Where do our fruit species come from? The diversity of the Prunus-Juglans and RosePom CRBs highlighted

The Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences (Angers), involved in the RosePom BRC, presented its work on Reconstituting the genealogy of old apple varieties, and on the Diversity of wild and cultivated pear trees (understanding it, protecting it, using it?).

Researchers from the Fruit Biology and Pathology and Fruit and Vegetable Genetics and Improvement units, members of the BRC Prunus-Juglans, presented the Origin of peach diversity and its use (from China to the orchards of tomorrow), the Origin of cherry trees and the importance of genetic diversity in the face of climate change, as well as the Chronicle of apricot and almond trees (from the Himalayan foothills to our plates).

Other presentations focused on the diversity of exotic and forgotten fruits, and highlighted the need for plant material to meet the needs of the fruit industry, particularly in relation to climate change and organoleptic quality.

Reconstructing the genealogy of old apple varieties by Hélène Muranty

Diversity of wild and cultivated pear trees: understanding, protecting and using them ? 

From the origins of cherry trees to the benefits of genetic diversity in the face of climate change

Tropical fruits, from their origins to our table by Fabrice Le Bellec