THE COLLECTION OF MALUS ORIENTALS (UGLITZ.) JUZ. AS A SOURCE OF VALUABLE FORMS FOR BREEDING

Autor: O. N. Barsukova
Jazyk: English<br />Russian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекции, Vol 178, Iss 3, Pp 42-49 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-8834
2619-0982
DOI: 10.30901/2227-8834-2017-3-42-49
Popis: Maikop Experiment Station of VIR holds a unique apple-tree collection of Malus orientalis (Uglitz.) Juz., currently containing 105 forms from various areas of the Caucasus. It has a great potential for supplying breeders with diverse sources of valuable traits, including high productivity, disease resistance, late flowering, and other qualities. In addition to the wild forms, of great interest are also the local Caucasian varieties sharing many biological and economic characteristics with M. orientalis. A brief description of selected accessions possessing a set of valuable traits for breeding is presented.
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