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Pedro Martínez-Gómez
Agriculture
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Almond
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Evaluation of apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) resistance to Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus in controlled greenhouse conditions
Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) seems to be the causal agent of apricot viruela disease. This disease has become an important problem for apricot production in Spain, mainly affecting the...
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Almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) D.A. Webb] Breeding
Almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) D.A. Webb] presents clear challenges within plant breeding given its plurennial woody character, long juvenile period and multiplication by grafting. These challenges make the impro...
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Genomic Designing for New Climate-Resilient Almond Varieties
During the falling temperatures of autumn, temperate tree-crop species, including almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) Webb], activate a winter survival strategy called endodormancy to protect against unfavorably cold ...
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Genomic Designing for New Climate-Resilient Apricot Varieties in a Warming Context
Flowering time is one of the most important traits in fruit trees including apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.), both in natural populations and orchards. Adaptation to climatic conditions largely depends on an adequat...
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Genomic Designing of New Almond-Peach Rootstock-Variety Combinations Resistant to Plum Pox Virus (Sharka)
Sharka disease, caused by Plum pox virus (PPV) is a limiting factor for most of the stone fruit productions all around the world in those areas that are affected. Peach, the most important species among the Prunu...
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Genomic Designing for Drought Tolerant Almond Varieties
With the global climatic change, drought condition is one of the main limiting parameters for plant yield and growth around the world in agronomical production of species such as almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) We...
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Genomic Designing of New Plum Pox Virus Resistant Plumcot [Prunus Salicina Lindl. x Prunus Armeniaca L.] Varieties Through Interspecific Hybridization
The plumcot is an interspecific hybrid between Japanese plum species (Prunus salicina Lindl) and apricot species (Prunus armeniaca L.), which provides a new fruit typology of high agronomic and market potential b...
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Identification of genes associated with kernel size in almond [Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb] using RNA-Seq
Almond is a stone fruit crop belonging to the Rosaceae family, cultivated in the temperate region of the world for its high nutritive valued fruits. In today’s marketplace, the grower profit is directly relate...
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Prospects and Future Questions
Cultivated almond is a tree crop producing seeds of great economic interest, adapted to hot and dry climate. Domesticated in Southeast Asia, its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal m...
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Transcriptional Changes Associated to Flower Bud Dormancy and Flowering in Almond: DNA Sequence Motifs, mRNA Expression, Epigenetic Modifications and Phytohormone Signaling
Flowering time in almond [Prunus dulcis (Miller) Webb] is a complex process involving the chilling and heat requirements’ characteristic and genetic background of each cultivar. During the falling temperatures of...
