Apricot Breeding in California
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https://doi.org/10.71318/apom.1960.15.2.22bAbstract
Improved varieties of apricots are badly needed for the San Joaquin Valley of California, says Dr. John Weinberger, U. S. D. A. fruit breeder of Fresco, California. High temperatures in the Valley when apricots are maturing is causing a browning of the flesh near the pit of varieties now being grown. A secon need is for varieties with a capacity for retaining their firmness as they ripen. Present varieties are too soft for shipment when picked almost ripe, and have to be harvested so green that they never do ripen properly.
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