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Details for: PI 589316,
Malus domestica
(Suckow) Borkh., Empress Spur Golden Delicious
Summary
Passport
Taxonomy
Other
Pedigree
IPR
Observation
Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Malus domestica
(Suckow) Borkh.
Top Name:
Empress Spur Golden Delicious
Origin:
Developed – Washington, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Geneva
Received by NPGS:
02 May 1986
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Backup Location:
National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation
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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 589316 .05 PL
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Malus domestica
(Suckow) Borkh.
Top Name:
Empress Spur Golden Delicious
Origin:
Developed – Washington, United States
Maintained:
Natl. Germplasm Repository - Geneva
Received by NPGS:
02 May 1986
Form Received:
Scion
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Developed
Washington, United States
Developer(s):
Templin, Graydon
Donated
02 May 1986.
New York, United States
Donor(s):
Way, Roger D., Cornell University
Accession Names and Identifiers
Empress Spur Golden Delicious
Type: Unverified name
GMAL 1545
Type: Site identifier
Narrative
Comments: Fruit: indistinguishable from Golden Delicious, except possibly somewhat more russet. Tree: spur growth habit; needs more introgen fertilizer than Golden Delicious to maintain adequate tree vigor. A spur of Golden Delicious.
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
Alternate 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
Name
References
Annotations
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Pathogens
Vouchers
Citations
Gutierrez, B. L., G.-Y. Zhong, & S. K. Brown.
2018. Increased phloridzin content associated with russeting in apple (
Malus domestica
(Suckow) Borkh.) fruit. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 65:2135–2149.
DOI:
10.1007/s10722-018-0679-5
.
Number of accessions cited:
111
Migicovsky, Z., K. M. Gardner, C. Richards, C. Thomas Chao, H. R. Schwaninger, G. Fazio, G.-Y. Zhong, & S. Myles.
2021. Genomic consequences of apple improvement. Hort. Res. 8:1–13.
DOI:
10.1038/s41438-020-00441-7
.
Note:
ISSN 2052-7276 (online)
Number of accessions cited:
1840
Pedigree
Description:
Golden Delicious bud mutation, spur growth habit; discovered 1962; introduced 1965; assigned to Columbia Basin Nursery, Quincy, WA
Material Transfer Agreement
Observations
Phenotype Data
Category
Descriptor
Description
Value
Sample Size
Study
Inventory
Availability
CHEMICAL
SOLUBLE SOLIDS
PERCENT SOLUBLE SOLIDS (AVERAGE REFRACTOMETER READINGS FROM 3 FRUITS AT FULL MATURITY)
14
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
CYTOLOGIC
Ploidy Level
Ploidy level determined by nuclear DNA content using flow cytometry
2x - Diploid
MALUS.PLOIDYDETERMINATION.2008
Not Available
DISEASE
Fire Blight Shoot (Natural)
Natural occurrence of Shoot Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovara) in Geneva, New York.
1 - Very resistant - no occurrence
APPLE.FIREBLIGHT
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
CALYX BASIN
APPEARANCE OF CALYX BASIN
3 - ACUTE MEDIUM
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
2+4 - CREAM + YELLOW STANDARD: MALUS TURESII (A34143) GMAL-534
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
1 - AROMATIC STANDARD: JONAGOLD
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT GROUND COLOR
FRUIT GROUND COLOR AT MATURITY
3 - LIGHT YELLOW STANDAR: MALUS DAWSONIANA
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT OVER COLOR
FRUIT OVER COLOR AT MATURITY
6 - PINK STANDARD: MALUS KANSUENSIS GMAL-167
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT RUSSET INTENSITY
PERCENT OF FRUIT SURFACE WITH RUSSET (0-100%)
0
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT RUSSET LOCATION
LOCATION OF RUSSET ON FRUIT
4 - ENTIRE FRUIT STANDARD: MALUS 'ALDENHAMENSIS' GMAL-549
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL)
FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL)
3.0 - CONICAL STANDARD: CARDINAL GMAL-752
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%
10
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
OVERCOLOR PATTERN
OVERCOLOR PATTERN TYPE
1 - BLUSH STANDARD: MALUS 'VIRGINIA CRAB' GMAL-673
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.
64
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT WIDTH
FRUIT WIDTH (AVE OF 10 FRUITS FROM VIGOROUS TREE) IN MM.
68
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.
1 - ABSENT
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT TEXTURE
A RATING OF FRUIT FLESH TEXTURE AT MATURITY.
2 - MEDIUM
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.
3 - MEDIUM .81 - .85
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
MORPHOLOGY
FRUIT STEM LENGTH
STEM LENGTH (AVERAGE OF 5) IN MM.
29
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.
1 - NON OXIDIZING 0-1% CORTLAND
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available
PHENOLOGY
HARVEST SEASON
HARVEST SEASON
6 - MED/LATE DELICIOUS
APPLE.MORPHOLOGIC.03
Not Available