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Rubio-Cabetas, M JCorresponding AuthorEspiau, M TAuthorBielsa, BAuthor

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February 12, 2025
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Felama® Almond

Publicated to:Hortscience. 59 (7): 1033-1036 - 2024-07-01 59(7), DOI: 10.21273/hortsci17764-24

Authors: Rubio-Cabetas, M J; Espiau, M T; Bielsa, B

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Agrifood Res & Technol Ctr Aragon CITA, Dept Plant Sci, Av Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
CITA Univ Zaragoza, AgriFood Inst Aragon IA2, Zaragoza, Spain - Author

Abstract

The almond breeding program at the Agrifood Research and Technology Center of Aragon (CITA) began in 1974, focusing on self-compatibility and late flowering while ensuring fruit quality and productivity in new planting systems. Self-compatible cultivars are crucial in modern plantations. ‘Aylés’, ‘Moncayo’, and ‘Guara’ were the program’s initial releases (Felipe and R Socias i Company 1987), with ‘Guara’ being the first cultivar introduced to the industry in Spain in 1988 combining self-compatibility and late flowering. Other self-compatible cultivars released in the early stages of the breeding program were ‘Blanquerna’, ‘Cambra’, and ‘Felisia’ (R Socias i Company and Felipe 1999). New self-pollinating cultivars with high fruit quality have been selected. In 2005, Soleta® and Isabelona® were introduced, both self-pollinating, late-flowering, and of high fruit quality (Bielsa et al. 2021; R Socias i Company and Felipe 2007). These varieties have been widely used in high-density planting systems. Two extralate flowering cultivars were released, Mardía® and Vialfas® (R Socias i Company et al. 2008, 2015). The introduction of late and very late flowering cultivars has significantly reduced frost damage and allowing the expansion of almond cultivation inland Spain. Felama® has recently been released due to its high productivity, medium vigor, uniform and balanced branching, late flowering, and early fruit maturation, indicating high marketability in areas without the risk of spring frost.

Keywords

AutocompatibilidadBreedingCalidad de las frutasChillFloraciónFruit qualityHeat requirementsLate fl oweringLate floweringMejora genéticaOiPrunus amygdalusPrunus dulcisSelf-compatibilitSelf-compatibilityVariability

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Hortscience due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 19/38, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Horticulture. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría .

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-12:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 1.

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10532/7177

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Rubio Cabetas, María José) and Last Author (Bielsa Peréz, Beatriz).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Rubio Cabetas, María José.