Volume 30 Number 1 Article 36 Pages: 32-33
Year 1976 Month 1
Title: Establishment, Preservation and Utilization of Fruit Germplasm in Romania
Author: V. Cociu
Citation
Abstract:
The need for a rich germplasm stock
to be used in breeding programs on
the one hand, and the difficulty of preserving
and properly using this stock
on the other hand, have called for the
reorganization of the pomological collection
in our experiment stations.
It
involved the concentration, on a limited
area, of a large number of cultivars,
from the wild ones to the more
recent ones, to serve as parental material
for our own research workers.
Of
course this collection is available for
exchange of pollen, seeds and scions
with fruit breeders in other countries.
The evaluation of the collection
should provide information about new sources of characters that are presently
of special interest-increased nutrient
value, especially vitamins and
minerals; immunity or resistance to
pests and diseases; and improved handling,
storage and processing qualities.
The collection could also be valuable
for the study of the variability
or the heritability of these characters.
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