Promising Apple Varieties for Southern Illinois

Abstract

James B. Mowry reported on the performance of apple varieties at Southern University at Carbondale, during the 1969 A.P.S. meeting in Arkansas. The primary purpose of the apple testing program at Carbondale is to find "early maturing, red colored, attractive dessert and culinary apples that are firm enough to be handled in wholesale fresh market channels." Because of high prevailing temperatures and high absolute humidity, apple varieties develop less color, are less attractive, and are more susceptible to fire blight at Carbondale than the same varieties in more northern locations. Some 88 varieties of all seasons were tested, including many new introductions and numbered selections.