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Stone Fruit breeding

 Very good taste and quality traits are strongly required in the new licensed varieties.

          In the last years we patented several new peach and nectarine varieties:

  • LOLITA (30 days before Redhaven, circ. 132 mm, better performance than Maycrest).

  • GRETA (4 days after Redhaven, white flesh, circ. 238 mm, excellent and aromatic taste).

  • MARILYN (36 days after Redhaven, circ. 192 mm, excellent taste better performance than Fayette).

  • GILDA ROSSA (52 days after Redhaven, circ. 205 mm, excellent taste, better performance than O'Henry).

   Flat peach series:

                                     

Flat peaches are from immemorial time locally cultivated in Sicily. After 15 years of breeding work we selected several seedlings without defects (such as cracking at the base of the fruit causing exudates and shortness of the penducle causing a partial skin detachment at picking). We named them UFO distinguished by the numbers depending on the ripening time.

  • UFO-1  Origin: Maybelle x Stark Saturn. Tree: medium vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium-early. Fruit: circ. mm 175, weight g 85. Skin: bright red on 70-80 % of area. Flesh: white, firm, medium texture, high handling resistant. Taste: excellent, very aromatic; Brix° = 15,6° Ripening time: 43 days before Redhaven.

  • UFO-2 Origin: Maybelle x Stark Saturn. Tree: strong vigour. Flower: nonshowy. Blossoming time: medium-early. Fruit: circ. mm 190, weight g 86. Skin: deep red on 85% of area. Flesh: white, lightly red-veined, firm, medium texture, high handling resistant. Taste: very good, aromatic; Brix° = 13°. Ripening time: 39 days before Redhaven.

  • UFO-3  Origin: Maybelle x Stark Saturn. Tree: extremely strong vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium-early. Fruit: circ. mm 215, weight g 90. Skin: bright red on 70-80% of area. Flesh: white, firm, medium texture, extremely high handling resistant. Taste: excellent, aromatic; Brix° = 11,7°. Ripening time: 27 days before Redhaven.

  • UFO-4  Origin: Maybelle x Stark Saturn. Tree: medium vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium-early. Fruit: circ. mm 227, weight g 120. Skin: deep red on 80-90% of area. Flesh: white, lightly red-veined, firm, fine texture, handling resistant. Taste: good, aromatic; Brix = 11°. Ripening time: 24 days before Redhaven.       

  • UFO-5  Origin: open pollination of IF 7930095 (F2 of Fayette x Stark Red Gold). Tree: extremely strong vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium-late. Fruit: circ. mm 223, weight g 126. Skin: deep red on 70-80% of area. Flesh: yellow, firm, lightly fibrous texture, high handling resistant. Taste: very good; Brix° 13,3°. Ripening time: 9 days before Redhaven.

  • UFO-6  Origin: Maybelle x Stark Saturn. Tree: strong vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: early. Fruit: circ. mm 205, weight g 110. Skin: red on 70-80% of area. Flesh: yellow, lightly red-veined, firm, lightly fibrous texture, high handling resistant. Taste: excellent, aromatic; Brix° = 16,7. Ripening time: 2 days before Redhaven.

  • UFO-7  Origin: open pollination of Venus. Tree: strong vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium. Fruit: circ. mm 230, weight g 135. Skin: red on 80% of area. Flesh: yellow, lightly red-veined, firm, lightly medium texture, high handling resistant. Taste: very good, aromatic; Brix° = 15,8. Ripening time: 39 days after Redhaven.

  • UFO-8  Origin: open pollination of Platicarpa B. Tree: medium-strong vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: late. Fruit: circ. mm 230, weight g 130. Skin: red on 60% of area. Flesh: yellow, firm, lightly medium texture, extremely high handling resistant. Taste: excellent, aromatic; Brix° = 15. Ripening time: 62 days after Redhaven.

  • UFO-9  Origin: open pollination of Sicilia 2. Tree: medium vigour. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: late. Fruit: circ. mm 230, weight g 129. Skin: red on 60% of area. Flesh: white, firm, lightly medium texture, high handling resistant. Taste: excellent, aromatic; Brix° = 16. Ripening time: 74 days after Redhaven.

    "GHIACCIO" new type peach varieties: 

“Ghiaccio” (Ice) distinguished by the numbers 1, 2, 3 depending on the ripening time. They are very similar and have in common the following characteristics:

  •  Hairless skin.

  •  Skin and flesh are totally white-cream coloured, without any pigment.

  •  Flesh is very firm, juicy, with texture similar but not equal to clingstone peach.

  •  Flavour is good, aromatic, with very high sugar content (Brix:13°–22°).

  •  Fruits are very resistant to handling.

  •  Fruits can remain fully ripe on the tree for a period of 25 days without loosing flesh  firmness or changing sugar content.

  •  Harvesting can be carried out either all at once, or over a period of 25 days.

GHIACCIO-1  Origin: open pollination of Yumyeong. Fruit: The size is big, weight g 198, circumference mm 220. The shape is round or lightly oblate, symmetrical, with a hollow tip; the line of suture is superficial or slightly hollow. The skin is smooth, very light pubescence, adherent to the flesh, white-cream colour, without any over colour. The flesh is white, very firm, similar but not equal to clingstone peach, non-freestone. The stone is medium, sub-globular, brown. The taste is excellent. The resistance to handling is excellent. Ripening time: 13 days after Redhaven.

 GHIACCIO-2  Origin: open pollination of Yumyeong. Fruit: The size is big: weight g 200, circumference mm 223. The shape is round or slightly oblate, symmetrical; the line of suture is superficial or slightly hollow. The skin is smooth, very light pubescence, adherent to the flesh,  white-cream colour, without any over colour. The flesh is white, with some red veins, very firm, similar but not equal to clingstone peach, non-freestone. The stone is medium, sub-globular, brown. The taste is very good. The resistance to handling is excellent. Ripening time: 32 days after Redhaven

 GHIACCIO-3  Origin: open pollination of Yumyeong. Fruit: The size is big, weight g 196, circumference mm 220. The shape is round or slightly oblate, symmetrical; the line of suture is superficial or slightly hollow. The skin is smooth, very light pubescence, adherent to the flesh, white colour-cream, without any over colour. The flesh is white, very firm, similar but not equal to clingstone peach, non-freestone  The stone is medium, sub-globular, brown. The taste is very good. The resistance to handling is excellent. Ripening time: 45 days after Redhaven.                              

                            Sole series:    

  • Sole-1  Origin: open pollination of Lolita. Tree: good vigour, upright habit. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium-early. Fruit: circ. mm 175, weight 100 g. Skin: deep red on 80 % of area. Flesh: yellow, lightly texture, handling resistant, freestone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -47 days to Redhaven. 

  • Sole-2  Origin: Maycrest x Flordastar. Tree: good vigour, upright habit. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: early. Fruit: circ. mm 210, weight 145 g. Skin: deep red on 80 % of area. Flesh: yellow, medium texture, handling resistant, clingstone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -38 days to Redhaven. 

  • Sole-3  Origin: open pollination of Springcrest. Tree: high vigour, upright habit. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium early. Fruit: circ. mm 210, weight 140 g. Skin: deep red on 90 % of area. Flesh: yellow, medium texture, handling resistant, clingstone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -36 days to Redhaven. 

  • Sole-4  Origin: Springlady x 7910167 (Southland x Fairtime). Tree: medium vigour, upright habit. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium. Fruit: circ. mm 225, weight g 150. Skin: deep red on 100 % of area. Flesh: yellow, medium texture, handling resistant, clingstone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -30 days to Redhaven. 

  • Sole-5  Origin: IF 7310828 (Hale x Bonanza) x Bonanza. Tree: medium vigour, upright habit. Flower: showy. Blossoming time: medium early. Fruit: circ. mm 210, weight g 150. Skin: deep red on 90 % of area. Flesh: yellow, medium texture, handling resistant, clingstone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -26 days to Redhaven. 

  • Elios (Nectarine) Origin: Armking x 7010200 (Hale x Bonanza). Tree: medium vigour, upright habit. Flower: non showy. Blossoming time: medium. Fruit: circ. mm 185, weight g 90. Skin: deep red on 80 % of area. Flesh: yellow, medium texture, handling resistant, clingstone. Taste: good, Ripening time: -40 days to Redhaven. 

         Rootstocks

The Dept. of Genetic and Fruit Breeding  released in 1995 two new stone fruit rootstocks suitable for peach, nectarines, apricot and plum:

  • TETRA is an European plum type suitable for any kind of soil, it does not produce suckers, it induces good productivity and excellent yield efficiency; it is normally propagated by vitroculture or by hardwood cuttings. It is resistant to root knoot nematodes and moderately resistant to Pratilenchus vulnus.

  • PENTA is also an European plum type suitable for any kind of soil, it does not produce suckers, it induces good productivity and excellent yield efficiency. It is resistant to Verticillium dahliae. It is normally propagated by vitroculture or by hardwood cuttings.

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