| Cultivar Name: |
Kester
|
| Type |
Almond |
| Synonyms |
Kester 2-19E, UC Case #2014-080
|
| Patent |
The Regents of the University of California 2016 PP27367
|
| Parentage |
was isolated from a seedling population obtained from a cross between ‘Tardy-Nonpareil’ and ‘Arbuckle’ almond cultivars.
|
| Species |
Prunus dulcis
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Bloom Time |
+4
days relative to Nonpareil
|
| Kernal Size |
Medium
|
| Kernal % of Nut |
66%
|
| Nut Shell |
Paper
|
| Tree Size |
Medium
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Ripening time |
+1
weeks relative to
Nonpareil
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
cross-compatible with Nonpareil
|
| Description |
Origin: University of
California, Davis, CA by D. Kester, M. Viveros and T. Gradziel.
Tardy-Nonpareil · Arbuckle. Tested as 2-19E; introd. 2015
A new almond cultivar (Prunus dulcis) designated as ‘Kester’ is provided that is well-suited for serving as a pollenizer of the widely-grown ‘Nonpareil’ cultivar. `Kester` has demonstrated low potential for Noninfectious Bud Failure and other serious afflictions of almond, as well as demonstrating high yields of `Nonpareil`-type kernels, maturing just after `Nonpareil` and so is highly complementary to `Nonpareil` in production systems.
2-19e (Kester) and Winters top yielding among pollenizers |
| References |
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Research Update:
Growing Almonds, Growing Advantage,The Almond conference, 2015; Link
- Register of New Fruit and Nut Cultivars List 48; Link
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