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| MARLHAC |
| Clone examined: |
CA 118 |
| Origin: |
INRA 1962 creation (Laguépie x C. Crenata) |
Recommended
cultivation area: |
Dordogne, Gironde, Basse-Corrèze, Charentes. |
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| Tree |
| Specific features: |
May be used as a stock. |
| Stocks: |
Can be made to proliferate by layering or propagation. |
| Vigour: |
Strong. |
| Bearing: |
Half erect, highly branched. |
| Fruiting: |
Quite early. |
| Budding: |
Early to very early when February is mild. Sensitive to spring frosts. |
| Productivity: |
Average to strong. |
| Diseases: |
Resistant to leaf-rust. |
| Male flowers: |
Brachystaminate (no pollen). |
| Pollinating agents: |
All long-staminate C. Sativa + CA 75. |
| Flowering period: |
Male flowers none.
Female flowers: 20 June – 5 July. |
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| Fruit |
| Form: |
elliptical-triangular |
| Colour: |
red mahogany |
| Size: |
large to very large |
| Dividing: |
less than 12% |
| Maturity period: |
half-early |
| Natural preservation: |
good |
Suitability for
mechanical peeling: |
good |
Behaviour when
transformed: |
not tested |
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| General assessment |
Variety currently being tested. Must prove to be of good productivity in the various regions before being definitively recommended.
Of interest as a stock. |
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