Plants – Fruit
Plant Patent
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
McCormick Ewoldt, Susan B (Department: 1661)
Plants
Fruit
Plant Patent
active
PP021964
ABSTRACT:
A new and distinct variety of cactus pear having the following unique combination of desirable features:1. A fruit with a green colored edible interior portion.2. An average Brix of 14.6%.3. An average firmness of the pulp of 2.9 lb.4. An average pulp percentage of 50%.5. A fruit weight ranging from 130 to 170 g.6. Cladodes that have a low percentage of areoles with spines and those areoles only have 1 spine per areole of maximum length of 8 mm.7. Greater resistance to water soaked, translucent aspect of edible fruit portion from rapid increases in temperature known as clearing than otherOpuntia ficus indicawith green fruits.
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Mondragon and Gonzalez. 1994. Reyna (syn. Alfajayucan') is the leading cactus pear cultivar in Central Mexico. Fruit varieties journal. 48: 134-136.
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Parish and Felker 1997.Fruit quality and production of cactus pear (Opuntiaspp) clones selected for increased frost hardiness. Journal of Arid E.nvironments 37:123-143.
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Bunch Ronald A
Felker Peter
D'Arrigo Bros. Co., of California
McCormick Ewoldt Susan B
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