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We are grateful to Mrs. Steffi Lanzl for her assistance in determining the chromosome set of interspecific plum hybrids and in observing the pollen tube growth.

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Hartmann, W., Neumüller, M. (2009). Plum Breeding. In: Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Temperate Species. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71203-1_6

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