Malus × zumi explained

Malus × zumi (or Malus zumi) is a naturally occurring hybrid species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan, and a garden escapee in the US state of Ohio.[1] Its parents are Manchurian crab apple Malus mandshurica and Siebold's crabapple Malus sieboldii.[2] It is used as a salttolerant rootstock for apples, Malus domestica, as it can survive NaCl concentrations up to 0.6%.[3] A number of ornamental cultivars are available, including 'Golden Hornet' and 'Professor Sprenger'.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. 726438-1 . Malus × zumi (Matsum.) Rehder . 27 March 2022 .
  2. Book: Malus . Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources . 2011 . Ignatov . Alexander . Bodishevskaya . Anastasiya . 45–64 . 10.1007/978-3-642-16057-8_3 . 978-3-642-16056-1 .
  3. A Genome-Wide Expression Profile of Salt-Responsive Genes in the Apple Rootstock Malus zumi . 2013 . Li . Qingtian . Liu . Jia . Tan . Dunxian . Allan . Andrew . Jiang . Yuzhuang . Xu . Xuefeng . Han . Zhenhai . Kong . Jin . International Journal of Molecular Sciences . 14 . 10 . 21053–21070 . 10.3390/ijms141021053 . free . 24145753 . 3821658 .
  4. Web site: Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet' crab apple 'Golden Hornet' . 2022 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 27 March 2022 .
  5. Web site: Malus × zumi 'Professor Sprenger' crab apple 'Professor Sprenger' . 2022 . The Royal Horticultural Society . 27 March 2022 . Synonyms; Malus 'Professor Sprenger', Malus toringo 'Professor Sprenger', Malus sieboldii 'Professor Sprenger' .

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