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m The apple variety named "UEB32642" is sold under the Opal® brand trademark. The Opal® brand trademark is not the name of the apple variety.
Undid revision 721077782 by VINT 1 (talk) Nevertheless, that is what the EU body that issues such certificates decided, apparently.
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'''Opal®''' is the brand name for a [[cultivar]] of [[apple]] also known as 'UEB32642', produced by crossing '[[Golden Delicious]]' with [[Topaz (apple)|'Topaz']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opal-apple.com/english/cultivation/ |title=www.opal.com |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref> Developed by the [[Institute of Experimental Botany]] in [[Prague]] and FruitSelect in 1999,<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|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> it is grown by Broetje Orchards in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and marketed by the First Fruits company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haggen.com/pressroom/2012/Jan/11/opal-brand-apple-makes-a-difference-with-katies-krops|title=Opal® Brand Apple Makes a Difference with Katie’s Krops|date=January 11, 2012|publisher=Haggen|accessdate=20 December 2012|location=Yakima, WA}}</ref><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|accessdate=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 |accessdate=20 December 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20130626073338/http://theglobalfruit.com/blog/2012/11/25/us-popularity-of-opal-apple-continues-to-grow/ |archivedate=June 26, 2013 }}</ref> It is also cultivated in Austria, the Netherlands and 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|accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref>
'''Opal®''' is the brand name for a [[cultivar]] of [[apple]] also known as 'UEB32642', produced by crossing '[[Golden Delicious]]' with [[Topaz (apple)|'Topaz']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opal-apple.com/english/cultivation/ |title=www.opal.com |accessdate=12 May 2016}}</ref> Developed by the [[Institute of Experimental Botany]] in [[Prague]] and FruitSelect in 1999,<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|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> it is grown by Broetje Orchards in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and marketed by the First Fruits company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haggen.com/pressroom/2012/Jan/11/opal-brand-apple-makes-a-difference-with-katies-krops|title=Opal® Brand Apple Makes a Difference with Katie’s Krops|date=January 11, 2012|publisher=Haggen|accessdate=20 December 2012|location=Yakima, WA}}</ref><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|accessdate=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 |accessdate=20 December 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20130626073338/http://theglobalfruit.com/blog/2012/11/25/us-popularity-of-opal-apple-continues-to-grow/ |archivedate=June 26, 2013 }}</ref> It is also cultivated in Austria, the Netherlands and 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|accessdate=2012-12-20}}</ref> Opal is a [[Plant variety (law)|variety]] registered with 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|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:52, 19 May 2016

Opal®
Hybrid parentage'Golden Delicious' x 'Topaz'
Cultivar'UEB32642'
OriginCzech Republic

Opal® is the brand name for a cultivar of apple also known as 'UEB32642', produced by crossing 'Golden Delicious' with 'Topaz'.[1] Developed by the Institute of Experimental Botany in Prague and FruitSelect in 1999,[2] it is grown by Broetje Orchards in Washington and marketed by the First Fruits company.[3][4][5] It is also cultivated in Austria, the Netherlands and France.[6] Opal is a variety registered with the Community Plant Variety Office of the European Union.[7]

References

  1. ^ "www.opal.com". Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ "OPAL Information" (PDF). Institute of Experimental Botany. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Opal® Brand Apple Makes a Difference with Katie's Krops". Yakima, WA: Haggen. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Apple growers marketing tasty new varieties". WCF Courier. October 20, 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 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. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  7. ^ "Certificate on the grant of Community Plant Variety Rights" (PDF). Institute of Experimental Botany. Retrieved 20 December 2012.


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