Champion_(apple)
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Champion, shampion, or sampion is a hybrid cultivar of domesticated apple developed c. 1960 in Czechoslovakia by crossing a Golden Delicious and a Cox's Orange Pippin. The fruit has a non-uniform skin color.
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- 1-Methylcyclopropene postharvest treatment and their effect on apple quality during long-term storage time
- Virological assessment of stock planting material of apple and raspberry cultivars
- Effects of Blackcurrant and Apple Mash Blending on the Phenolics Contents, Antioxidant Capacity, and Colour of Juices
- Effects of calcium fertilizer sprays on storage quality of shampion apples