Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) has attracted attention because of many different usage such as fresh fruit production, processing material for medicinal and pharmacy industry. This study carried out some pomological, chemical and phenological properties of cherry laurel phenotypes to selection of the favorable phenotypes for cultivation. A total of 40 phenotypes were evaluated in the pr...

This review is an overview of traditional and modern breeding methodologies being used to develop new Prunus cultivars (stone fruits) with major emphasis on peach, sweet cherry and Japanese plum. To this end, common breeding tools used to produce seedlings, including in vitro culture tools, are discussed. Additionally, the mechanisms of inheritance of many important agronomical traits are descr...

Two independent trials were established during the years of 2009 and 2010 with M.26 apple rootstocks and Prunus mahaleb L. seedlings in three different locations to evaluate the effect of seven organic fertilizers and amendments on the growth of rootstocks in an organic nursery in the first year of an operation. The products tested were a microbial consortium, two kinds of vermicomposts extract...

AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate the color stability of resin composit using different finishing systems and drinks. MATERIALS AND METHODS Composit disks (5 mm diameter, 2 mm thickness) were prepared for each nanofilled composite using a brass mold. The specimens were divided into 5 finishing system groups Mylar strip (Mylar, DuPont, Wilmington, Del., USA), Soft Lex (3M(™) ESPE(™...

Čolić S., G. Zec, D. Marinković, and Z. Janković (2003): Genetic and phenotypic variability of cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) pomological characteristics. – Genetika, Vol. 35, No. 3, 155-160. Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) is one of the most widely spread fruit species in our country. The fruits are mostly used for brandy production, and the seed is used for rootstock production i...