Original scientific paper
Distribution of genus Rubus in Croatia
Dubravka Dujmović Purgar
orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-3010
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zoran Šindrak
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sandra Voća
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivica Šnajder
; Hrvatski zavod za poljoprivrednu savjetodavnu službu, Kaptol Hrvatska
Aleš Vokoruka
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Boris Duralija
; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Thanks to its climatic conditions and geographic location, Croatian flora is rich in plant species. Among existing plants there is a distinct number of autochthonous edible fruit species interesting for their outstanding fruit quality.
Data from existing Croatian literature and data from our own investigations were compared with the list of Rubus spp. plant taxa that grow in Europe. Easy interspecific hybridization of Rubus species is responsible for high genetic variety of Rubus spp., which was in the past used for direct selection in natural populations and breeding of various cultivars all over the world. It could also be used in future fruit breeding programmes, practically without limitations.
Keywords
Rubus; flora; natural populations; genetic variety; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
26611
URI
Publication date:
28.7.2007.
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