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 black rot as well as moderately susceptible or sensitive to downy mildew and ''

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''. It is also slightly susceptible or sensitive to powdery mildew. 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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Himrod Himrod is a white table grape, released in 1952 by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. It is seedless and known for ripening quickly and its sweet flavor. Himrod is considered very productive and reliable. 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 Finger Lakes, Canadice Lake.

References

External links

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