Orchard management and incorporation of biochemical and molecular strategies for improving drought tolerance in fruit tree crops

SR Devin, ÁS Prudencio, SME Mahdavi, M Rubio… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is one of the greatest concerns for agronomy worldwide. In recent years,
many water resources have been depleted due to multiple factors, especially …

Positioning Portugal in the context of world almond production and research

CR Campos, B Sousa, J Silva, M Braga, SS Araújo… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Almond production plays a very significant role in the Portuguese socio-economic context,
especially with regard to dried fruit production. Indeed, Portugal is the third largest almond …

Molecular, phenotypic and histological analysis reveals a multi-tiered immune response and callose deposition in stone fruit rootstocks (Prunus spp.) against …

I Lienqueo, L Villar, F Beltrán, F Correa, B Sagredo… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial canker, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae (Pss), is a serious disease
of stone fruit orchards causing severe yield reductions and the death of entire trees. To …

Physiological and biochemical characterization of six Prunus rootstocks in response to flooding

T McGee, MA Shahid, TG Beckman… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In subtropical regions, low-chill stone fruit (Prunus spp.) crops have experienced the
negative impacts of flooding caused by hurricanes and tropical storms. These crops are …

Transcriptional Responses in Root and Leaf of Prunus persica under Drought Stress Using RNA Sequencing

N Ksouri, S Jiménez, CE Wells… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Prunus persica L. Batsch, or peach, is one of the most important crops and it is widely
established in irrigated arid and semi-arid regions. However, due to variations in the climate …

Promoter insertion leads to polyembryony in mango—a case of convergent evolution with citrus

CB Yadav, A Rozen, R Eshed… - Horticulture …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sexual reproduction in plants is the main pathway for creating new genetic combinations in
modern agriculture. In heterozygous plants, after the identification of a plant with desired …

Use of reclaimed wastewater on fruit quality of nectarine in Southern Italy

F Pedrero, S Camposeo, B Pace, M Cefola… - Agricultural Water …, 2018 - Elsevier
The feasability of using reclaimed water (RW) to irrigate nectarines in Apulia, to reduce sea-
water intrusion, has been studied in an orchard for 3-years. While the primary water quality …

Current achievements and future directions in genetic engineering of European plum (Prunus domestica L.)

C Petri, N Alburquerque, M Faize, R Scorza… - Transgenic …, 2018 - Springer
In most woody fruit species, transformation and regeneration are difficult. However,
European plum (Prunus domestica) has been shown to be amenable to genetic …

Effects of salinity stress on growth, mineral nutrient accumulation and biochemical parameters of seedlings of three citrus rootstocks

A Alam, H Ullah, A Attia, A Datta - International Journal of Fruit …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Citrus is an important fruit crop in Bangladesh and its growth is often constrained by salt
stress. A polyhouse experiment was conducted to assess salt tolerance of three citrus …

Rootstocks for commercial peach production in the southeastern United States: Current research, challenges, and opportunities

RA Lesmes-Vesga, LM Cano, MA Ritenour… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Southeastern United States is facing agriculture crises, such as the ongoing epidemic of
citrus greening disease that has forced the region to begin looking into alternative crops …