Apple Fruit Phenotyping Protocols

• PDF of standard apple phenotyping protocols

• Data worksheets (.xlsx worksheets for download):​

  • Harvest
  • Storage
• General guidelines for standardized phenotyping

Current DNA Tests Available

• Fruit storability/ethylene biosynthesis

• Fruit acidity

• Bitter pit susceptibility

• Fruit sweetness/fructose content

• Scab incidence

• Fruit skin color and flesh color

• Fruit crispness

• Fruit firmness

• Powdery mildew resistance - In Development

• Blue mold resistance - In Development

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For more information on implementing this in your program,  please contact Julia Piaskowski.