Plants have evolved diverse self-incompatibility (SI) systems for outcrossing. Since Darwin's
time, considerable progress has been made toward elucidating this unrivaled reproductive …

Plums are a large group of closely related stone fruit species and hybrids of worldwide
economic importance and diffusion. This review deals with the main aspects concerning …

Adequate yield and fruit quality are required in commercial plum production. The pollen
source has been shown to influence fruit set and fruit characteristics. In this study,'Siyueli',' …

Japanese plum is a very important temperate tree fruit, ranking in the second position
among the stone fruits, after peaches. In this species, there are very few self-compatible …

The main objective of many fruit-breeding programs around the world is the release of new
cultivars from interspecific hybridizations between species of the Prunus genus. Plum× …

Main conclusion Self-incompatibility studies have revealed a potential use of Tunisian apple
resources for crop improvement and modern breeding programs and a likely correlation …

Genetic variability is a prerequisite for any plant breeding program. Using diverse plum
resources to broaden the genetic base worldwide and improving local cultivars for the …

As a kind of ubiquitous fruit extensively used as food and medicine from the dawn of human
civilization, plums are universally available in the market and are well-known for their …

Self-incompatibility is an important evolutionary feature in angiosperms and has major
implications for breeding strategies in horticultural crops. In citrus, when coupled with …

Self-incompatibility (SI) to self-compatibility (SC) transition is one of the most frequent and
prevalent evolutionary shifts in flowering plants. Prunus L.(Rosaceae) is a genus of over 200 …