News about Prunus cerasus

Prunus Genetics: 25 years of data transform modern breeding

Breeding

12 Feb 2026

A 25-year genetic data analysis from the Genome Database for Rosaceae identifies 16 QTL hotspots and 17 syntenic regions across Prunus species. The findings strengthen breeding strategies for peach, sweet cherry and almond, improving fruit quality, yield and disease resistance.

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

Processed

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

Breeding

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.