SCS427 Elenise: late-ripening apple variety of good storability and resistance to Glomerella Leaf Spot

Abstract

‘SCS427 Elenise’ (parents: Imperatriz and Cripps Pink) was released for being an apple variety resistant to Glomerella Leaf Spot, for producing red apple with late maturation, with high conservation capacity and pulp texture equivalent to the fruit Cripps Pink’s parent, but with less acidic flavor. It represents the opportunity to extend the harvest window and offer the market high quality apples throughout the inter-harvest period.

Keywords

• Malus x domestica Borkh.
• breeding
• diseases resistance
• time of ripening
• fruit storability.