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The germplasm collection in apple breeding
The total apple germplasm at Plant & Food Research can be visualised as a pyramid. At the bottom are the genetically diverse apples of the germplasm collection. Higher in the pyramid, quality increases but genetic diversity decreases. Breeding programmes bring together materials from throughout the pyramid to produce new cultivars.
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Published: 25 May 2011,Updated: 25 May 2011Size: 66.01 KB
