‘Advantage’, ‘Pilgrim’, and ‘Companion’ Celery
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- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 21 (4) , 1073-1074
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.21.4.1073
Abstract
The Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station has announced the release of celery [Apium graveolens L. (Dulce group)] cultivars Advantage, Pilgrim, and Companion. ‘Advantage’ is resistant to bolting, ‘Pilgrim’ is resistant to bolting and Fusarium yellows [Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. apii (R. Nelson and Sherb.) Race 2], and ‘Companion’ is resistant to Fusarium yellows race 2 and early blight (Cercospora apii Fres.). These cultivars should be useful for commercial production and for breeding purposes. All 3 cultivars have been grown and evaluated on organic soil in Michigan, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Canada.Keywords
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