To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] U of S Cherries
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:53:53 -0600
Ed, can you give us some idea of what all
this cost? Thanks. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn.
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ED@currants.com Subject: Re: [NAFEX] U of S
Cherries
"Has there ever been cooperative breeding programs between Canada and the
USA"
There is a lot of cooperation between the two countries and also with
Europe.I have brought in many gooseberries and currants from Canada and fron
Europe to use in the breeding program here. BUT we still have
to abide by the import rules and the processes set up to protect each other. I
brought in 14 cultivars of gooseberries from Belgium and they have remained in
quarantine at Beltsville for almost 5 years, I received 5 of them about a
month ago and was informed that at least 4 more would have to be destroyed
because they could not pass the requirement that they be free of a virus. The
others are still undergoing more testing.
I respect these rules and the necessity for them. There are diseases and
pests in Europe that we do not have in the USA or in Canada. It is much easier
to bring plants in from Canada. But they must be inspected. I have been
informed that even tissue cultures must go through this process. Both sides
are trying to find a method that both can live with and be comfortable that no
disease will be imported along with the cultivar that we bring in.
It is very important that we not circumvent these rules that are in place
to protect the fruit industry or just the home gardens that we all enjoy. The
White Pine Blister Rust that invoked the federal ban on gooseberries and
currants many years ago was brought to North America on white pine seedlings
that were inported from Europe.
Ed Mashburn
RE: [NAFEX] U of S Cherries,
Brungardt, Sam, 03/01/2004