Apple ( X Borkh.) is one of the world's most valuable fruit crops. Its large size and long juvenile phase make it a particularly promising candidate for marker-assisted selection (MAS). However, advances in MAS in apple have been limited by a lack of phenotype and genotype data from sufficiently large samples. To establish genotype-phenotype relationships and advance MAS in apple, we extracted ...

The aim of the work presented was to investigate the role of cell wall bound peroxidase in the inhibition of leaf and fruit growth during unfavorable environmental conditions. In the first experiment, plants of two maize genotypes, differing in drought resistance and growth dynamics, were subjected to drought in order to observe leaf growth parameters (LER and SER) in parallel with bulk and seg...

Twelve different tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.) genotypes were grown in a controlled greenhouse to determine the influence of genotype variation on the efficiency of nitrogen utilization and fruit yield. The results showed that the variation of genotype in tomatoes influences the utilization and assimilation of foliar NO3. The genotypes that proved highly efficient in this utilization w...

background and objectives:  hawthorn is a forest fruit tree which is grown in the temperate regions around the world. this plant is known as the most traditional herbal remedy for heart failure and cardiovascular disease in worldwide. this study has been conducted to investigate the genetic variability and classify hawthorn genotypes based on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of leaf...

Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are prevalent in human populations throughout the world. Vitamin A deficiency affects hundreds of millions of pre-school age children in low income countries. Fruits of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) can be a major dietary source of precursors to Vitamin A biosynthesis, such as β-carotene. Recently, pepper breeding programs have introduced the orange-fruited (of) t...

The influence of 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) on the premature abscission of developing soybean, Glycine max (L.) Merr. fruits of 2 genotypes was studied. BA was applied during the critical period of fruit-setting. The tested concentration range of BA was from 1 micromolar to 5 millimolar; 2 millimolar was optimal. Spray application of 2 millimolar BA to terminal inflorescences at the R(3) developm...

In a crop breeding program, multiple-location trials can be used to define target regions and mega-environments that, in turn, will help the breeder develop stable cultivars. In addition, locations can be chosen that are efficient for distinguishing among cultivars (genotypes) and that are good representatives of the target regions. The objectives of this study were to study mega-environments a...

Development of tomato in the lowlands is a solution to increase production Indonesia. Genotype selection using an appropriate criteria can help obtain genotypes with have high lowlands. This study was aimed determine for tomatoes organized randomized block design three replications. The genotype used this collection pure line from IPB's breeding laboratory. results showed that several character...

Although different genotypes of mamey sapote with distinct pulp colors are consumed in countries from Central to South America, in-depth knowledge on genotype-related differences of their carotenoid profile is lacking. Since the fruit was found to contain the potentially vitamin A-active keto-carotenoids sapotexanthin and cryptocapsin, we sought to qualitatively and quantitatively describe the ...

Botryosphaeria dothidea is a widespread and economically important pathogen on various fruit trees, and it often causes die-back and canker on limbs and fruit rot. In characterizing intraspecies genetic variation within this fungus, group I introns, rich in rDNA of fungi, may provide a productive region for exploration. In this research, we analysed complete small subunit (SSU) ribosomal DNA (r...