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Biotechnology of Prunus cerasus Marasca: Italy-Croatia research between Padua and Perugia

Biotechnology of Prunus cerasus Marasca: Italy-Croatia research between Padua and Perugia

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07 Aug 2025

A study by the Universities of Padua and Perugia explores the biotechnological potential of Prunus cerasus var. Marasca, a Croatian sour cherry used for Maraschino, highlighting flavanones such as naringenin and its promising nutraceutical industrial applications.

Examination of self-(in)compatibility in sour cherry genotypes developed at Serbian Fruit Research Institute, Cačak

Examination of self-(in)compatibility in sour cherry genotypes developed at Serbian Fruit Research Institute, Cačak

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16 Jan 2025

Despite the fact its manifests similarly to other Rosaceae species, GSI in sour cherries is more complex due to tetraploidy and the presence of pollen-part and stylar-part mutants that cause genetic changes at S-locus.