[NAFEX] DNA testing - Parentage of Honeycrisp, Haralson

PM Yurista tamarack at pconline.com
Sat Feb 5 03:30:43 EST 2005


At the 2002 Annual NAFEX Conference in Minnesota, the U of MN apple 
breeder Dave Bedford mentioned in his presentation that DNA testing had 
shown that neither Macoun nor Honeygold was a parent of Honeycrisp. 
Further testing has now shown that  Keepsake (MN447 x Northern Spy) is 
one of the parents of Honeycrisp (see here for more details 
http://www.minnesotaharvest.net/news.htm ).  They have also figured out 
that Wealthy is the pollen parent of Haralson - its parentage is Malinda 
x Wealthy. Some sources have mistakenly listed Ben Davis as the pollen 
parent of Haralson.

P Yurista
New Brighton, MN




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