Abstract
At the Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre of Agriculture, Babtai, Lithuania, 27 fruit cultivars and 25 vegetable cultivars suitable for organic production were included in the National Plant Variety List and into the European Union Common Catalogue of Agricultural Plant and Vegetable Varieties. The cultivar development programs have focused on improving cold hardiness, resistance to diseases and pests, and yield, as well as on shipping, shelf life qualities, plant development, and biotechnological applications.
Highlights
Climatic conditions and the socio-economic environment have given rise to unique horticultural traditions characteristic to Lithuania
Donors of monogenic Vf and Vm resistance to Venturia inaequalis were introduced into the breeding program
Marker-assisted selection (MAS) has been extensively used in apple breeding to identify inherited resistance genes and to reduce the time required for selection of resistant seedlings, and it is an important tool for searching for resistance donors
Summary
Climatic conditions and the socio-economic environment have given rise to unique horticultural traditions characteristic to Lithuania. Plant breeding for organic production has been an important activity at the Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre of Agriculture and Forestry (IH-LRCAF) in Babtai, Lithuania. The cabbage breeding program was started in 1924, onion in. The breeding program is focused on pest and disease resistance, quality traits, productivity, biochemical composition, tolerance of unfavorable environmental factors, and adaptability to local agro-climatic conditions [2,3,4,5,6]. Successful cultivar development depends on the availability of genetic material, knowledge of important plant traits, and methods of breeding. Biotechnological methods, based on the newest achievements in genetics, physiology and biochemistry provide new possibilities for breeding
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