A growing appetite for something new in apple varieties

摘要

Appearance a key criteria for selection New varieties are literally the apple of their eye for Canadian fruit growers. Consumers are asking for them, and it's in the best interests of growers to meet that demand. "These new varieties command betterprices in the marketplace, and return more profit to growers," said Dr. Harvey Quamme of the Sum-merland Research Centre in British Columbia. He was one of several speakers at this year's Apple Session of the 23rd annual Ontario Horticultural Crops Conference.