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[David Consolvo <fruitopia@nexet.net>]

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@pconline.com>
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:30:43 -0600
> To: nafex <nafex@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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