NEW BREEDING RELEASES FROM THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRUIT

摘要

The apple, pear, plum and cherries breeding program was started at the Research Institute for Fruit Growing, Pitesti,in 1967, with the constant main goal to release new varieties of superior characteristics than the al,ready existing ones.During this period of time, specific objectives have been established for each particular species according to theiragrobiological particularities and technological progress, increasing the available genefund and knowledgeaccumulation. This article presents a synthesized overview of the objectives and breeding activities developed in the lastyears, which afforded registration of new cultivars. In addition, it provides the description of their main biologicalcharacteristics and technological particularities.