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[Rosholdt <rosholdt@erols.com>]

Great, but I think I'll wait until I hear about its Cedar Apple Rust 
resistance.  Scab, schmab, we got CAR here in Central Virginia.
Oh, and let me know of any variety of any pome or stone fruit resistant 
to Japanese Beetles.

Barbara Rosholdt
Z7
Piedmont Virginia

Subject:
Re: [NAFEX] New Scab Resistant Apple
From:
jas39a@earthlink.net
Date:
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:22:45 -0500 (GMT-05:00)

To:
North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>


Is it resistant to fire blight?  In my experience, fire blight is much more 
of a problem than scab.

Eddie Earles

-----Original Message-----

> From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
> Sent: Feb 2, 2009 12:13 PM
> To: NAFEX <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [NAFEX] New Scab Resistant Apple
>
> WineCrisp -- new apple was more than 20 years in the making A new, 
> late-ripening apple named WineCrispª which carries the Vf gene for scab 
> resistance was developed over the past 20 plus years through classical 
> breeding techniques, not genetic engineering. License to propagate 
> trees will be made available to nurseries through the University of 
> Illinois. Being resistant to apple scab is a big plus for growers, said 
> University of Illinois plant geneticist Schuyler Korban, as it 
> significantly reduces the number of chemical fungicide sprays.