Antonovka

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2011, 2019

Accession: 121

Seed Source: Plant Gene Resources Canada, accession no. 17650.

Comments:

2011	Didn't seem to like the cold, wet weather of a La Nina year, but it did take off and start producing a lot more once weather really started to warm up. Really nice flavour on this one, good balance between rich/acidic taste. It's totally normal for this variety to have darker red/brownish/greenish shouldering. I think this variety will do better in a more normal year.

Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Erect

Plant size: Medium (4ft)

Leaf type: Regular/wispy

Leaf Coverage: Fair

Maturity: Mid (78 days)

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Red (dark)

Flesh colour: Red

Fruit Shape: Oblate

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Medium

Fruit Set: Fair

Average Fruit Diameter: 3"

Average Fruit Length: 1.5"

Average Fruit Weight: 226oz (8oz)

Other Observations

• Resistant to cracking and splitting.
• Suffered blossom drop in cold/wet weather.

History

• Seed donated to Plant Gene Resources Canada in 1984 from Ontario, Canada.