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RECENT PEAR AND APRICOT INTRODUCTIONS FROM THE AAFC-HARROW TREE FRUIT BREEDING PROGRAMS

Article number
663_166
Pages
907 – 910
Language
English
Abstract
Two pears and two apricots from the Agriculture and Agri Food Canada (AAFC) tree fruit breeding programs formerly located at Harrow, Ontario, Canada, have recently been introduced for commercial production in Europe. ‘AC Harrow Delicious’ pear (tested as HW608), and HW606 pear have improved tolerance to fire blight (caused by Erwinia amylovora) as compared to ‘Williams’ and ‘Dr.
Jules Guyot’. ‘AC Harrow Delicious’ pear produces large, yellow, high quality fruits which are picked in the early to mid season, and are suitable for both fresh and processing markets.
Fruits of HW606 pear are slightly smaller than those of ‘Williams’ and are picked just after ‘Williams’. The large attractive fruits of apricot cv.
AC Harobig (tested as HW444) are harvested in the mid season, at the same time as ‘Harcot’ and after ‘Orangered®’, and are intended for the fresh market.
Fruits of ‘Harrow Red’ apricot (evaluated as HW458) have an attractive intense red blush over most of the fruit surface, are harvested 6 days after ‘Harcot’ and after ‘Orangered®’, and this cultivar is also intended for the fresh market.
These new introductions from Agriculture and Agri Food Canada are being protected and commercialized in Europe by Star Fruits.

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Authors
D.M. Hunter, R.E.C. Layne
Keywords
Pyrus communis, fire blight, Erwinia amylovora, Prunus armeniaca
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