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A cross population between D. kaki and D. virginiana shows high variability for saline tolerance and improved salt stress tolerance.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Gil-Muñoz Francisco, Pérez-Pérez Juan Gabriel, Quiñones Ana, Primo-Capella Amparo, Cebolla Jaime, Forner-Giner Ma Ángeles, Badenes Maria L, Del Mar Naval Ma
Abstract excerpt
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) production is facing important problems related to climate change in the Mediterranean areas. One of them is soil salinization caused by the decrease and change of the rainfall distribution. In this context, there is a need to develop cultivars adapted to the increasingly challenging soil conditions. In this study, a backcross between (D. kaki x D. virginiana) x D. kaki was...
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