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Bebeco
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MoniquiSpanish cultivar
Breeder: Unknown
Origin: Spain (Region of Murcia) Blossom, pollination: Self-sterile, blooms from beginning of March to beginning of April Cropping: Medium productivity Maturity: Middle (first half of July) Fruit characteristics: Large-very large sized, 66-71g, trapezoid and irregular form, pale yellow colour, light red blush with rare dots, soft flesh, excellent and aromatic taste, very sweet, bitter kernel Tree habit: Upright Susceptibilities: weak storage, handling capabilities 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. |