Crown gall is an important disease of many fruit and nut crops, but little is known about sources of resistance. We screened germplasm from Prunus armeniaca L., P. angustifolia Marsh., P. argentia L., P. avium L., P. besseyi Bailey, P. bokhariensis Schneid., P. brigantica L., P. cerasifera Ehrh., P. cerasus L., P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. fruiticosa Pall., P. hortulana Bailey, P. insititia ...

Allelopathic effect of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) root on some crops and weeds was investigated in two independent experiments. First, the effect of concentrations aqueous extract of apricot root (AAR) was assayed on the seed germination of Cicer arietinum L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., Triticum aestivum L., Zea mays L., Amaranthus retroflexus L., Secale cereal L., and Avena ludoviciana Durieu. ...

The aim of this work was to test native microbial strains and fruits for brewing, with a multidisciplinary approach sustainable production linked the territory. Pediococcus acidilactici B5 Hanseniaspora uvarum L2 were isolated from apricot Bisucciu fruits, Sardinian local variety (Prunus armeniaca L.), P. used ferment sterile puree, which then added malt wort. H. strain industrial yeast Sacchar...

A 927 bp non-ribosomal fragment was used to assess the genetic variability of the European stone fruit yellows (ESFY) phytoplasma infecting 14 different Prunus species. For this, 175 isolates originating from four different Mediterranean countries were tested by PCR-RFLP analysis with seven restriction enzymes. No polymorphism among the ESFY phytoplasma could be observed but 12 out of 18 restri...

The recovery and conservation of traditional fruit tree cultivars is a necessity that faces a short window of opportunity due to accelerating cultivar erosion. Several efforts to preserve old material took place before the widespread use of molecular markers, but often that material has not been conserved in ex situ germplasm collections. Here we present a case in Spain where a thorough invento...