Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) is a deciduous fruit tree crop in the temperate zones, originating from Central and Western Asia mountains. China is one of primary center of apricot domestication in the world, owning very abundant germplasm resources of apricot. In order to properly assess genetic diversity and evolution process of Chinese apricot, morphological and genetic diversity about three eco-geographical apricot groups native to China were performed in the study. Furthermore, based on the hyp...