Book ID: 58886
Schmidt, Hanna and Markus Kellerhals (eds.)
Progress in Temperate Fruit Breeding.1994.(Developments in Plant Breeding,1/Euphytica,77:1-2) Illustr.470 p.Hardcover.
This book contains the papers and posters presented at the EucarpiaFruit Breeding Section Meeting held at Waedenswil/Einsiedeln, Switzerland, from August 30 to September 3, 1993. It gives an overviewof the latest trends in temperate fruit breeding in Europe and overseas.Three subjects were considered in special workshops: durability of scabresistance in apple, biotechnology and molecular markers. One importantaim of modern fruit breeding is stable resistance to pests and diseases.Molecular markers might help to identify the genetic basis of importantcharacters related to disease and pest resistance and components ofyield and quality.