Both the origin of domesticated apple and the overall phylogeny of the genus Malus are still not completely resolved. Having this as a target, we built a 134,553-position-long alignment including two previously published chloroplast DNAs (cpDNAs) and 45 de novo sequenced, fully colinear chloroplast genomes from cultivated apple varieties and wild apple species. The data produced are free from c...

Fifteen strawberry germplasm collected from local and exotic sources were evaluated for different qualitative and quantitative characters. The germplasm showed variation for majority of the studied traits. Plant height during peak harvest ranged from 14.67 to 25.00 cm and FA 007 exhibited the tallest plants. The maximum number of leaves plant was produced by FA 006 (46.67). The maximum number o...

Harnessing diversity from germplasm collections is more feasible today because of the development of lower-cost and higher-throughput genotyping methods. However, the cost of phenotyping is still generally high, so efficient methods of sampling and exploiting useful diversity are needed. Genomic selection (GS) has the potential to enhance the use of desirable genetic variation in germplasm coll...

Background & Aims: Apple (Malus domestica Borkh. from Rosaceae family), a rich source of phytoestrogenes has not been thoroughly tested for its reproductive effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of apple diet on rats' reproduction. Method: Nine groups of NMRI rats (n= 10 females + 2 males) with different apple diets (free- apple diet and apple diet in every other day and every tow...

Apple pomace is a waste product of the apple manufacturing industry that has been in the focus of life sciences as it represents a low-cost source of fruit-derived compounds. High fruit consumption is associated with beneficial health effects, and therefore, apple pomace and its constituents raise therapeutic interest. The present work reviews (i) the chemical constituents of apple pomace, (ii)...

The present work compiles the results of three-year expeditions organized between 2011 and 2013 aimed at plant crop collection in area Lithuania, an Eastern European country. Accessions fruit trees, vegetables, cereals, forage, industrial, fibrous, medical, spice crops as well accompanying segetal plants were collected 5 ethnographic regions Lithuania. In total, 1010 samples seeds, bulbs, graft...

One of the most signifi cant, long-term public U.S. Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) germplasm enhancement programs is known as the Pee Dee germplasm program. The unique, genetic foundation of the Pee Dee germplasm was created using germplasm from Upland, Sea Island (Gossypium barbadense L.), and primitive diploid cottons. Since the program’s inception in 1935, the Pee Dee germplasm progra...

analysis of genetic diversity in germplasm collections can facilitate reliable classification of accessions as well as identification of subsets of core accessions with possible utility for specific breeding purposes. to investigate the pattern of genetic variation in tall fescue (festuca arundinacea schreb) germplasm, a field experiment was accordingly conducted. seeds of 25 iranian, 11 hungar...