Sunhigh (peach)

Sunhigh
SpeciesPrunus persica
BreederM. A. Blake
OriginNew Brunswick, New Jersey

The "Sunhigh" is a yellow-fleshed peach cultivar cultivated in 1938 by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) at Rutgers University.[1] The fruit is sized at 2.5 to 3 inches with 75-100% of maximum red color, and its storage temperatures range from 32° to 40° F.[2]

Cultivation

The peach cultivar is exposed to Rhizopus nest rots if left untreated, and usage of captan caused 63% of the peaches to cause decay.[3] A 1969 study notices size differences caused by irrigation.[4]

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Benjamin Lanham (1967). Peaches in Maryland: A Decade of Soil Moisture and Irrigation Studies. University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station.
  2. ^ Anderson, R. E.; Parsons, C. S.; Smith, W. L. (1968). Marketing Research Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1.
  3. ^ The Plant Disease Reporter. Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1965. p. 301.
  4. ^ Bulletin A. University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station. 1966. p. 21.