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Chromosome numbers in theMalus wild species collection of the genebank Dresden-Pillnitz

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212 Genotypes of theMalus wild species collection in Dresden were analysed for their chromosome numbers. The most frequent chromosome number is 2n=2x=34. Some genotypes are polyploid (2n=3x=51 or 2n=4x=68). The chromosome numbers of the following species are reported for the first time:Malus x arnoldiana 2n=34,M. x dawsoniana, M. x moerlandsii 2n=34 andM. x sublobata 2n=34,M. trilobata 2n=34,M. tschonoskii 2n=34.

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  1. Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants, Institute for Fruit Breeding, 01326, Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany

    Mirko Schuster

  2. Genebank, Institute for Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, 01326, Dresden, Germany

    Rolf Büttner

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Schuster, M., Büttner, R. Chromosome numbers in theMalus wild species collection of the genebank Dresden-Pillnitz. Genet Resour Crop Evol 42, 353–361 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02432139

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