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‘Intensia’, a New Dwarfing Almond × Peach Hybrid Rootstock for Almond and Peach

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Unbudded trees of ‘Intensia’ showed reduced vigor coupled with upright and compact canopy. The leaves exhibit a green coloration with a morphology intermediate between almond and peach. The flowers are large (similar size to parentals), showy type, with five large pale-pink petals, reddish anthers, along with the uncommon traits of multiple pistils. The ‘Intensia’ rootstock blooms early, at the same time as the almond cultivar Nonpareil. The fruit is intermediate in size, between ‘Texas’ and ‘Earlygold’ mature fruits, resembling a peach in shape. Fruits are characterized to be nonjuicy, with red skin and flesh, and thick flesh

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci18021-24

Authors: Ignasi Batlle, Xavier Miarnau, Alejandro Calle, Pere Arús, Francisco J. Vargas

Institutions: Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics

Language: English

Topic: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000