Conventional and modern breeding of mango cultivars and rootstocks.
Lavi U., Sharon D., Tomer E., Adato A., Gazit S.
Author Affiliation: Institute of Horticulture, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel.
: 146-151
Abstract : The mango (Mangifera indica) cultivar breeding programme in Israel consists of ~10?000 seedlings originating from both controlled crosses, by caging trees under nets, and open pollination. The rootstock project has been designed to develop rootstocks tolerant of calcareous soils and saline water. Application of DNA fingerprinting (RFLP) has enabled the identification of various cultivars and rootstocks.