Opal (apple)

Opal®
Hybrid parentage 'Golden Delicious' x 'Topaz'
Cultivar 'UEB32642'
Origin Czech 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.
  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. Geneva, NY: Department of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University. 17 (3): 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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