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{{short description|Apple cultivar}} |
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{{Infobox Cultivar | name = ''FruitSelect'' 'Opal' |
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| image = 20211125 opal® 032 EN.jpg |
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| name = opal® |
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| hybrid = '[[Golden Delicious]]' x [[Topaz (apple)|'Topaz']] |
| hybrid = '[[Golden Delicious]]' x [[Topaz (apple)|'Topaz']] |
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| cultivar = 'UEB 32642' |
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| origin = [[Czech Republic]] |
| origin = [[Czech Republic]] |
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'''opal®''' is the brand name for [[apple]] [[cultivar]] 'UEB 32642'. The variety originates from a natural crossing of '[[Golden Delicious]]' with [[Topaz (apple)|'Topaz']].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://opal-apple.com/ |title=www.opal-apple.com |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Developed by the [[Institute of Experimental Botany]] in [[Prague]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ueb.cas.cz/cs/system/files/users/public/cerny_126/opal_eng.pdf|title=OPAL Information|publisher=Institute of Experimental Botany|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> it is grown by FirstFruits Farms LLC in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and marketed by FirstFruits Marketing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/article_96899799-ea76-5048-861c-944efb5f0c24.html|title=Apple growers marketing tasty new varieties|date=October 20, 2010|publisher=WCF Courier|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theglobalfruit.com/blog/2012/11/25/us-popularity-of-opal-apple-continues-to-grow/ |title=US: Popularity of Opal apple continues to grow |date=Nov 2012 |publisher=The Global Fruit |access-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626073338/http://theglobalfruit.com/blog/2012/11/25/us-popularity-of-opal-apple-continues-to-grow/ |archive-date=June 26, 2013 }}</ref> |
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It is also cultivated in Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, France<ref>{{cite journal|last=Brown|first=S.K.|author2=Maloney, K. E.|date=Fall 2009|title=Making Sense of New Apple Varieties, Trademarks and Clubs: Current Status|journal=New York Fruit Quarterly|publisher=Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University|location=Geneva, NY|volume=17|issue=3|page=11|url=http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/09fall/NYFQ-FALL-09-pp-9-12.pdf|access-date=2012-12-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025838/http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/09fall/NYFQ-FALL-09-pp-9-12.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref> and the United Kingdom. 'UEB 32642' is a [[Plant variety (law)|variety]] registered at the [[Community Plant Variety Office]] of the [[European Union]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ueb.cas.cz/en/system/files/users/public/eu16749_opal.pdf |title=Certificate on the grant of Community Plant Variety Rights|publisher=Institute of Experimental Botany|access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> under EU N°: 16749. |
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This variety of apple is naturally low in [[polyphenol oxidase]] and is often sold pre-sliced. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://opalapples.com/ Opal Brand Page] |
* [http://opalapples.com/ Opal Brand Page] |
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* [http://www.ffm-wa.com/fruit/opal-apple/ Opal Information Page] |
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* [http://www.ueb.cas.cz/ Institute of Experimental Botany] [[Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic|Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic]] |
* [http://www.ueb.cas.cz/ Institute of Experimental Botany] [[Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic|Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:02, 4 November 2023
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Hybrid parentage | 'Golden Delicious' x 'Topaz' |
Cultivar | 'UEB 32642' |
Origin | Czech Republic |
opal® is the brand name for apple cultivar 'UEB 32642'. The variety originates from a natural crossing of 'Golden Delicious' with 'Topaz'.[1]
Developed by the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague,[2] it is grown by FirstFruits Farms LLC in Washington and marketed by FirstFruits Marketing.[3][4]
It is also cultivated in Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, France[5] and the United Kingdom. 'UEB 32642' is a variety registered at the Community Plant Variety Office of the European Union[6] under EU N°: 16749.
This variety of apple is naturally low in polyphenol oxidase and is often sold pre-sliced.
References
[edit]- ^ "www.opal-apple.com". Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "OPAL Information" (PDF). Institute of Experimental Botany. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Apple growers marketing tasty new varieties". WCF Courier. October 20, 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "US: Popularity of Opal apple continues to grow". The Global Fruit. Nov 2012. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Brown, S.K.; Maloney, K. E. (Fall 2009). "Making Sense of New Apple Varieties, Trademarks and Clubs: Current Status" (PDF). New York Fruit Quarterly. 17 (3). Geneva, NY: Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University: 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ "Certificate on the grant of Community Plant Variety Rights" (PDF). Institute of Experimental Botany. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Opal Brand Page
- Opal Information Page
- Institute of Experimental Botany Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic