APPLE

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. (pH) pH
  2. SOLUBLE SOLIDS (SOLSOLIDS) PERCENT SOLUBLE SOLIDS (AVERAGE REFRACTOMETER READINGS FROM 3 FRUITS AT FULL MATURITY)
  3. (TITRATABLE.ACIDITY) TITRATABLE.ACIDITY
Category: CYTOLOGIC
  1. Ploidy Level (PLOIDY) Ploidy level determined by nuclear DNA content using flow cytometry
Category: DISEASE
  1. FB Incidence June (FB.Incidence.June) Fire blight incidence from June 2020. Incidence was determined as the number of infected ist year shoots divided by the total number of first year shoots. Values range from 0 to 100% Accessions with multiple inventories were averaged. Data published by Dougherty L, Wallis A, Cox K, Zhong G-Y, Gutierrez B (2021) Phenotypic evaluation of fire blight outbreak in the USDA Malus collection. Agronomy 11:144. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010144
  2. Fire Blight Blossom (Natural) (FBBLNAT) Natural occurrence of Blossom Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovara) in Geneva, New York.
  3. Fire Blight Shoot (Natural) (FBSHNAT) Natural occurrence of Shoot Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovara) in Geneva, New York.
Category: GROWTH
  1. TREE VIGOR (TREEVIGOR) TREE VIGOR FROM SMALL TO LARGE WHEN GROWN ON A VIGOROUS ROOTSTOCK.
Category: MOLECULAR
  1. (Ma1) Ma1
  2. (Q8) Q8
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. After Ripe (AFTERRIPE) Number of days at moist conditions and maintained at +3 degrees centigrade to ensure optimum germination. Actual number of days to observe emergenceof radicals at prescribed conditions.
  2. ANTHER COLOR (ANTHERCOL) ANTHER COLOR BEFORE DEHISCENCE
  3. BARK COLOR (BARKCOLOR) BARK COLOR OF SHOOTS
  4. CALYX LOBE COLOR (CALLOBECOL) CALYX LOBE COLOR
  5. CALYX LOBE SHAPE (CALLOBESHP) CALYX LOBE SHAPE
  6. CALYX LOBE HAIRINESS (CALLOBHAIR) HAIRINESS OF OUTER COVERING OF CALYX LOBE
  7. CALYX PERSISTENCE (CALPERSIST) PERSISTANCE OF CALYX ON FRUIT
  8. CALYX TUBE COLOR (CALTUBECOL) CALYX TUBE COLOR
  9. CALYX TUBE HAIRINESS (CALTUBHAIR) CALYX TUBE HAIRINESS
  10. CALYX BASIN (CALYXBASIN) APPEARANCE OF CALYX BASIN
  11. CARPEL ARRANGEMENT (CARPELARR) ARRANGEMENT OF CARPELS AS SEEN WHEN CUT CROSS-SECTION
  12. CARPEL NUMBER (CARPELNUM) NUMBER OF CARPELS/FRUIT
  13. FILAMENT COLOR (FILACOLOR) FILAMENT COLOR
  14. FLOWER SIZE (FLOWERSIZE) FLOWER SIZE AT FULL BLOOM ON VIGOROUS FLOWER BRANCH, DIAMETER IN MM.
  15. FLOWER PEDICEL HAIRINESS (FLRPEDHAIR) FLOWER PEDICEL HAIRINESS
  16. FLOWER COLOR (FLWRCOLOR) FLOWER COLOR AT FULL BLOOM
  17. FLOWERS PER INFLORESCENCE (FLWRINFLOR) NO. OF FLOWERS (MIN TO MAXIMUM SELECTED AT RANDOM)
  18. FLOWER PEDICEL COLOR (FLWRPEDCOL) FLOWER PEDICEL COLOR
  19. FLOWER PEDICEL LENGTH (FLWRPEDLEN) FLOWER PEDICAL LENGTH IN MM
  20. FRUIT FLESH COLOR (FRTFLSHCOL) FRUIT FLESH COLOR
  21. FRUIT FLESH FLAVOR (FRTFLSHFLA) FRUIT FLESH FLAVOR
  22. FRUIT FLESH FIRMNESS (FRTFLSHFRM) FRUIT FLESH FIRMNESS AT MATURITY
  23. FRUIT FLESH OXIDATION (FRTFLSHOXI) PERCENT CHANGE IN "L" ON HUNTER COLOR METER OVER 10 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND ATMOSPHERE.
  24. FRUIT GROUND COLOR (FRTGRNDCOL) FRUIT GROUND COLOR AT MATURITY
  25. FRUIT LENGTH (FRTLENGTH) FRUIT LENGTH (AVE OF 10 FRUITS FROM VIGOROUS TREE) IN MM.
  26. FRUIT LENTICEL COLOR (FRTLENTCOL) FRUIT LENTICEL COLOR
  27. FRUIT LENTICEL DENSITY (FRTLENTDEN) PROMINENCE OF FRUIT LENTICEL
  28. FRUIT LENTICEL SHAPE (FRTLENTSHP) FRUIT LENTICEL SHAPE
  29. FRUIT LENTICEL SIZE (FRTLENTSIZ) RELATIVE SIZE OF FRUIT LENTICEL
  30. FRUIT OVER COLOR (FRTOVERCOL) FRUIT OVER COLOR AT MATURITY
  31. FRUIT RUSSET INTENSITY (FRTRUSSET) PERCENT OF FRUIT SURFACE WITH RUSSET (0-100%)
  32. FRUIT RUSSET LOCATION (FRTRUSSLOC) LOCATION OF RUSSET ON FRUIT
  33. FRUIT RUSSET TYPE (FRTRUSSTYP) GENERAL TYPE OF RUSSETTING
  34. FRUIT SHAPE UNIFORMITY (FRTSHPUNIF) CONSISTENCY OF FRUIT SHAPE
  35. FRUIT SIZE UNIFORMITY (FRTSIZUNIF) CONSISTENCY OF FRUIT SIZE
  36. FRUIT STEM LENGTH (FRTSTEMLEN) STEM LENGTH (AVERAGE OF 5) IN MM.
  37. FRUIT STEM THICKNESS (FRTSTEMTHK) RATING OF STEM THICKNESS.
  38. FRUIT TEXTURE (FRTTEXTURE) A RATING OF FRUIT FLESH TEXTURE AT MATURITY.
  39. FRUIT WEIGHT (FRTWEIGHT) MEAN WEIGHT OF 10 FRUITS AT MATURITY.
  40. (FRUIT.FIRMNESS.PSI) FRUIT.FIRMNESS.PSI
  41. FRUIT BLOOM (FRUITBLOOM) RATING OF NATURAL BLOOM (WAX) ON FRUIT AT MATURITY.
  42. FRUIT JUICINESS (FRUITJUIC) A RATING OF FRUIT FLESH JUICINESS BASED ON APPLE WEIGHT/ APPLE VOLUME (SPECIFIC GRAVITY). THE MEAN OF 5 APPLES AT MATURITY.
  43. FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL) (FRUITSHAPE) FRUIT SHAPE (OVERALL)
  44. TENACITY OF FRUIT (FRUITTENAC) TENDENCY OF FRUIT TO ABSCISE OF HANG
  45. FRUIT WIDTH (FRUITWIDTH) FRUIT WIDTH (AVE OF 10 FRUITS FROM VIGOROUS TREE) IN MM.
  46. INFLORESCENCE COLOR (INFLORCOL) INFLORESCENCE COLOR
  47. INFLORESCENCE HAIRINESS (INFLORHAIR) INFLORESCENCE HAIRINESS
  48. INFLORESCENCE TYPE (INFLORTYPE) INFLORESCENCE TYPE
  49. LEAF APEX (LEAFAPEX) LEAF APEX SHAPE
  50. LEAF BASE (LEAFBASE) LEAF BASE SHAPE
  51. LEAF LENGTH (LEAFLENGTH) LEAF LENGTH IN MM
  52. LEAF LOBING (LEAFLOBING) LEAF LOBED OR NOT LOBED IN ONE TREE
  53. LEAF MARGIN (LEAFMARGIN) LEAF MARGIN
  54. LEAF SHAPE (LEAFSHAPE) LEAF SHAPE IN MIDDLE OF THE SHOOT
  55. LEAF WIDTH (LEAFWIDTH) LEAF WIDTH IN MM.
  56. LEAF HAIRINESS - SURFACE (LFHAIRSURF) LEAF HAIRINESS - SURFACE
  57. LEAF HAIRINESS - UNDERSIDE (LFHAIRUND) LEAF HAIRINESS - UNDERSIDE
  58. CALYX LOBE/TUBE RATIO (LOBTUBRAT) RATIO BETWEEN LENGTH OF CALYX LOBE & TUBE
  59. OVERCOLOR INTENSITY (OVERCOLOR) PERCENT OF OVERCOLOR ON FRUIT 0-100%
  60. OVERCOLOR PATTERN (OVERCOLPAT) OVERCOLOR PATTERN TYPE
  61. PETAL HAIRINESS (PETALHAIR) PETAL HAIRINESS
  62. PETAL LENGTH (PETALLNGTH) LENGTH OF NORMAL PETALS ON VIGOROUS FRUITING BRANCH IN MM.
  63. PETAL SHAPE (PETALSHAPE) PETAL SHAPE
  64. PETAL WIDTH (PETALWIDTH) WIDTH OF NORMAL PETALS ON VIGOROUS FRUITING BRANCH IN MM.
  65. PETIOLE HAIRINESS (PETIOLEHA) PETIOLE HAIRINESS
  66. PETIOLE LENGTH (PETIOLELEN) PETIOLE LENGTH IN MM
  67. PISTIL/STAMEN RATIO (PISTILSTAM) PISTIL/STAMEN LENGTH RATIO
  68. PREBLOOM FLOWER COLOR (PREBLOOMCO) PREBLOOM FLOWER COLOR
  69. SEED APEX SHAPE (SDAPEXSHP) SEED APEX SHAPE
  70. SEED BASE SHAPE (SDBASESHP) SEED BASE SHAPE
  71. SEED COLOR (SEEDCOLOR) SEED COLOR
  72. SEED LENGTH (SEEDLENGTH) SEED LENGTH IN MM.
  73. SEED NUMBER (SEEDNUMBER) NUMBER OF SEED PER CARPEL AFTER OPTIMUM POLLINATION
  74. SEED SHAPE (SEEDSHAPE) GENERAL SEED SHAPE
  75. SEED WIDTH (SEEDWIDTH) SEED WIDTH IN MM.
  76. SHOOT CUTICLE (SHOOTCUTIC) SHOOT CUTICLE PRESENCE
  77. SHOOT HAIRINESS (SHOOTHAIR) SHOOT HAIRINESS
  78. SHOOT LENTICEL INTENSITY (SLENTINTEN) SHOOT LENTICEL INTENSITY
  79. SHOOT LENTICEL SHAPE (SLENTSHAPE) SHOOT LENTICEL SHAPE
  80. STEM CAVITY (STEMCAVITY) APPEARANCE OF STEM CAVITY
  81. STIPULE ABSCISSION (STIPULEABS) TIMING OF STIPULE ABSCISSION
  82. STIPULE LENGTH (STIPULELEN) STIPULE LENGTH
  83. STIPULE SHAPE (STIPULESHP) STIPULE SHAPE
  84. FRUIT STONE CELLS (STONECELLS) PRESENCE AND LOCATION OF STONE CELLS
  85. STYLE COLOR (STYLECOLOR) STYLE COLOR AT FULL BLOOM
  86. STYLE HAIRINESS (STYLEHAIR) STYLE HAIRINESS
  87. STYLE HAIR LOCATION (STYLEHAIRL) STYLE HAIR LOCATION AREA WHERE HAIRINESS CAN BE FOUND ON THE STYLE
  88. STYLES PER PISTIL (STYLESPPIS) QUANTITY OF STYLES PER PISTIL
  89. FRUIT SHAPE (TOP) (TOPFRTSHP) FRUIT SHAPE (TOP)
  90. XYLEM COLOR (XYLEMCOLOR) XYLEM COLOR OF SHOOTS (DORMANT OR ACTIVE)
  91. YOUNG LEAF HAIRINESS (YOUNGHAIR) YOUNG LEAF HAIRINESS
  92. YOUNG LEAF COLOR (YOUNGLFCOL) YOUNG LEAF COLOR
  93. YOUNG LEAF TYPE (YOUNGTYPE) YOUNG LEAF TYPE
Category: OTHER
  1. CORE SUBSET (CORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. BLOOM TIME (BLOOMTIME) BLOOM TIME RELATIVE TO A STANDARD BASED ON A SCALE OF 1-9;1= DORMANT, 6=PINK; 7=FULLPINK, 8=FULLBLOOM; 9=PETAL FULL. READ 3 XS IN SPRING TO DEVELOP FOLLOWING 9 POINT SCALE.
  2. BUDBREAK (BUDBREAK) TIME OF BUDBREAK RELATIVE TO STD BASED ON SCALE 1-4; 1-DORMANT; 2=FIRSTSWELL, 3=FULLSWELL; 4=BUDBURST. READ 3xS AT WEEKLY INTERVALS IN SPRING TO DEVELOP 4 POINT SCALE.
  3. HARVEST SEASON (HARVSEASON) HARVEST SEASON
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. CROPPING EFFICIENCY (CROPEFFIC) CROPPING EFFICIENCY
  2. END USE (ENDUSE) GENERAL USE OF GERMPLASM ACCESSION.
  3. HARVEST UNIFORMITY (HARVESTUNI) RATING OF TYPICAL NUMBER OF HARVESTS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN UNIFORMLY RIPE FRUIT.
  4. MARKET TYPE (FRUIT) (MARKETTYPE) DEFINITION OF USUAL METHOD OF CONSUMPTION.
  5. TREE BEARING HABIT (TREEBEAR) TREE BEARING HABIT
Category: SUBSET
  1. SSR Data (SSR DATA) SSR data