This review is an overview of traditional and modern breeding methodologies being used to develop new Prunus cultivars (stone fruits) with major emphasis on peach, sweet cherry and Japanese plum. To this end, common breeding tools used to produce seedlings, including in vitro culture tools, are discussed. Additionally, the mechanisms of inheritance of many important agronomical traits are descr...

Feyza Burak Adli Thesis under the direction of Mary DeShazer, Ph.D., Professor of English THE TROPE OF PASSING AND THE RACIAL IDENTITY CRISIS IN NELLA LARSEN’S PASSING AND JESSIE REDMON FAUSET’S PLUM BUN This study compares Nella Larsen’s Passing and Jessie Redmon Fauset’s Plum Bun in terms of their treatments of the trope of passing and racial identity. This comparison demonstrates that Fauset...

Species identification of scale insects is usually made during the adult female period. However, early nymphal stages are targeted in control these pests. Plum Lecanium, Sphaerolecanium prunastri (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Coccidae) an economically important pest stone fruits, almonds, and ornamental Prunus species Turkey as well worldwide. The first–instar, second–instar male female, t...

background and objectives: prunus domestica (plum) has been considered as a useful remedy for several disorders in iranian traditional medicine (itm). it has cold and wet temperament and is used as syrup for hot temperament diseases such as hot headache and stomach disorders. in the present study, plum syrup has been formulated according to itm manuscripts and quality control evaluations have b...

Polák J., Komínek P. (2016): Investigation on the incidence of Plum pox virus in fruit nurseries of the Czech Republic. Plant Protect. Sci., 52: 158–163. Nine different visual evaluations of Plum pox virus (PPV) presence were carried out in four nurseries during 2012–2015. Results of visual evaluation were verified by ELISA. The presence of PPV was confirmed by ELISA in all the trees showing PP...