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Midwest Apple Improvement Association

Making Good Apples Great!

www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/maia

2008 Annual Meeting

Saturday November 1, 2008

Meeting Location: Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH (www.dawesarb.org)

7770 Jacksontown Rd

Heath, OH 43056

(800) 443-2937

Hotel:

Hampton Inn

1008 Hebron Road

Heath, Ohio, USA, 43056

1-740-788-8991

Say that you are with Dawes Arboretum/MAIA or Apple CGC meeting for discounted rates.

Board Meeting:  Oct. 31 - 6:40 pm at the Hampton Inn

Main topic will be defining protocol for numbering, propagating and further evaluating advanced

selections.

Program for Nov. 1

The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with refreshments provided, and will conclude by mid-

afternoon with a tour of apple plantings (current site and future site) at Dawes Arboretum. A box

lunch will be available for purchase.

MAIA President Mitch Lynd will provide an update on MAIA activities, including 2008 apple

evaluations, thoughts on crosses to be made in 2009, the newly incorporated Midwest Apple

Foundation and funding status. Advanced selections will be available for tasting.

Gayle Volk, USDA-ARS—Crop Genetic Resources specialist will discuss the genetic diversity

found in Malus sieversii from the Kyrgyz Republic.

Herb Aldwinckle, Cornell University, will discuss genes for apple scab resistance, current

understanding of the loss of effectiveness of the Vf gene, and what this means for scab-

resistance breeding efforts. Dr. Aldwinckle will also discuss the economics of gene transfer and

when it will be cost-effective.

Phil Forsline, curator of the USDA Malus germplasm collection will present interesting finds

from life-long collecting Malus—a show and tell and tasting.

Bill Dodd, general manager, Fruit Growers Marketing Association will relate his recent

observations on European managed varieties. Bill will also discuss disease-resistant cultivars

from a marketing perspective.

Jules Janick, Purdue University, will present his wisdom on the current state of protecting and

promoting new apple varieties.

Jozsef Racsko and Diane Miller, Ohio State University will provide an overview of a new

SARE grant focusing on how to introduce new apple varieties into upscale markets which will be

followed by group discussion on experiences of marketing apple diversity.

We look forward to a great day of discussions among apple enthusiasts!