Smeralda
| Denomination: | 'Smeralda' |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Malus domestica |
| Applicant/Holder: |
C.I.V. Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti Societa Consortile A.R.L. Loc. Boattone - Stat. Romea Km 116 S. Giuseppe di Comacchio Ferrara I-44020 Italy |
| Breeder: |
Michelangelo Leis, Ferrara, FE, Italy Alessio Martinelli, Ferrara, FE, Italy Francesco Tagliani, Argenta, FE, Italy Gianfranco Castagnoli, Quingetole, MN, Italy |
| Agent in Canada: |
Bereskin & Parr 40 King Street West 40th floor Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2 Canada Tel: 416-364-7311 |
| Application Date: | 2016-09-15 |
| Provisional Protection:: | 2016-09-15 |
| Application Number: | 16-9018 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2023-01-25 |
| Certificate Number: | 6754 |
| Grant of Rights Termination Date: | 2048-01-25 |
Variety Description
Description:
TREE: medium vigour, ramified, spreading growth habit, fruit bearing on spurs and long shoots, begins flowering mid season, late fruit harvest and eating maturity
ONE-YEAR-OLD SHOOT: medium thickness, medium to long internode, medium brown on side facing sun, weak to medium pubescence on distal half, medium number of lenticels
PETIOLE: medium length, small extent of anthocyanin colouration from base
LEAF BLADE: outwards attitude in relation to shoot, medium to long, narrow, large length to width ratio, light to medium intensity of green on upper side, serrate type two incisions of margin on distal half, medium density of pubescence on lower side
FLOWER: predominantly dark pink at balloon stage, medium to large diameter when petals pressed into horizontal position, free arrangement of petals, stigmas positioned above anthers
YOUNG FRUIT: medium to large extent of anthocyanin over colour
FRUIT: medium sized, short to medium height, medium diameter, small to medium height to diameter ratio, conic and flattened shape, moderate degree of ribbing, absent or weak crowning at calyx end, medium length sepal
FRUIT SKIN: absent or weak degree of bloom, absent or weak greasiness, yellow green ground colour, small relative area of over colour, medium intensity of orange red over colour, over colour distributed as solid flush, absent or small area of russet around stalk attachment, absent or small area of russet on cheeks, absent or small area of russet around eye basin, medium number of medium sized lenticels
FRUIT STALK: medium length, thin to medium to thickness
FRUIT STALK CAVITY: deep, broad
FRUIT EYE: medium sized
FRUIT EYE BASIN: medium to deep, medium width
FRUIT FLESH: medium firmness, cream coloured, closed or slightly open aperture of locules in transverse section
Origin & Breeding History: 'Smeralda' originated from a cross between the female parent designated 'DA-85' and the male parent designated 'B9-5' made in 1997 in Ferrara, Italy. The new variety was selected in September 2005 based on the fruit flavour, fruit aroma and resistance to certain diseases. Asexual reproduction by budding and grafting from 2005 to 2010 confirmed the variety reproduced true to type.
Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Smeralda' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, reference number 2011/1880, purchased from The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the Groupe d'Étude et de contrôle des Variétés Et des Semences (GEVES) at the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in Beaucouzé, France from 2012 to 2015.
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Apple: 'Smeralda'
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Apple: 'Smeralda'
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