title: The role of Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. in the origin, evolution and improvement of stone fruit cultivars
abstract: At Krymsk Experiment Breeding Station of VIR, as a result of collecting, studying, and selective use of myrobalan plum genetic diversity, the intraspecific taxonomy of the species Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. was clarified. Donors of traits significant for breeding were identified and, with their use, adaptable cultivars of myrobalan plum, Russian plum and clonal rootstocks of stone fruit plants were developed. Intraspecific classification of P. cerasifera is proposed, with the identified subspecies:
journal: PROCEEDINGS ON APPLIED BOTANY GENETICS AND BREEDING