Russetting in Golden Delicious Types and Sports
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1970.24.4.93aAbstract
In view of all the effort being expended to find a russet-resistant 'Golden Delicious' or 'Golden Delicious' type, the following quotation from a letter from Roger Way, of the New York Agr. Exp. Station, is worth noting. The editor reminds the reader, however, that the degree of russetting is influenced by environmentql conditions and management practices.
"None of the 'Golden Delicious', sports have been satisfactorily free of russet in our test (at GEneva). Even 'Smoothie' has shown much russetting in our orchard. Other 'Golden' types, 'Sungold', 'Badami Golden Delicious', 'Blushing Golden' and 'Prime Gold', all of which have fruited, are seedlings and not sports. They show less russet, but their quality is a little different from 'Golden Delicious; and for this reason, I would guess they will never go. Other seedlings, 'Honeygold' and 'Ozark', which have fruited, develop considerable russet here".
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