| Oana HERA1, Eugenia GHERGHINA (MAREȘI)2
Abstract. To answer to the demands and challenges of modern fruit growing is the assortment, respectively the varieties available to growers and consumers. Romania carries out extensive breeding programs for all fruit trees and berries species. The Romanian genetic resources fund includes 5,705 accessions, of which 2,900 (50.8%) are local varieties and biotypes. The main breeding objectives are: high productivity, resistance to major diseases and pests, improving adaptability to diverse climatic and soil conditions, fruit quality. Specific breeding objectives focus on late flowering and tolerance to late spring frosts, increased resistance to winter frost, extension of the fruit ripening period, self-fertility, and reduced tree vigor. Over the last 15 years, breeding activities have involved approximately 5,000 hybrid combinations, 10,000,000 pollinated flowers, and the production of about 1,500,000 hybrid seeds or stones, resulting in 500,000 hybrid seedlings. From these, around 1,500 promising selections were obtained at ICDP Pitesti, leading to the release of 40 new cultivars. Keywords: assortment, breeding, objectives, fruit trees, berries. DOI 10.56082/annalsarsciagr.2026.1.5 Read full article 1PhD. Eng., Junior Researcher Oana Hera, Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Romania; e-mail: oana.hera@yahoo.com 2PhD student, Eng., Junior Researcher Eugenia Gherghina (Maresi), Research Institute for Fruit Growing Pitesti, Romania; Doctoral School of Engineering and Management of Plant and Animal Resources, Horticulture, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania, e-mail: genimaresi@gmail.com. |
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Agriculture, Silviculture and Veterinary Medicine
ISSN PRINT 2069-1149 ISSN ONLINE 2344-2085 |
