. specimens was conducted to broaden the genetic diversity of cross breeding components for faster creation of cultivars of adaptive and technological orientation. Genealogical analysis has practical value in the study of the apple trees gene pool for accelerated development of cultivars with desired properties. Genealogical analysis of 55 apple cultivars from the gene pool of branch of the Department of Horticulture of Kuban State Agrarian University - Krymsk Experimental breeding station (Krymsk), complex donors were selected by traits of immunity to scab and high quality of fruits - ‘Gold Rush’, ‘Pristine’, ‘Enterprise’. Cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’ was selected as a “hidden” donor by the trait of medium (autumn) ripening time.</p></abstract>

Prebreeding research on Malus domestica Borkh. specimens was conducted to broaden the genetic diversity of cross breeding components for faster creation of cultivars of adaptive and technological orientation. Genealogical analysis has practical value in the study of the apple trees gene pool for accelerated development of cultivars with desired properties. Genealogical analysis of 55 apple cultivars from the gene pool of branch of the Department of Horticulture of Kuban State Agrarian University - Krymsk Experimental breeding station (Krymsk), complex donors were selected by traits of immunity to scab and high quality of fruits - ‘Gold Rush’, ‘Pristine’, ‘Enterprise’. Cultivar ‘Golden Delicious’ was selected as a “hidden” donor by the trait of medium (autumn) ripening time.

Genealogy of Source Material for Its Use in Apple Breeding in Southern Russia

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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Prebreeding research on Malus domestica Borkh. specimens was conducted to broaden the genetic diversity of cross breeding components for faster creation of...

Genealogy of Source Material for Its Use in Apple Breeding in Southern Russia

Article Category: Mini Review

Published Online: Aug 05, 2017

Page range: 150 - 155

Received: Aug 20, 2016

Accepted: May 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0026

Keywords
apple, genealogy, new source material, valuable traits donors, cultivation technology

© by Irina Dubravina

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Genealogy of Source Material for Its Use in Apple Breeding in Southern Russia

Article Category: Mini Review

Published Online: Aug 05, 2017

Page range: 150 - 155

Received: Aug 20, 2016

Accepted: May 26, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0026

Keywordsapple, genealogy, new source material, valuable traits donors, cultivation technology

© by Irina Dubravina

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
apple, genealogy, new source material, valuable traits donors, cultivation technology