New in #G3journal: @doctorapples.bsky.social et al. used GWAS on hundreds of cider apple accessions from the USDA Malus collection and identified significant marker-trait associations for fruit quality. This resource will help in cider apple breeding efforts. buff.ly/j7oJ00i

Planting day! New trials include selections from the Long Ashton Research Station breeding program, elite Spanish cultivars from Asturias, and a few old English cultivars such, as Foxwhelp and Tremlett’s Bitter that I imported. G11. 3’x12’. Beautiful trees propagated by Countryside Nursery in VA.

The ARS in Corvallis, OR is looking for a new horticulturist/geneticist to work on the tree and nut crops at their location. As the site of the pear germplasm, you'd get work with me! The pear breeding program relies heavily on the curatorial efforts from this location. www.usajobs.gov/job/824903300