Volume 57 Number 2 Article 8
Year 2003 Month 4
Title: 'Tulameen' Red Raspberry
Authors: H. Daubeny and C. Kempler
Abstract:
'Tulameen' has become one of the leading fresh market red raspberry cultivars in
the world.
Some history helps to describe
the cultivar and why it has become so important. 'Tulameen' is from the 1980 cross
of 'Nootka' x 'Glen Prosen' made in the
breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-
Food Canada's Pacific Agriculture Research Center (PARC) in British Columbia
(BC) (1). 'Nootka', an earlier release from
the program, is noted for its high levels of
soluble solids which are well balanced
with acid levels; it did not have wide acceptance mainly because of its relatively
low yields. 'Glen Prosen' is an exception
ally firm, large-fruited cultivar from the
Scottish Crop Research Institute's program.
It owes its firmness to genes ob
tained from the eastern North America native black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis L.
These genes had been brought into raspberry breeding programs through the pio
neering work done at Horticulture Research International, located in East
Mailing, England.
Because of its firmness,
'Glen Prosen' has been grown in Britain for
fresh market use, particularly that involving transport to distant markets.
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