Safeguarding, evaluating and valorizing fruit tree genetic resources in Belgium: Insights from nearly half a century of unsprayed orchard management

Safeguarding, evaluating and valorizing fruit tree genetic resources in Belgium: Insights from nearly half a century of unsprayed orchard management

In response to the rapid genetic erosion threatening Belgium's fruit tree cultivar heritage, the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W, Gembloux, Belgium) initiated nationwide prospection campaigns in 1975 with support from citizens. These campaigns aimed to collect and conserve the count...

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Main Authors: Baptiste Dumont, Alain Rondia, Laurent Delpierre, Pascal Dupont, Thibaut Donis, Vincent Ferrier, Julian Reyser, Alexis Jorion, Dominique Mingeot, Patrick Houben, Yves Pennetreau, René Stiévenard, Jean-Baptiste Rey, Guillaume Bruneaux, Alain Grifnée, Benjamin Cerisier, Eva Velghe, Emilie Mulot, Frédéric Fauche, Christophe Poirson, Françoise Van Roozendael, Marc Lateur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioversity International 2025-04-01
Series:Genetic Resources
Subjects:
Malus x domestica Borkh.
Pyrus communis
Robustness
low input organic farming
Disease tolerance
untreated organic evaluation orchard
Online Access:https://www.genresj.org/index.php/grj/article/view/244
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