.) ( Halász et al., 2005 ; Yaegaki et al., 2001 ), and plums ( Sutherland et al., 2004a ). Most commercial cultivars of japanese plum ( Prunus salicina ) are self-incompatible ( Nyéki and Szabó, 1995 ; Ontivero et al., 2006 ; Sansavini et al., 1981 ). The
Japanese plum is widely cultivated in temperate zones since its introduction in California from Japan in the 19th century ( Faust and Surányi, 1999 ). The term japanese plum originally was applied to Prunus salicina but currently does not
acceptance of peach, nectarine and plum cultivars Acta Hort. 604 115 119 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2004.06.003 Crisosto, C.H. Garner, D. Crisosto, G.M. Bowerman, E. 2004 Increasing ‘Blackamber’ plum ( Prunus salicina Lindell) consumer acceptance Postharvest Biol
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chlorogenic acid-rich plums Food Res. Intl. 37 337 342 10.1016/j.foodres.2004.02.001 Crisosto, C.H. Garner, D. Crisosto, G.M. Bowerman, E. 2004 Increasing ‘Blackamber’ plum ( Prunus salicina Lindell) consumer acceptance Postharvest Biol. Technol. 34 237 244
In the history of horticulture it is rare to find an individual who almost single-handedly created a new commercial industry based on a novel fruit type as Luther Burbank (1849–1926) did for Asian-type plums ( Prunus salicina ) in the United States
in fruit breeding Purdue University Press Lafayette, IN Beppu, K. Komatsu, N. Yamane, H. Yaegaki, H. Yamaguchi, M. Tao, R. Kataoka, I. 2005 S -e-haplotype confers self-compatibility in japanese plum ( Prunus salicina Lindl.) J. Hort. Sci. Biotechnol