List of Japanese apple cultivars

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Sansa apples in a Connecticut orchard (2016)

This is a list of Japanese apple cultivars which includes apple cultivars, as well as cultivars, invented in Japan.

List[]

  • Akane which is named for the word Akane (meaning deep red).
  • Fuji which is named after Fujisaki, Aomori.[2]
  • Mutsu or Crispin which is named after the Mutsu Province.[4]
  • [5]

Further reading[]

  • Igarashi, Megumi; Hatsuyama, Yoshimichi; Harada, Takeo; Fukasawa-Akada, Tomoko (2016). "Biotechnology and apple breeding in Japan". Breeding Science. 66 (1): 18–33. doi:10.1270/jsbbs.66.18. ISSN 1344-7610. PMC 4780799. PMID 27069388.
  • Sakurai, Kenji; Brown, Susan K.; Weeden, Norman (1 February 2000). "Self-incompatibility Alleles of Apple Cultivars and Advanced Selections" (PDF). HortScience. American Society for Horticultural Science. 35 (1): 116–119. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.35.1.116. ISSN 0018-5345. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Powell, Russell (10 October 2014). "Five New England Apples From Japan". New England Apples. New England Apple Association. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ Apple varieties by US Apple Association
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Deziel, Chris. "Varieties of Japanese Apples". Hunker. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ Crispin apple Archived 2009-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Igarashi, Megumi; Hatsuyama, Yoshimichi; Harada, Takeo; Fukasawa-Akada, Tomoko (2016). "Biotechnology and apple breeding in Japan". Breeding Science. 66 (1): 18–33. doi:10.1270/jsbbs.66.18. PMC 4780799. PMID 27069388. 'Toki', released several years prior to its registration in 2004, is a juicy and very sweet yellow cultivar whose production is rapidly increasing.
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