University of Minnesota releases apple variety resistant to apple scab
The apple breeding program at the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center recently released its latest apple variety. The Triumph variety apple contains two different genes for resistance against apple scab, the most common fungal disease impacting apple trees in Minnesota.
With hot, dry summers and extremely cold winters, the university’s apple breeding
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