Eighth Int'l Symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding and Pomology.

The article focuses on the 8th International Symposium on Plum and Prune Genetics, Breeding and Pomology hosted by the Ullensvang Research Centre of the Norwegian Crop Research Institute in Norway from September 5 to 9, 2004. Several topics were discussed during the event such as the plum pox virus and fruit quality. It is said that classical breeding have been widely used as a technique for plum breeding. The event provides a background on plum production at several countries.