The purpose of this work was to morphologically characterize an apple tree collection composed 67 individuals from 41 accessions belonging 23 old Spanish cultivars (Malus domestica Borkh) alongside 9 reference cultivars. studied germplasm collected previously in rural areas central Spain (Sierra Norte de Madrid and Tagus river basin) it analyzed through descriptors mainly IBPGR UPOV. We found a...

Net photosynthetic rates (A) of leaves on 11-year-old, field-grown apple trees (Malus domestica Borkh. cv. Golden Delicious) were measured after removal of fruits at four different stages of development. Defruiting decreased A by 21, 42, 27 and 7% when fruits were growing at 311, 293, 229 and 113 mg(DW) day(-1), respectively. Photosynthesis was inhibited more in the afternoon than in the mornin...

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...