An Evaluation of ‘Melrose’ Strains and Selections
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.2001.55.2.89Abstract
Trees produced from irradiated ‘Melrose’ scion wood weres elected for improved fruit color and yield. These selections were compared to improved commercial color strains from France and experimental selections from England and a mutation from a commercial orchard. After 10 years, none of the selections differed from standard ‘Melrose’ in tree size or yield. Fruit color of standard ‘Melrose’ declined during the study and several irradiated selections and the strains from France and England had a higher percentage of red fruit surface. ‘Dugast’ and ‘Melrouge’ had consistently well colored fruit with darker and more intense red than standard ‘Melrose’ and are recommended for future plantings of ‘Melrose.’
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