Silken apple

Authors
Quamme, HA MacDonald, RA Lane, WD Hampson, CR
Citation
Ha. Quamme et al., Silken apple, CAN J PLANT, 79(2), 1999, pp. 295-297
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00084220 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
295 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-4220(199904)79:2<295:SA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Silken is a new early-maturing apple cultivar ripening in the same season a s McIntosh with a unique creamy skin colour. it is crisper and sweeter, and possesses a higher aromatic intensity than Royal Gala or McIntosh. In pref erence tests, it has been rated equal to Gala and better than McIntosh in F lavour and texture. It can be stored for 10 wk at 0 degrees C.