Rubus fruits are high-value crops that are sought after by consumers for their flavor, visual
appeal, and health benefits. To meet this demand, production of red and black raspberries …

Rubus L. is one of the most diverse genera belonging to Rosaceae; it consists of more than
700 species with a worldwide distribution. It thus provides an ideal natural “supergenus” for …

The red raspberry is one of the world's most popular berries. The main direction of its
breeding has switched to nutritional quality, and the evaluation of raspberry germplasm for …

Background Rapid development of highly saturated genetic maps aids molecular breeding,
which can accelerate gain per breeding cycle in woody perennial plants such as Rubus …

Raspberries (Rubus spp) are temperate climate fruits with profitable high returns and have
the potential for diversification of fruit growing in mid to low-latitude regions. However, there …

Breeding progress in black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis L.) has been limited by a lack of
genetic diversity in elite germplasm. Black raspberry cultivars have been noted for showing …

The DNA fingerprinting of fruit crops, based on DNA microsatellite markers that are
considered to be the key markers for the molecular analysis of germplasm collections, is …

Key message The combination of a flow cytometric seed screen and genotyping of each
single seed offers a cost-effective approach to detecting complex reproductive pathways in …

To screen and evaluate excellent blackberry cultivars and strains, 17 indexes of plant growth
and fruit horticultural and nutritional characteristics were measured, 20 simple sequence …

Background There is an increasing interest in berries, especially blackberries in the diet,
because of recent reports of their health benefits due to their high content of flavonoids. A …