Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers were used to assess genetic diversity and
relationship of Pyrus L. cultivars native mainly to East Asia. A total of 168 putative alleles …

Germplasm resources are an important basis for genetic breeding and analysis of complex
traits, and research on genetic diversity is conducive to the exploration and creation of new …

Pear is one of the most important fruit species grown in the temperate zones of the globe.
Besides fruit production, pear species are highly valued in forestry and agroforestry systems; …

Background and Aims Dramatic increases in fruit size have accompanied the domestication
of Pyrus pyrifolia. To evaluate the contribution of cell division and cell enlargement in the …

Understanding of genetic diversity and marker-trait relationships in pears (Pyrus spp.) forms
an important part of gene conservation and cultivar breeding. Accessions of Asian and …

Reconstructing the phylogeny of Pyrus has been difficult due to the wide distribution of the
genus and lack of informative data. In this study, we collected 110 accessions representing …

Molecular studies of 19 species of the genus Pyrus L. revealed different degrees of intra-
individual polymorphism of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS 1, 5.8 S rDNA and ITS 2) …

Pear is one of the oldest fruit tree crops and the third most important temperate fruit species.
Its domestication took place independently in the Far East (China) and in the Caucasus …

Seven microsatellite loci (SSR) developed in apple were used for the identification of 63
European pear cultivars. A total of 46 fragments were amplified, with an average of 6.6 …

Pear is one of the most important temperate fruits, with high genetic diversity, but
controversial classification for some genotypes or species. Our study evaluates the …