Among Citrus species, the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) is the most important
in terms of production volumes and cultivated areas. Oranges are particularly appreciated …

The breeding of tropical fruit trees for improving fruit traits is complicated, due to the long
juvenile phase, generation cycle, parthenocarpy, polyploidy, polyembryony, heterozygosity …

The Mediterranean basin is especially sensitive to the adverse outcomes of climate change
and especially to variations in rainfall patterns and the incidence of extremely high …

Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, is the most devastating disease in citrus
worldwide. Commercial citrus varieties including sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) are highly …

Molecular markers, genome sequencing and genome editing are considered as efficient
tools to accomplish demands of plant breeders for crop improvement programs …

Citrus is an economically important fruit crop growing worldwide, with enormous health
benefits. However, conventional citrus breeding has been hindered by a variety of genetic …

Selection and use of molecular markers for evaluation of DNA polymorphism in plants are
couple of the most important approaches in the field of molecular genetics. The assessment …

Association mapping is an attractive method to identify QTLs in perennial horticultural crops
such as citrus, as it does not need a designed cross between parental genotypes and can …

Citrus fruit quality is defined as the combination of physical and chemical traits; some of
which may change during the ripening phase, eg, acidity and sugar content. A clear …

Self-incompatibility is an important evolutionary feature in angiosperms and has major
implications for breeding strategies in horticultural crops. In citrus, when coupled with …