HortScience · 1985 · 12 citations · 0 references
AgricultureCrop SciencesPlant SciencesBreeding For Disease ResistanceCrop ProtectionPlant Disease ManagementBlight DiseasesDisease ResistanceFruit DiseasesPlant Disease ResistanceResistant Crop VarietiesRust DiseasesApple ProductionDurable Resistance To MildewsFire Blight ResistanceFruit ScabFruit SusceptibilityHost Resistance To BlightResistant Cultivar EvaluationRust Disease Resistance Genes
Abstract ‘Freedom’ is a productive, large, red apple, Malus domestica Borkh. that is very resistant to apple scab [ Venturia inaequalis (Cke) Wint.], moderately resistant to apple powdery mildew [ Podosphaera leucotricha (E. & E.) Salm], resistant to cedar apple rust ( Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schw.), and to fire blight [ Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al.]. It has been grown for 23 years without any disease-controlling sprays, and no losses have occurred in New York State. This apple was tested under the number NY 58553-1.