A survey of apple clones in the United States /

Abstract

This publication reports on surveys of the deciduous fruit and nut clones being maintained at the Federal and State experiment stations in the United States. It will bs published in three parts: I. Apples, II. Stone Fruits, III. Pears, Nuts, and Other Fruits. This survey was conducted at the request of the National Coordinating Committee on New Crops. Its purpose is to obtain an indication of the volume of material that would be involved in establishing clonal germ plasm repositories for the use of fruit breeders throughout the country.