1 Prof. dr Saša Orlović, University of Novi Sad Instutute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Antona Čehova 13, 21000 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia, [email protected]; Dr Srđan Stojnić, [email protected]; Dr Andrej Pilipović, [email protected]; Dr Saša Pekeč, [email protected] 2 Prof. dr Milan Mataruga, Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, mmataruga@gmail...

Prunus (Rosaceae) includes many commercially important fruit crop species that exhibit self-incompatibility (SI), including sweet cherry (P. avium L.), Japanese apricot mume Sieb. et Zucc.), plum salicina Lindl.), armeniaca and almond dulcis [Mill.] D. A. Webb.). These S-ribonuclease-based gametophytic SI, which prevents self-pollen tube growth in the pistil. The successful production of self-f...

Development, imaginal survivorship, adult longevity and fecundity of the predatory phytoseiid mite Euseius (Amblyseius) finlandicus Oudemans reared on seven different plant pollens were determined in the laboratory. The rationale behind these experiments was to assess the nutritional value and the possible effect on development and population dynamics of the mite. Mites were kept individually o...

Thermotherapy and chemotherapy in vitro were applied to eliminate Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) and Prunus necrotic ring spot virus (PNRSV) from myrobalan (Prunus cerasifera var. divaricata Borgh.), PNRSV from ‘Empress’ plum (Prunus domestica L.) and Prune dwarf virus (PDV) from ‘Early Rivers’ sweet cherry (Cerasus avium (L.) Moench.) plants. ELISA assays conducted one year after ther...