The origin of Old World grapes, Vitis vinifera L., rests in a region between the Black and
Caspian Seas. Cultivation of the wild vines began in the Mediterranean area and spread to Asia …

Resistance of mature berries of grapevine cultivars and selections to postharvest infection
by Botrytis cinerea was assessed. Little or no resistance existed in most popular table grape …

… Plants from seedless genotypes were first produced by embryo culture in our laboratory in
1981 (Emershad and Ramming, 1982). Since the embryos ranged from four to 50 cells at the …

Volatile constituents of nectarines (Prunus pérsica L, Batsch var. nucipersica Schneid) were
isolated by means of liquid-liquid extraction with ether and analyzed by capillary gas …

A limited genetic mapping strategy based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker data
was used with five grape populations segregating for powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator) …

In‐ovulo embryo culture of Vitis vinifera L. cv 'Thompson Seedless' was investigated as a
method to enable the hybridization of stenospermic seedless grapes. Fertilized ovules taken 68 …

Nineteen peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] genotypes and 45 plum ( Prunus salicina Erhr.
and hybrids) genotypes with different flesh and skin color were analyzed for their antioxidant …

… /g DW (Table 2) with an average of 16.8 μmol Trolox/g DW. … μmol Trolox/g DW) and A56-66
(29.4 μmol Trolox/g DW). The … Trolox/g DW) and Thompson Seedless (9.3 μmol Trolox/g DW), …

… for two months on liquid Emershad/Ramming medium. Somatic embryos continued to
proliferate after excision and transfer to Emershad/Ramming medium supplemented with 1 μM …

The status of plum breeding around the world is reviewed. Two distinct types of plums are
grown: Japanese-type shipping plums (mostly diploid hybrids of Prunus salicina Lindl. with …