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Molecular and morphological characterization of local apple cultivars in Southern Spain.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 20 Feb 2015
Pérez-Romero L F, Suárez M P, Dapena E, Rallo P
Abstract excerpt
The number of local and traditional fruit cultivars in Andalusia (Southern Spain) has decreased dramatically since the 1970s when new commercial cultivars from breeding programs were introduced, replacing old varieties, and thus decreasing genetic diversity. The present study was included in a genetic resources project with the objective of identifying and preserving traditional fruit tree cultivars in Southern...
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