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From: "ARS News Service" <isnv@ars-grin.gov>
To: "ARS News List" <ars-news@ars-grin.gov>
Subject: New Red Raspberry Means More Fresh Berries
Date: Tue, Feb 20, 2001, 6:51 AM


STORY LEAD:
New Red Raspberry Means More Fresh Berries
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Kathryn Barry Stelljes, (510) 559-6069, kbstelljes@ars.usda.gov
February 20, 2001
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Fresh red raspberries will be available through July thanks to Coho, a new
variety released by the Agricultural Research Service and the agricultural
experiment stations of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Coho will extend the availability of fresh berries by 7 to 10 days compared
to Tulameen, the current late-season standard throughout much of the world.
The Pacific Northwest--including Oregon where Coho was most extensively
tested--and California produce 95 percent of the nation's fresh red
raspberries.

Coho gives high yields of bright-red, very firm berries. It is named after a
red-skinned salmon commonly found in the Pacific Northwest. It is the second
red raspberry released by ARS berry breeders for the summer fresh-fruit
market. The first, Lewis, was released in 1999. Coho was developed by
crossing Lewis with other breeding lines.

The new raspberry should grow well in the Pacific Northwest and California,
or in other raspberry-growing areas where winter temperatures don't fall
below zero degrees Fahrenheit.

Raspberries are low in fat and a good source of dietary fiber. Researchers
can obtain small amounts of Coho for breeding through ARS. Growers can
obtain plants through several nurseries in the Northwest, and consumers may
be able to find Coho berries this summer.

ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
___________________________________________

Scientific contact: Chad E. Finn, ARS Northwest Center for Small Fruit
Research, Corvallis, Ore., phone (541) 750-8759, fax (541) 750-8764,
finnc@bcc.orst.edu.
___________________________________________
This item is one of the news releases and story leads that ARS Information
distributes on weekdays to fax and e-mail subscribers. You can also get the
latest ARS news on the World Wide Web at
www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/thelatest.htm.
* Feedback and questions to ARS News Service via e-mail: isnv@ars-grin.gov.
* ARS Information Staff, 5601 Sunnyside Ave., Room 1-2251, Beltsville MD
20705-5128, (301) 504-1617, fax (301) 504-1648.




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