ISHS Acta Horticulturae 484: Eucarpia Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics
APRICOT BREEDING AT THE C.S.I.C. IN MURCIA, SPAIN |
| Authors: | J. Egea, L. Burgos |
| Abstract:
Spain is one of the five top producers of apricot, with an annual average production of 200,000 tonnes; Murcia and Valencia, on the south east cost of Spain, account for 80% of the total production. Apricot breeding in Murcia started in 1985 with the gathering of 140 local and foreign cultivars into a collection. Currently 35 families from controlled crosses with a total number of more than 2500 seedlings are planted in the orchard for evaluation. Objectives of the breeding programme include, fruit quality, self-compatibility and resistance to Sharka (plum pox). Classic and new breeding techniques are being used or developed to select high quality and productive seedlings which are resistant to Sharka. | |
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