Initiation of shoot cultures from field-grown plants is often difficult due to the high level of
bacterial and fungal organisms that populate trees. This study compared shoot initiation …

The clonal wild-species Malus collection at the Julius Kühn-Institute, Institute for Breeding
Research on Fruit Crops, Germany, comprises 507 accessions of 46 species and represents …

The goal of this study was to evaluate the in vitro storage of apple germplasm by screening a
range of genotypes followed by more comprehensive testing of multiple parameters on two …

Cryopreservation using wintervegetative buds was successfully applied to the Malus
collection maintained at the Institute of Fruit Breeding in Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany. In the …

The duration of in vitro cold storage (at 3 and 4 С, 7-15 μmol m‑2 s‑1 light intensity and 10 h
photoperiod) in plastic breathable packages of three apple cultivars 'Voskhod','Golden …

Kazakhstan is one of the centers of origin and evolution of apple (Malus). The main forest
species is Malus sieversii (Ledeb.) M. Roem., representatives of which have important traits …

Most temperate fruit species are genetically heterozygous and vegetatively propagated.
Active collections of fruit genetic resources in Germany are generally maintained in the field …

Key message Cryopreservation provides valuable genes for further breeding of elite
cultivars, and cryotherapy improves the production of virus-free plants in Malus spp., thus …

Apple (Malus spp.), the third largest fruit crop in the world, is adaptable to both cold and
subtropical climates. The wide genetic variability within Malus provides the basis for many …

Cryopreservation is important for safeguarding the genetic resources of apple germplasm in
Kazakhstan, the center of origin for apples. In this study, conducted with five apple …