Breeding fruit species is time-consuming and expensive. With few exceptions, trees are
likely the worst species to work with in terms of genetics and breeding. Most are …

The Rosaceae crop family (including almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, peach, pear, plum,
raspberry, rose, strawberry, sweet cherry, and sour cherry) provides vital contributions to …

Temperate perennials require exposure to chilling temperatures to resume growth in the
following spring. Growth and dormancy cycles are controlled by complex genetic regulatory …

Sweet cherry maturity date and fruit quality are relevant traits for its marketability, transport,
and consumer acceptance. In this work, sweet cherry fruit development time, maturity date …

Plant species have evolved different requirements for environmental/endogenous cues to
induce flowering. Originally, these varying requirements were thought to reflect the action of …

Traditional fruit tree cultivars are an important source of agricultural biodiversity. These
genotypes are well adapted to the regions where they grow, and their fruits offer distinctive …

Bloom date (BD) in peach is determined by the dynamic relationship between chilling (CR)
and heat requirement (HR) fulfilment during dormancy. Understanding these thermal …

Rain-induced fruit cracking is a major problem in sweet cherry cultivation. Basic research
has been conducted to disentangle the physiological and mechanistic bases of this complex …

The regulation of bloom time in deciduous fruit trees is an area of increasing interest due to
the negative impact of climate change on fruit production. Although flower development has …

Abstract Chinese cherry [Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindl.) G. Don], native to China, is an
economically important tetraploid fruiting cherry species. In order to perfect the cherry …