Prunus species are important commercial fruit (plums, apricot, peach and cherries), nut (almond) and ornamental trees cultivated broadly worldwide. This review compiles information from available literature on Prunus species in regard to gene flow and hybridization within this complex of species. The review serves as a resource for environmental risk assessment related to pollen mediated gene f...

BACKGROUND Almonds contain considerable amounts of potential prebiotic components, and the roasting process may alter these components. The aim of this study was to compare the in vitro fermentation properties and in vivo prebiotic effect of raw and roasted almonds. RESULTS In vitro, predigested raw and roasted almonds promoted the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus (La-14) and Bifidobacteri...

BACKGROUND The almond tree (Prunus amygdalus Batsch) is an important nut tree grown in subtropical regions that produces nutrient-rich nuts. However, a paucity of genomic information and DNA markers has restricted the development of modern breeding technologies for almond trees. RESULTS In this study, almonds were sequenced with Illumina paired-end sequencing technology to obtain transcriptom...

Abstract The effects of organic matter amendments (OMA) on soil fertility in permanent cropping systems like orchards is under-studied compared to annual systems. We evaluated experimentally the impact OMAs almond ( Prunus dulcis ) over a two-year period with applications. Two OMAs, derived from composted green waste (GWC) or manure wood chips (MWC), were applied as surface mulch and control at...

A substantial area of the new almond plantations in Spain is under irrigation but because water scarcity, deficit (DI) strategies have to be adopted. This study assesses long-term sustainability different DI over 6 years (2014–2019) on a mature [Prunus dulcis (Mill) D.A. Web] orchard southern Spain. Four treatments were imposed: full (FI); two moderate DI, (SDIM) and (RDIM), where applied was 6...

Using Monte-Carlo simulations, we estimate numerically disconnection exponents for planar Brownian motions. These simulations tend to connrm conjectures by Duplantier and Mandel-brot.

ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to identify physiological–biochemical and anatomical–morphological peculiarities found during in vitro cultivation Corylus avellana L. Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A.Webb, which occur as a result action trophic phytohormonal determinants. conducted on three hazelnut varieties (Trapezund, Jefferson, Tonda Gentile Romana) four almond (E5 Borozan, M41 Alex, Geor...

Kernels of Nonpareil almond and advanced breeding selections 23.5–16 and 23–122 were evaluated for similarities and differences in commercially important kernel characteristics. These three almond types did not differ in kernel mass, kernel length and width, nor in kernel color coordinates, luminosity and hue. Nonpareil kernels were observed to be significantly (p 6 0.05) thicker than kernels o...