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Klosterneuburgerlocal variety in Austria
Breeder: Unknown
Origin: Austria Blossom, pollination: Self-fertile, blossoms late, medium sized blossoms with white petals Maturity: Early-middle (mid-July to early August) Fruit characteristics: Medium sized, 55g, greenish yellow-yellow colour, on the sunny side more than half of the surface reddened and very densely puncuated, orange-reddish firm flesh, juicy, sweet and aromatic taste, bitter kernel, sugar content 9.4%, Aromatic Tree habit: Very much like "Ungarische Beste (Hungarian Best)" i.e. small treetop, slightly drooping branches, medium vigour Susceptibilities: Winter-hardy and resistant against frosts during blossoming Genetic characterisation: To elucidate the genetic relationship among apricot cultivars, a dendrogram generated from the UPGMA cluster analysis was produced (Dendrogram). For more detailed information please see our publication "Microsatellite variability in apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) reflects their geographic origin and breeding history" in "Tree Genetics and Genomes" Volume 1, Number 4, December 2005, page 151 - 165. |