In the last 50 years, intensive farming systems have been boosted by modern agricultural
techniques and newly bred cultivars. The massive use of few and related cultivars has …

This paper offers an insight on present status of on-farm conservation of landrace diversity in
the European Union. The review initially examines the types of materials that are the object …

Excellent fruits with delicate nature, health benefits, and market acceptability belong to the
temperate regions of the world. Once harvested, these fruits must be handled with proper …

Local landraces are traditional crop varieties cultivated in specific locations and constitute a
valuable source for breeding purposes towards the creation of elite cultivars and hybrids …

Abstract Apple (Malus× domestica Borkh.) genotypes originating from different plant
collections (field collection, in vitro plant collections undergoing or not undergoing …

Almost 10,000 of apple cultivars are described worldwide but only a few of them are
dominating in commercial apple orchards. The decline in genetic diversity could lead to …

The genetic diversity of many Spanish apple collections has been evaluated, but some
areas from Central Spain have not been included. In the present work, a set of 41 …

The crab apple tree (Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.) is a European indigenous species currently
listed as endangered due to habitat fragmentation and cross back pollination with the apple …

The purpose of this work was to morphologically characterize an apple tree collection
composed of 67 individuals from 41 accessions belonging to 23 old Spanish apple cultivars …

Temperate fruit crops have a wide range of diversity morphologically, biochemically, and
genetically, and, thus, they have an important role in preserving endangered plant material …