Breeding and developmental biology of subtropical fruit crops

The activity of the Subtropical Fruit Crops Group focused in a sustainable utilization of genetic resources to optimize production in subtropical fruit tree species both under the current environmental conditions as well as taking into account climate change predictions, is unique in Spain. The activities are mainly focused on the most important subtropical crops grown in Spain (avocado, cherimoya and mango) but work is also performed in other subtropical and temperate fruit crops (mainly Prunus and olive). Some of those species serve as models for the work in subtropical fruit crops. In order to carry out that main activity a detailed knowledge of plant material and cultural techniques is combined with the use of molecular, genetic transformation and microscopy approaches.