XIV EUCARPIA Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics

Biotechnology for a pesticide free orchard: a promise or an utopia?

Progress in pipfruit resistance breeding and research at Plant & Food Research

First report on the generation of Prunus domestica ×
P. armeniaca interspecific hybrids with hypersensitivity resistance to the Plum pox virus

A new in vitro method for the assessment of Plasmopara viticola resistance on grapevine inflorescences

Towards a physical map of the locus conferring resistance against the rosy apple aphid Dysaphis plantaginea from the cultivar'Florina'

Occurrence of blossom and twig blight caused by Monilinia laxa on plum cultivars

Evaluation of the field resistance of old and new Hungarian apple cultivars to scab and powdery mildew

Construction of a minimum tiling path of BAC clones covering the Sharka resistance region in apricot

Breeding of Monilinia laxa resistant sour cherry cultivars in Hungary

Pyramiding of multiple resistances to disease and marker-assisted selection

Resistance of apricot genotypes to brown fruit rot (Monilinia spp.)

Evaluation of Monilinia blossom blight in sweet cherry orchards

Molecular detection of disease resistance traits in grapevine accessions and populations

Generation of a cisgenic apple line of cultivar 'Gala' with increased fire blight resistance

Small Cyclic Amphipathic Peptides (SCAmpPs) genes in citrus provide promising tools for more effective tissue specific transgenic expression

Metabolic engineering of volatile isoprenoids in grapevine

Shoot organogenesis from apricot meristematic bulks

A strategy to conserve worldwide apple genetic resources: survey results

Microsatellite polymorphic loci reveal genetic structure of cultivated pears in East Asia

RosBREED2: progress and future plans to enable DNA-informed breeding in the Rosaceae

Breeding of new pear cultivars in Belarus

New Japanese plum (Prunus salicina L.) breeding 
program in Murcia (Spain)

Improvement of subtropical plum through hybridization

Diversity and genetic structure of European plum in mountainous areas of Northeastern Spain

Antioxidant capacity and phytochemical content of modern peach germplasm

Characterization and selection of indigenous fruit variants in the Eastern Black Sea region (Turkey) for future breeding

Integrate analysis of apricot germplasm originated from traditional and modern breeding programs

SSR marker analysis of cultivated and wild sweet cherry genotypes from the Carpathian Basin

The joint IRTA-ASF peach breeding program: outstanding quality fruit adapted to the Mediterranean conditions

The IRTA-FruitFutur-PFR apple and pear scion breeding programmes

Siroco flat peach series released by the IMIDA-NOVAMED Breeding Programme

Analysis of Sardinian myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) germplasm selections by SSR markers

Phenological and morphological characteristics of new selections of myrtle (Myrtus communis L.)

Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of fruit genetic resources in Switzerland

Sicilian myrtle diversity: evaluation of leaf total phenols content and antioxidant properties

New apples selected for fruit quality traits and multiple resistance against pathogen and pests at Bologna University

Genetic structure and differentiation among North and South European apple germplasm

Apricot genetic resources used in breeding

Genetic structure of cultivated Latvian sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) germplasm revealed by molecular markers

Assessing the breeding potential of old and local apple cultivars by means of marker-assisted selection on quality traits

Advanced stony-hard peach and nectarine selections from CREA-FRF breeding program

Seed germination and in vitro propagation of different Berberis microphylla G. Forst accessions from Magellan's Region in Chile

Phenology study of Myrtus communis accessions selected from wild populations of Sicily: preliminary results

Classification of Korean native pear based on a standard set of microsatellite loci

Breeding for type 1 red-fleshed apple varieties: using the red-fleshed apple variety as female parent yields a higher percentage of red-leafed seedlings

Pear genetic resources in the Czech Republic

Characterization and clonal selection of Berberis microphylla G. Forst in the Chilean Patagonia Region for natural colorant purposes

Swedish apple cultivars vary in traits for juice and cider making

Study of the genetic diversity of apples collected in a nearly unexplored area in Northeastern Spain

Evaluation of some selected pear landraces derived from the Carpathian Basin

Prioritization of Malus accessions for collection cryopreservation at the USDA-ARS National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation

The application of genome selection to kiwifruit breeding

Development of high-throughput microsatellite markers for Korean pears using next generation sequencing

Transcriptomic analysis of aerial and root organs in two apple tree cultivars under soil water deprivation

Phenolic contents and genome-wide expression profiling of grapevine berries (Vitis vinifera L. ‘Sangiovese’) ripened under two different temperature regimes

Transcriptomic and phytohormonal analysis of the interaction between Plum pox virus (PPV, sharka) and Prunus species

Genetic analyses of chilling requirements and flowering date in sweet cherry, two key traits for breeding programs

Correlation analysis and QTL mapping of fruit quality and plant architecture traits in cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)

Heritability and genetic variation of plant biomass, transpiration, and water use efficiency for an apple core-collection

Quality traits and sensory evaluation by blind and visually impaired people of several local apple cultivars

Chemical composition and health value of some early ripening apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.)

Isolation of European pear S-haplotypes using S-homozygotes derived from bud-selfing

Fruit quality of old apple cultivars of the Carpathian Basin

Genetic determinism of graft compatibility in apricot

Comparison of phenotypic methodologies to characterize chilling and heat requirements of peach and apple cultivars

Danish apple cultivars: genetic diversity, parentage and breeding potential

Molecular characterization of a TTG1-like gene 
expressed in persimmon fruit

Strawberry environmental cycle profiling: a trait to rate genotypic adaptability

Development of a standardized methodology for phenotypical characterizations in apple

Relationship between cold hardiness and bud opening among peach cultivars during a constant experimental deacclimation

Search for genes affecting quantitative traits in experimental populations of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

Assessment of cold hardiness of apple and pear in vitro

Construction of linkage maps and analysis of QTL linked to phenology and fruit quality traits in two apricot progenies combining SSRs and SNPs

Examination of Hungarian bred Persian walnut cultivars’ resistance to frost

Evaluation of biennial bearing of apple genotypes with columnar tree growth habit

Fast and reliable phenotyping of leaf functions: a tool for water stress tolerance evaluation

Discovering peach QTLs with multiple progeny analysis

Genome wide association study of two phenology traits (flowering time and maturity date) in apple

Exploring and exploiting phenotypic and genetic diversity in peach: identification of major genes and QTLs by GWAS

Preliminary results on effectiveness of marker-assisted seedling selection applied to Mendelian traits in peach

FruitBreedomics phenotypes and genotypes database and tools