[NAFEX] DNA testing - Parentage of Honeycrisp, Haralson

Michael D. Bathrick bathrick at berkshire.net
Sat Feb 5 18:21:07 EST 2005


I've seen prices in the $300-$400 range for human testing.  Haven't
seen any pricing for plant testing so far.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org 
> [mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard 
> J. Ossolinski
> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 6:04 PM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] DNA testing - Parentage of Honeycrisp,
Haralson
> 
> Me too, though I remember Tom Burford's telling me it that 
> was a very costly proposition.
> 
> Richard
> Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5
> 
> David Consolvo wrote:
> > 
> > Wow, that's great that DNA testing can determine the 
> parentage of each 
> > apple variety now!  I look forward to learning more results.
> > 
> > David Consolvo
> > Hungrytown, Virginia
> > 
> > > From: PM Yurista <tamarack at pconline.com>
> > > Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers
<nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:30:43 -0600
> > > To: nafex <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > Subject: [NAFEX] DNA testing - Parentage of Honeycrisp,
Haralson
> > >
> > > 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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