Changes of physical and chemical characteristics of plum fruits during ripening

In Croatia, plums occupy the third place with respect to the total fruit plantation area and the
volume of fruit production. The plum cultivars represented in Croatian orchards are often
commercially unattractive or sensitive to the PPV and their production is not competitive. A
plum breeding program in Germany has brought to development of several new cultivars of
plums (´Topstar´, ´Toptaste´, ´H…