APPLE BREEDING IN NEW ZEALAND

A. White
Apple breeding in New Zealand began in 1890 with the work of pioneer nurserymen in selecting hybrids with resistance to wooly apple aphid using 'Northern Spy' and 'Irish Peach' as the major source of resistance. Mr. J.H. Kidd produced in 1931 'Kidd's Orange' /'Cox's Orange Pippin' x 'Delicious'/. From his second generation of seedlings, 'Gala' was selected in 1965. Professional plant breeding programmes were begun at the DSIR Research Station at Havelock North. Dr. McKenize produced three large hybrid populations, one in cooperation with Dr. Yoshida from Japan, between 1969 and 1974. Several advanced selections from these populations are being evaluated in trials on commercial orchards. Since 1983 hybridizations have been made each spring which produce between 20 000 and 40 000 seedlings annually for planting out in the field. Since 1984 simply inherited resistance for apple scab has been included in the programme.
White, A. (1988). APPLE BREEDING IN NEW ZEALAND. Acta Hortic. 224, 119-122
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1988.224.13
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1988.224.13

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