The Non-Melting Semi-Freestone Peach
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1996.50.3.189Keywords:
Prunus persica, breedingAbstract
Since the unconfirmed report by Blake nearly 60 years ago, the combination of non-melting flesh with the freestone trait in peach has been a long sought goal of breeders. Non-melting flesh, semi-freestone peach selections were found in 1992 and confirmed on budded trees fruiting in 1995. These unique phenotypes are segregants from two sources: Fla. 9-20C and Fla. 9-26C. Crosses of open-pollinated selections from both sources with ‘Oro A’ have also produced non-melting semi-freestone selections. Test crosses are in progress to determine the specific genotypes of these selections and that of their progenitors. At this time we assume their genotype to be non-melting freestone ( F_mm) which would be consistent with the original hypothesis of 2 genes, each with 2 alleles.
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