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Apple Variety: MD03UNIBO* Bernina®

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Winter variety, very attractive with a bright pink colour (over 70%). Very firm, crisp and juicy flesh, with a well-balanced sweet/acid taste. Excellent flavour. Vf-scab and rosy apple aphid resistant.

Thematic area Plant varieties
Ownership ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA
Breeders Stefano Tartarini, Roberto Gregori, Silviero Sansavini
Species Malus domestica Borkh.

“Primiera x Cripps Pink” cross, carried out in 1999 at the Bologna University. Tested as selection: BO B47G082. Breeders: R. Gregori, S. Sansavini, S. Tartarini.

  • Tree: Very low vigour, semi-spur habitus, medium-high production. Chilling unit: about 1.250 hours. Resistant to scab (Venturia inaequalis) and rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea), as confirmed by field trials and molecular analysis. Susceptible to powdery mildew.
  • Flowering period: One week before Golden D.
  • Harvest date: 5-6 weeks after Golden D.
  • Ripening period: Early November.
  • Fruit: Medium-size (about 200 g), oblong-conical longitudinal shape. Uniform bright pink over-colour, extending over more than 70-80% surface in the low-land, almost russet-free. Fruit with smooth nonwaxy skin, and small, little, white lenticels. White flesh is very juicy, firm at harvest (9 kg/cm2 at harvest), and flavorsome, with a well-balanced slightly acidic taste. More than 14,5° Brix grade, and acid content of 6 g/l. This variety is almost ready to eat at harvest. Storability at normal cold room, controlled atmosphere and shelf-life are very good.

Registered variety MD03UNIBO*

EU PVR pending 2022/2519


Registered Trademark:

EU Trademark "Bernina®" dated 17/07/2025.


License:

License option for EU e Italy.

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  • R. Gregori, S. Tartarini, G. Pagliarani, S. Sansavini. New apples selected for the fruit quality and scab resistance at the Bologna University. Acta Horticulturae 1172, XIV EUCARPIA Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics, 2017, 189-196.
  •  R. Gregori, S. Tartarini, G. Pagliarani, S. Sansavini. New apples selected for the fruit quality and scab resistance at the Bologna University. Acta Horticulturae 1172, XIV EUCARPIA Symposium on Fruit Breeding and Genetics, 2017, 189-196.
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