Details for: PI 589112, Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh., Melba

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Top Name:

Melba

Origin:

Developed – Ontario, Canada

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Geneva

Received by NPGS:

24 Jun 1985

Form Received:

Scion

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Backup Location:

National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Scion	2 count	NOTE: The deadlines for requesting germplasm from our site are July 15 for summer bud wood and November 1 for dormant scion wood. Requests are limited to 10 accessions.	PI 589112 .08 PL

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Top Name:

Melba

Origin:

Developed – Ontario, Canada

Maintained:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Geneva

Received by NPGS:

24 Jun 1985

Form Received:

Scion

Life Form:

Tree

Life Habit:

Tree

Source History

Developed

Ontario, Canada

Developer(s):

Macoun, W.T., Central Experiment Farm

Donated

24 June 1985.
New York, United States

Donor(s):

Way, Roger D., Cornell University

Accession Names and Identifiers

Melba

Type: Unverified name

GMAL 835

Type: Site identifier

Narrative

Comments: Fruit size medium, W57-63 x L44-51 mm; shape flat to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex, ribbed on the body and at the calyx basin; skin pale yellow with pinkish stripes and flecks; white bloom; flesh firm, crisp, very white; flavor subacid, sweet season early. "Tender, but good breeder", Coutts (1991). Shelf life short. Additional LIT.CIT. 1992-93. H. Apple. Tsolum River Fruit Trees Catalogue. p. 25.

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Genus:

Malus

Section:

Malus

Family:

Rosaceae

Subfamily:

Amygdaloideae

Tribe:

Maleae

Subtribe:

Malinae

Nomen number:

104681

Place of publication:

Theor. prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2:1272. 1803, nom. cons.

Comment:

fide Telopea 9:427. 2001, when published this was an illegitimate, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN Art. 52) for Malus communis Desf. (1798), i.e. based on the same type (that of Pyrus malus L.)
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonyms (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) M. communis, M. pumila, and five other names

Verified:

06/21/2011 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Pyrus malus L. var. domestica Suckow

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Malus malus (L.) Britton, nom. inval.
Malus pumila Mill. var. domestica (Suckow) C. K. Schneid.
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. domestica (Suckow) Mansf.
Pyrus malus L.
Pyrus malus L. subsp. malus
Pyrus malus L. var. malus

Invalid Designation(s)
Malus pumila auct.
Malus sylvestris auct.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	apple		1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	pommier commun		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Apfel		2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Apfelbaum		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Kultur-Apfel		2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Japanese Rōmaji	ringo	as Malus pumila var. dulcissima	2	Batra, L. R. 1995. Names of Japanese plants sorted by their Japanese names in Romanized Katakana and scientific nomenclature Note: = Malus pumila var. dulcissima
Portuguese	macieira		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	manzana		2	León, B. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish common names
Spanish	manzano		2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	äpple		2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	ping guo	as Malus pumila	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: uses for name of domesticated apple
Transcribed Korean	sagwanamu	as Malus pumila	2	Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:108.
Transliterated Russian	jabloko		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transliterated Russian	jablonja		2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Study	Availability
CHEMICAL	SOLUBLE SOLIDS	PERCENT SOLUBLE SOLIDS (AVERAGE REFRACTOMETER READINGS FROM 3 FRUITS AT FULL MATURITY)	11	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
DISEASE	Fire Blight Shoot (Natural)	Natural occurrence of Shoot Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovara) in Geneva, New York.	4 - Moderately susceptible - medium to heavy rating	APPLE.FIREBLIGHT	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CALYX BASIN	APPEARANCE OF CALYX BASIN	6 - OBTUSE MEDIUM STANDARD: MALUS ROBUSTA 5 GMAL-138	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	CALYX PERSISTENCE	PERSISTANCE OF CALYX ON FRUIT	1 - PERSISTENT STANDARD: MALUS 'VIRGINIA CRAB' GMAL-673	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT FLESH COLOR	FRUIT FLESH COLOR	1+1 - WHITE STANDARD: MALUS 'CARDINAL' GMAL-752	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT FLESH FIRMNESS	FRUIT FLESH FIRMNESS AT MATURITY	2 - SEMIFIRM STANDARD: MALUS BACCATA COSTATA GMAL-499	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT FLESH FLAVOR	FRUIT FLESH FLAVOR	2 - SWEET STANDARD: FUJI	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT GROUND COLOR	FRUIT GROUND COLOR AT MATURITY	1 - LIGHT GREEN	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT OVER COLOR	FRUIT OVER COLOR AT MATURITY	7 - RED STANDARD: MALUS 'DAVID' GMAL-750	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT RUSSET INTENSITY	PERCENT OF FRUIT SURFACE WITH RUSSET (0-100%)	2	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT RUSSET LOCATION	LOCATION OF RUSSET ON FRUIT	3 - BOTH PEDICEL AND CALYX END	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT RUSSET TYPE	GENERAL TYPE OF RUSSETTING	1 - EXTREMELY FINE	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL)	FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL)	1.0 - GLOBOSE STANDARD: M. MAGDEBURGENSIS GMAL-422	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT SHAPE UNIFORMITY	CONSISTENCY OF FRUIT SHAPE	1 - UNIFORM STANDARD: MCINTOSH	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT SIZE UNIFORMITY	CONSISTENCY OF FRUIT SIZE	2 - VARIABLE STANDARD: NORTHERN SPY	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	OVERCOLOR INTENSITY	PERCENT OF OVERCOLOR ON FRUIT 0-100%	90	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	OVERCOLOR PATTERN	OVERCOLOR PATTERN TYPE	2 - STRIPED STANDARD: MCINTOSH	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	STEM CAVITY	APPEARANCE OF STEM CAVITY	4 - ACUTE DEEP STANDARD: MALUS 'SIKORA' GMAL-500	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT SHAPE (TOP)	FRUIT SHAPE (TOP)	2 - WITHOUT ANGLES STANDARD: MALUS FLORENTINA GMAL-185	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT LENGTH	FRUIT LENGTH (AVE OF 10 FRUITS FROM VIGOROUS TREE) IN MM.	61	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT WIDTH	FRUIT WIDTH (AVE OF 10 FRUITS FROM VIGOROUS TREE) IN MM.	72	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT WEIGHT	MEAN WEIGHT OF 10 FRUITS AT MATURITY.	3 - 100-150G	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT BLOOM	RATING OF NATURAL BLOOM (WAX) ON FRUIT AT MATURITY.	2 - SLIGHT	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT TEXTURE	A RATING OF FRUIT FLESH TEXTURE AT MATURITY.	1 - FINE	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT JUICINESS	A RATING OF FRUIT FLESH JUICINESS BASED ON APPLE WEIGHT/ APPLE VOLUME (SPECIFIC GRAVITY). THE MEAN OF 5 APPLES AT MATURITY.	2 - DRY .76 - .80	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT STEM LENGTH	STEM LENGTH (AVERAGE OF 5) IN MM.	19	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT STEM THICKNESS	RATING OF STEM THICKNESS.	2 - MEDIUM	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FRUIT FLESH OXIDATION	PERCENT CHANGE IN "L" ON HUNTER COLOR METER OVER 10 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND ATMOSPHERE.	3 - OXIDIZING 5-10%	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available
PHENOLOGY	HARVEST SEASON	HARVEST SEASON	3 - EARLY 30-50 DAYS BEFORE DELICIOUS	APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03	Not Available