Apple Breeding Objectives

The Plant & Food Research breeding team are specifically selecting for:

• Firm texture
• Good appearance
• Crispiness/Juiciness
• High brix
• Sweet flavours and/or good varietal flavour
• Durability and consistency of quality at harvest and post harvest
• Seasonality (particularly early-season cultivars)
• Disease and pest resistance, (e.g. scab, fireblight, powdery mildew/ apple aphid, leafroller)