Jonagold
Jonagold /ˈdʒɒnəˌɡoʊld/ is a cultivar of apple which was developed in 1953 in New York State Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a cross between the crisp Golden Delicious and the blush-crimson Jonathan. They form a large sweet fruit with a thin skin. Because of their large size they are now favoured by commercial growers in many parts of the world. Jonagold is triploid, with sterile pollen, and as such, requires a second type of apple for pollen and is incapable of pollenizing other cultivars. The Jonagored Apple, a sport mutation of Jonagold, was once covered under United States Patent PP05937,[1] now expired.
| Malus 'Jonagold' | |
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| Hybrid parentage | 'Golden Delicious' × 'Jonathan' |
| Cultivar | 'Jonagold' |
| Origin | Geneva, New York, USA, 1953 |
Jonagold has a green-yellow basic color with crimson, brindled covering colour.
The apple has a fluffily crisp fruit. It is juicy and aromatic and has a sweet-sour taste.
The skin can also turn out fully red or green other than golden-red.
It is most popular in Belgium,[2] and according to the US Apple Association website it is one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States.[3]
Disease susceptibility
Descendant cultivars
- Shinano Sweet (Fuji × Jonagold)
- Excel Jonagold
- Jonagored
References
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2006-10-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Browning, Frank. (1998). Apples. New York: North Point Press. p. 105.
- Apple varieties by US Apple Association
- Dr. Stephen Miller of the USDA Fruit Research Lab in Kearneysville, West Virginia.
- http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/plant-diseases/fruit-and-nuts/pome-fruit-diseases/powdery-mildew-of-apples
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