Contemporary Evolution off the New England Apple Industry: Cultivar and Rootstock Trends
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1991.45.2.98Abstract
The New England apple industry is experiencing a great deal of change. ‘McIntosh’ will decline in acreage but remain the dominant cultivar into at least the middle of the 1990’s. Cultivars such as ‘Cortland,’ ‘Macoun,’ ‘Empire,’ ‘Liberty,’ ‘Gala,’ and ‘Jonagold’ are increasing in importance. From the early 1970’s through the late 1980’s the industry gradually shifted from seedling-rooted trees to trees primarily in the semi-standard and semi-dwarf size categories. In the 1990’s the planting trends will shift to the dwarf size category, which are projected to account for over 60% of acreage plantea between 1990 and 1994.
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