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Genetic variation in bitter pit and fruit calcium concentrations within a diverse apple germplasm collection by Volz, R.K, Alspach, P.A, Fletcher, D.J, Ferguson, I.B

“…Genetic variability in the apple [Malus] fruit disorder bitter pit and fruit calcium concentrations ([Ca]) was determined in 25 seedling families at each of…”
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Boysenberry and blackcurrant drinks increased the plasma antioxidant capacity in an elderly population but had little effect on other markers of oxidative stress by McGhie, Tony K, Walton, Michaela C, Barnett, Laura E, Vather, Rosheila, Martin, Harry, Au, Joyce, Alspach, Peter A, Booth, Christine L, Kruger, Marlena C

“…BACKGROUND: The consumption of fruit and vegetables promotes good health by protecting against various degenerative diseases. Even though the constituents…”
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Founding Clones, Inbreeding, Coancestry, and Status Number of Modern Apple Cultivars by Noiton, Dominique A.M, Alspach, Peter A

“…Pedigrees of apple ( Malus × domestica Borkh.) cultivars were used to study worldwide genetic diversity among clones used in modern apple breeding. The most…”
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Profiling Fruit Volatiles in the Progeny of a `Royal Gala' x 'Granny Smith' Apple (Malus x domestica) Cross by ROWAN, Daryl D, HUNT, Martin B, DIMOURO, Aurélie, ALSPACH, Peter A, WESKETT, Rosemary, VOLZ, Richard K, GARDINER, Susan E, CHAGNE, David

“…Volatile flavor compounds from the fruit of the progeny of two apple (Malus x domestica) cultivars with distinctive flavor and volatile profiles, 'Royal Gala'…”
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Development of a recurrent apple breeding programme in New Zealand: a synthesis of results, and a proposed revised breeding strategy by Kumar, Satish, Volz, Richard K, Alspach, Peter A, Bus, Vincent G. M

“…This paper describes an apple breeding population that has been developed in New Zealand since 1990 to broaden the genetic base for cultivar breeding. The…”
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Heritability and Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations of Apple (Malus × domestica) Fruit Volatiles in a Genetically Diverse Breeding Population by Rowan, Daryl D, Hunt, Martin B, Alspach, Peter A, Whitworth, Claire J, Oraguzie, Nnadozie C

“…Flavor is an important quality trait of fruit and a target for improvement through plant breeding. Eighty-nine flavor volatiles from 240 apple (Malus…”
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Trial heterogeneity and variance models in the genetic evaluation of potato tuber yield by Paget, Mark F., Alspach, Peter A., Anderson, John A.D., Genet, Russell A., Apiolaza, Luis A.

“…Genetic evaluation aims to identify genotypes with high empirical breeding values (EBVs) for selection as parents. In this study, 2157 potato genotypes were…”
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Genetic Variation and Covariation of Yield and Phytochemical Traits in a Red Raspberry Factorial Study by Stephens, M. Joseph, Scalzo, Jessica, Alspach, Peter A, Beatson, Ron A, Connor, Ann Marie

“…Breeding for high yield is a major objective of most small fruit breeding programs worldwide. In recent years, research associated with health benefits of…”
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Assessment of Susceptibility to Zebra Chip and Bactericera cockerelli of Selected Potato Cultivars under Different Insecticide Regimes in New Zealand by Anderson, John A. D., Walker, Graham P., Alspach, Peter A., Jeram, Moe, Wright, Peter J.

“…Tomato-Potato Psyllid (TPP) Bactericera cockerelli was first identified in New Zealand in 2006 and has caused major problems for the potato industry,…”
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Genotypic and environmental variation in antioxidant activity and total phenolic content among blackberry and hybridberry cultivars by Connor, A.M, Finn, C.E, Alspach, P.A

“…Antioxidant compounds absorbed from our diet are thought to have a role in preventing chronic diseases that result from oxidative damage. Berry fruit have high…”
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Compounds alone and in combination with yeasts to control Colletotrichum acutatum in apples by Boyd-Wilson, Kirsty S. H., Butler, Ruth C., Alspach, Peter A., Everett, Kerry R., Pushparajah, I. P. Shamini, Walter, Monika

“…In New Zealand summer rots caused by Colletotrichum acutatum Simmonds (bitter rot) result in significant loss. This pathogen is currently controlled by…”
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Variation and heritabilities of antioxidant activity and total phenolic content estimated from a red raspberry factorial experiment by Connor, A.M, Stephens, M.J, Hall, H.K, Alspach, P.A

“…Variance components and narrow-sense heritabilities were estimated for antioxidant activity (AA), total phenolic content (TPH), and fruit weight in red…”
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Profiling Fruit Volatiles in the Progeny of a ‘Royal Gala’ × ‘Granny Smith’ Apple (Malus × domestica) Cross by Rowan, Daryl D, Hunt, Martin B, Dimouro, Aurélie, Alspach, Peter A, Weskett, Rosemary, Volz, Richard K, Gardiner, Susan E, Chagné, David

“…Volatile flavor compounds from the fruit of the progeny of two apple (Malus × domestica) cultivars with distinctive flavor and volatile profiles, ‘Royal Gala’…”
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Genetic and environmental variation in anthocyanins and their relationship to antioxidant activity in blackberry and hybridberry cultivars by Connor, A.M, Finn, C.E, McGhie, T.K, Alspach, P.A

“…Dietary anthocyanins (ACYs) may give health benefits through their antioxidant activity (AA) or other physiological effects. We examined AA and ACY profiles…”
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Variation and Heritability Estimates of Anthocyanins and Their Relationship to Antioxidant Activity in a Red Raspberry Factorial Mating Design by Connor, Ann Marie, McGhie, Tony K, Stephens, M. Joseph, Hall, Harvey K, Alspach, Peter A

“…We determined variance components and narrow-sense heritability estimates for total and individual anthocyanin (ACY) content and antioxidant activity (AA) in…”
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Field Resistance to Fire Blight in a Diverse Apple (Malus sp.) Germplasm Collection by Luby, James J, Alspach, Peter A, Bus, Vincent G.M, Oraguzie, Nnadozie C

“…Incidence and severity of fire blight [ Erwinia amylovora (Burr.) Winslow, Broadhurst, Buchanan, Krumwiede, Rogers, and Smith] following field infection were…”
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Heritability of fruit shape in pears by WHITE, A. G, ALSPACH, P. A, WESKETT, R. H, BREWER, L. R

“…Heritabilities for each of three different height and width ratios describing fruit shape were estimated from measurements on a population of seedlings…”
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Genetic Parameters and Breeding for Yield in Red Raspberry by Stephens, M. Joseph, Alspach, Peter A., Beatson, Ron A., Winefield, Chris, Buck, Emily J.

“…For most small fruit-breeding programs, high yield is a key objective and breeders face a number of challenges breeding for high yield, including interaction…”
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Genetic Parameters and Development of a Selection Index for Breeding Red Raspberries for Processing by Stephens, M. Joseph, Alspach, Peter A., Beatson, Ron A., Winefield, Chris, Buck, Emily J.

“…New commercial red raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ) cultivars suited to machine-harvesting and processing markets need to be high-yielding and have good fruit…”
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A Method for Breeding New Cultivars of Machine-harvested Raspberries with High Yield by Stephens, M. Joseph, Alspach, Peter A., Beatson, Ron A., Winefield, Chris, Buck, Emily J.

“…The Pacific northwestern (PNW) region of the United States is well known for production of machine-harvested red raspberries ( Rubus idaeus ) for process…”
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