Volume 47 Number 1 Article 11
Year 1993 Month 1
Title: 40 Years of Plum Breeding in Romania
Author: V. Cociu
Abstract:
The plum (Prunus domestica L.) is an important fruit species in Romania.
A breeding
program aiming at improving the plum cultivars
available in Romania was started in 1950 using
traditional cultivars 'Tuleu gras' and 'Grase
romanesti' as the initial parents.
Forty years of
research has resulted in the development of 20
new plum cultivars with high quality fruit,
ripening season from July 1-5 to September 15-
20 and resistance or tolerance to plum pox
virus.
The working stages and the main agro
nomical and technological characteristics of
some of the cultivars already widely commer
cialized on the market are described.
This article will describe the historical prog
ress of the breeding program as well as the
characteristics of the major commercial culti
vars developed.
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