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Apple Cultivars

Update on New Apple Varieties, Managed Varieties, and Clubs (2018 Fruit Quarterly v.26-2)
An Update on Apple Cultivars, Brands and Club-Marketing (2013 NYFQ v. 21-1, 9.2 mb pdf)
New Apple Varieties, Trademarks and Clubs (2009 NYFQ v. 17-3, 309 kb pdf)
Scab-resistant Cultivars (2008 NYFQ v. 16-4, 232 kb pdf)
Growing Apples for Craft Ciders (2015 NYFQ v. 23-1)
Antique Apples for Modern Orchards (2008 NYFQ v. 16-4, 3.34 mb pdf)
Apple Variety Identification
Arctic Apples: A Look Back and Forward (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-2)
An Overview of Arctic Apples: Basic Facts and Characteristics (2013 Fruit Quarterly v. 21-3)
Susceptibility of Selected Apple Cultivars to Rusts (Plant Management Network)
Susceptibility of Selected Apple Cultivars to Powdery Mildew (Plant Management Network)
An Apple that Tastes Like Berries and One that Doesn’t Brown (2008 CALS News article)
A Grower’s Guide to Self and Cross-Incompatibility in Apple (2012 FQ v. 20-2)
Does the Name Matter. Developing Markets for New Managed Apple Varieties (2011 Fruit Quarterly v. 19-3)
The Apple Collection in Geneva, NY (2008 NYFQ v. 16-1, 6.57 mb pdf)

Apple Rootstocks

Geneva® Apple Rootstocks Comparison Chart
Cornell-Geneva Apple Rootstocks for Weak Growing Scion Cultivars (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-1)
Apple Rootstocks Influence Mineral Nutrient Concentration of Leaves and Fruit (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-2)
USDA National Apple Rootstock Breeding Program
Geneva® Rootstocks for Weak Growing Scion Cultivars Like ‘Honeycrisp’ (2011 FQ v. 19-2)
Nursery Tree Architecture and Apple Rootstocks (2008 NYFQ v. 16-1, 816 kb pdf)
Unique Characteristics of Geneva® Apple Rootstocks (2013 NYFQ v. 21-3, 768 kb pdf)
Apple Rootstock Susceptibility to Phytophthora – eXtension

Fruit Breeding

Apple Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (2015 Fruit Quarterly v. 23-3)
Apple Genes for Disease Resistant Varieties (2007 NYFQ v. 15-2, 693 kb pdf)
Identifying the Gene Controlling Apple Fruit Acidity and its Applications in Apple Breeding (2012 FQ v. 20-4)
Towards Understanding the Genetic Basis of Apple Acidity (2011 FQ v. 19-2)
The Next Generation Biotechnology for Apple Improvement and Beyond: The CRISPR/Cas9 Story (2013 FQ v. 21-4)
The Next Generation of Biotechnology for Apple Improvement and Beyond, the Tale of TALENs and TALEs (2012 Fruit Quarterly v. 20-3)
Precision Genome Editing May Ease Debate and Regulatory Burden on Genetically Modified Fruit (2014 Fruit Quarterly v. 22-4)
Developing New Fruit Varieties (Impact Cornell)

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