Jensen's Red Strain
AppleJensen's Red Strain
Origin and History
Jensen's Red Strain was received in the United States from Denmark in 1952 (PI No. 199684). It has been reported as a Bogo strain of Belle de Boskoop. The variety was introduced through the U.S. Plant Introduction Station at Glenn Dale, Maryland.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Jensen's Red Strain has been utilized for pome fruit virus indicator purposes in research settings.
Other
Jensen's Red Strain was distributed to multiple USDA Agricultural Research Service reporting stations for evaluation: the Irrigation Experiment Station at Prosser, Washington (WaP), and the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York (NyG). The variety was noted to be free of stem pitting virus.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)PI No. 199684. Received from Denmark in 1952. Reported comments: Bogo strain of Belle de Boskoop. Reporting station: MdG (U.S. Plant Introduction Station, Glenn Dale, Maryland). PI No. 199684. Received from Glenn Dale, Md. Station No.: AP-M-249. Reporting stations: WaP (Agricultural Research Service, Irrigation Experiment Station, Prosser, Washington) and NyG (Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology, Geneva, New York). PI No. 199684. Received from Glenn Dale, Md. Reported comments: For use as pome fruit virus indicator. No stem pitting virus. Reporting station: MdGb.