
CGN apple collection
The apple collection has a special status since it is the only field collection of CGN. The collection is maintained as trees in an orchard at the Experimental Station Randwijk. Requests for scions can be made via the CGN website. The collection mainly consists of old Dutch varieties, material from Dutch pomological organizations and from the former research institutes of Wageningen University & Research. The first old apple varieties were already collected in 1976 in an effort to conserve varieties which were no longer used in commercial production.
References
Gabay, G. (2012). Characterization of apple accessions for traits of relevance for organic agriculture. Master ThesisPlant ScienceGroup Wageningen UR Plant breeding.
Van Treuren, R., H. Kemp, G. Ernsting, B. Jongejans, H. Houtman, L. Visser (2010) Microsatellite genotyping of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) genetic resources in the Netherlands: application in collection management and variety identification. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 57: 853–865.