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Atemoya breeding project
« on: July 30, 2019, 03:42:10 AM »
Article came up in my feed today that may interest folks. It’s about the breeding of custard apples here in Australia (atemoya are commonly called custard apples here). It has an Australian perspective/bias but some of the fruit look interesting.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-07-30/custard-apple-variety-research-a-long-road/11362214?fbclid=IwAR347K8bWZ4840zw9kjdg1gOldvXZeEUZWjPnO5ikO8sITEi3by14-xnluU

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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2019, 07:21:35 AM »
That's fantastic.  I wish something were being done with atemoyas in this country, but I guess there's not enough market for the fruit.
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Re: Atemoya breeding project
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2019, 11:19:41 AM »
Nice article thanks for posting :)

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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2019, 12:29:41 PM »
Ulfr thanks for this . I grew up eating lots of custard apples ( sour sop) in Jamaica. I also had lots of red annona reticula growing up . Are they doing research on those also?

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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2019, 12:31:10 PM »
That's fantastic.  I wish something were being done with atemoyas in this country, but I guess there's not enough market for the fruit.

Is there a problem with Atemoya here in Florida I've not heard of? My Gefner does pretty well.
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2019, 06:06:05 PM »
Thanks for the article! That red Atemoya looks delicious!

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2019, 09:25:58 PM »
That's fantastic.  I wish something were being done with atemoyas in this country, but I guess there's not enough market for the fruit.

Is there a problem with Atemoya here in Florida I've not heard of? My Gefner does pretty well.
I meant breeding new varieties.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2019, 02:42:27 AM »
Is there a breading program?  If so which university is doing this? 

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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2019, 02:45:18 AM »
Most of us breed on our own cherimoya/atemoya/annonas/custard apple for fun.  I don’t really document which i cross with what.  All i know is if fruit looks different and taste good then i will use the seeds. 

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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2019, 04:22:17 PM »
No worries!

Thanks for the article! That red Atemoya looks delicious!

I agree! Something I’ve noticed is that although atemoya is popular, it is more of an older generation fruit (at least in my area). I work with young people and most wouldn’t have tried one. Something like that red fruit on the shelves could change that, as long as it also tastes good :)
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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2019, 09:32:06 PM »
Cant wait to have those in my backyard.

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« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2019, 12:44:53 AM »
Thanks for sharing! The red ones really are beautiful. My son would love them; they look like dragon hearts, lol.
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