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"It has a really nice flavor in a very firm, nonmelting, cling nectarine with standard acidity," Clark said. It ripens about July 4. Amoore Sweet is the first low-acid This nectarine was named for Arkansas nectarine from the Arkansas Extension horticultural agent Henry program. It has yellow, nonBowden. melting flesh, is very sweet, and Amoore Sweet is the first low-acid necprovides a mango-like eating tarine from the Arkansas program, Clark experience. said. It has yellow, nonmelting flesh, is very sweet, and ripens about July 6. "It has an unusual flavor and its nonmelting flesh provides a novel eating experience, described as mango-like," Clark said. "It expands the flavor profile of our nectarine varieties and is the sweetest of our nectarines and peaches." Amoore Sweet is named for James N. Moore, who started the university's fruit breeding program in 1964. He retired in 1996, and Clark then took over as the program leader. The new peach variety is Souvenirs, the first fresh-market yellow-fleshed peach from the Arkansas breeding program. The program's first fresh-market peach was released in 2000, but until Souvenirs, the program's fresh-market peaches have been whitefleshed. Souvenirs ripens about July 6, Clark said, 105 days after bloom. It has low acidity and is semifreestone to freestone, depending on ripeness. It has exceptional skin color with 90 percent blush—the reddish color that consumers greatly desire. It also has a slow-melting flesh that remains firm longer on the tree, but ultimately melts in the mouth. All the new varieties are self-fertile. Clark said one of the goals of his fruit breeding program is to develop an abundant catalog of Arkansas-adapted plants with resistance to area pathogens and a diversity of colors, flavors, and other desirable traits for local markets. "It expands the flavor profile of our nectarine varieties." Breeding and evaluation take place at the Clarksville Fruit Research Station in west-central Arkansas, where winter temperatures fall to about 5°F, and it rains year round. Trees are grown in both open center and perpendicular-V training sys— John Clark tems. No bactericidal sprays are applied, since a key trait in the breeding program is bacterial-spot resistance. The new varieties were selected in 2004 and released last fall. "An additional component to the peach and nectarine breeding program was added in 2011, that being cold storage of selections and cultivars for postharvest storage performance potential," Clark said. "Previously, storage potential was only estimated for releases based on firmness of flesh at harvest." "Chilling requirement of these cultivars has not been determined but is probably near 800 hours," Clark said. "These cultivars have not been tested in colder locations than Arkansas, thus ultimate bud hardiness has not been determined. However, good flower bud survival for all cultivars was experienced with lows of 3 to 5°F in 2010 and 2011, respectively." 5 YEAR 0% * Equipment Company INTERE S A.P.R. .P. ST . Visit Your Nearest Blueline Location For A Great Deal ! Reserve Your Harvest Rental Tractor For This Season NOW! HUGE ! S AV I N G S Select the Kubota Model That Meets Your Harvest Needs! *15% down 0% A.P.R. financing for terms up to 6- months on purchase of new Kubota L, M, CE, or TLB models from available inventory at participating dealers through December 31, 2013. Example: A 60-month monthly installment repayment term at 0% A.P.R. requires 60 payments of $16.67 per $1,000 borrowed. 0% A.P.R. interest is available to customers if no dealer documentation preparation fee is charged. Only Kubota and Kubota performance-matched Land Pride equipment are eligible equipment may result in a higher blended APR. Dealer charge for document preparation fee shall be in accordance with state laws. Not available for Rental, National Accounts or Governmental customers. Financing is available through Kubota Credit Corporation, U.S.A., subject to credit approval. Some exceptions apply. Offer subject to change without notice. See us for details on these and other low-rate options. See Your Nearest Blueline Equipment Dealer Today . . . UNION GAP 509-248-8411 SUNNYSIDE 509-839-2066 GEORGE 509-785-2595 30 CLE ELUM 509-674-4544 PASCO 509-544-6678 WALLA WALLA 509-839-2066 CALIFORNIA 509-952-9488 June 2013 GOOD FRUIT GROWER www.goodfruit.com