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 WineCrispÂȘ 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.
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