Articles
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’.
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’.
Authors
T. Univer
Keywords
Malus domestica, disease resistance, selection
Groups involved
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Commission Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems
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