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Apple tree cultivar breeding in Estonia

Article number

1438_28

Pages

241 – 246

Language

English

Abstract

The oldest known apple cultivars in Estonia are ‘Revalsher Birnapfel’ and ‘Livländisher Borsdorfer’. The selection of apple tree cultivars based on the characteristics of fruit has yielded numerous new cultivars.
Professional apple cultivar breeding started in 1945 under the guidance of Professor Aleksander Siimon (1900-1970). Professor Siimon and Kalju Kask (1929-2021) bred many apple cultivars that are currently grown in commercial orchards.
Breeding for apples that have good flavour and trees that are winter and disease resistant has yielded new cultivars ‘Kalju’, ‘Virve’, and ‘Uku’.

Publication

EHC2024: International Symposium on the History of Horticulture in Europe

Authors

T. Univer

Keywords

Malus domestica, disease resistance, selection

Full text

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1438.28

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