'Ariane' is a modern
cultivar
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of domesticated apple that was recently developed in
France
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for
scab
Scab may refer to:
Biology
* Scab, a hard coating on the skin formed during the wound healing reconstruction phase
* scAb, single-chain antibody fragment
Infections and infestations
* Apple scab, an apple tree (genus ''Malus'') fungal disease c ...
resistance.
[Ariane]
by Orange Pippin
'Ariane' is mainly served as a dessert apple because of its mild pleasant flavour. The skin has an attractive combination of yellow and red colours. It was developed by
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) by crossing a hybrid of
'Florina' x
'Prima' with pollen from '
Golden Delicious'.
Besides good resistance to scab, it does quite well with other
apple diseases. Fruit keeps fresh three months or more.
[ Fruit is ripening in late summer, and is delicious even if refrigerated for winter eating.Waimea Nurseries]
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References
Apple cultivars
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