Improvements/Innovations Related to Fruit Varieties

Dear Colleagues,

Mindful breeding activity, especially in the case of woody plant species, takes a long time and might be highly expensive. Fruit production is very important; there is a fruit industry in every country, therefore the interest in lot of related research topics is shared all over the world. All participants working in the fruit sector need good varieties derived from different breeding programs to successfully increase their growing year on year. To support their activity, trials focusing on the genetic backgrounds, rootstock–scion combinations and interactions, effects on the cumulative yields, fruit/nut quality, tolerance/resistance to the diseases and pests must be performed.

This Special Issue invites breeders, climatologists, biologists, chemists, and scientists studying the evaluation of the novel bred genotypes, in situ and ex situ candidates from schools of thought, which are necessary for successful growing, to publish their original research papers, perspectives, opinions, reviews, modelling approaches and methods about their genetic and phenotypical studies, the effects of the environment and canopy on the yield, fruit/nut quality, chemical compounds, as well as adaptation strategies of the edible fruit species.

Dr. Geza Bujdoso
Prof. Dr. Karoly Hrotko
Dr. Miljan Cvetkovic
Dr. Klara Cseke
Guest Editors

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