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We would like to thank USDA, ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PGRU) for the pictures the author made in the apple collection at PGRU.

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Pereira-Lorenzo, S., Ramos-Cabrer, A., Fischer, M. (2009). Breeding Apple (Malus x Domestica Borkh). In: Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71203-1_2

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