Canadice is a cultivar of seedless red

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with a bit of a spicy flavor. It is a late season cultivar ripening about mid-September into October and is hardy up to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. It is used as a table grape and is described as productive with a flavor similar to Delaware grapes. Also, these grapes come in large, cylindrical and somewhat compact clusters and are medium in individual size. Negative attributes of this particular grape are that it is highly susceptible or sensitive to

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as well as moderately susceptible or sensitive to

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and ''

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''. It is also slightly susceptible or sensitive to

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. However, tests have shown that Canadice grapes will maintain a high quality for up to four months in storage with high post-harvest

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fumigation.R. M. Pool, J. P. Watson, K. H. Kimball and J. Einset. Canadice and Glenora Seedless Grapes Named. N. Y. State Agr. Exp. Sta., Geneva. N. Y. Food and Life Sci. Bull. No. 68, September 1977. Canadice resulted from a cross of

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by Himrod and was released by the

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in Geneva, New York, in 1977. Like several other releases from this program, it was named for one of the

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, Canadice Lake.

References

External links

* Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC Table grape varieties {{Fruit-stub