ISHS Acta Horticulturae 690: I International Rose Hip Conference
BEAUTY LIES WITHIN - INNER QUALITY OF ROSE HIPS |
| Authors: | M. Uggla, K.E. Gustavsson, H. Nybom |
| Keywords: | Caninae, Cinnamomeae, Pimpinellifoliae, plant breeding, Rosa, rose-hip, ripening |
| Abstract:
Roses are grown mainly for their ornamental value, but also for fruit production. Most important for the culinary value, and recently also for the nutritive value, are the fruits, the rose hips. In addition to vitamin C, also fruit weight, percentage of fruit flesh and dry matter are important quality traits, and these traits depend on species and stage of ripening. Intersectional crosses between Caninae and Cinnamomeae will probably constitute a useful strategy to further improve fruit quality. However, a potential problem in the plant breeding of roses for fruit production is the fact that offspring may inherit 2-4 times as many chromosomes from their seed parent as from their pollen parent due to the unique Canina meiosis. | |
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