Mutation is a source of genetic diversity widely used in breeding programs for the acquisition
of agronomically interesting characters in commercial varieties of the Prunus species, as …

Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is a valuable fruit crop in the Rosaceae family and a hybrid
between progenitors closely related to extant Prunus fruticosa (ground cherry) and Prunus …

Chinese cherry (Cerasus pseudocerasus (Lindl.) G. Don) is an economically important
tetraploid fruiting cherry species native to China. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs)—due to …

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) world production has been steadily increasing in the last
decades. Accordingly, breeders are releasing new cultivars at an unprecedented pace, in …

The flowering mechanisms, especially chilling requirement-regulated flowering, in
deciduous woody crops remain to be elucidated. Flower buds of northern highbush …

In sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.), flowering date is strongly dependent on the environment
conditions and, therefore, is a trait of major interest for adaptation to climate change. Such …

Flowering date is an important trait in Prunus fruit species, especially for their adaptation in a
global warming context. Numerous quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been identified and a …

Understanding the process of Prunus species floral development is crucial for developing
strategies to manipulate bloom time and prevent crop loss due to climate change. Here, we …

Bud dormancy is a genotype-dependent mechanism observed in Prunus species in which
bud growth is inhibited, and the accumulation of a specific amount of chilling …

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a fruit tree in the Rosaceae family grown worldwide for its
tasty fruit. However, its yield may be threatened in warmer growing regions by insufficient …