Ben-Dor develops the Odem apple and red flesh nectarines
New Pear varieties
“The main advantages of the Odem apple are the low chilling hours required and how early we can harvest,” said Ronit Ganigar, agronomist at Ben-Dor. “It develops a deep red colour, even at low altitude.” The adaptability to a wide range of climactic conditions, from low chill to very high chill, makes the Odem one of Ben-Dor's more promising apple varieties. Ganigar described the apple's flavour as sweet and sour, the texture is crunchy and very juicy.
Odem: Early low chill deep red Apple
Ben-Dor is also hoping the Odem, with its early harvest dates, can fill a niche in the market. Right now, areas like the southern part of Spain and northern areas in Africa don't produce high quality red apples, noted Ganigar. But if growers can grow Odem apples there, those apples could enter a relatively empty market. “The grower can deliver red beautiful apples 2 months before all the Galas.”
Red flesh nectarine
Also from Ben-Dor is a red flesh nectarine they developed based on gains made with red flesh plums. “After learning about the health benefits of our red flesh Plums (being researched in a well-known laboratory in our country) we decided to develop and cultivate a wide range red flesh fruit families. As we are looking for widest range of red flesh products for the taste and health reason, we were looking for a long time for this line of products.”
“The red flesh nectarines have an excellent balance of sweet and sour, and they're very juicy” said Ganigar. The markets who are very keen to buy these nectarines are UK, EU and Israel.
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