*Midwest Apple Improvement Association *
*Making Good Apples Great! *
*www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/maia
*
*2008 Annual Meeting *
*Saturday November 1, 2008
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*Meeting Location: *Dawes Arboretum, Newark, OH (www.dawesarb.org)
7770 Jacksontown Rd
Heath, OH 43056
(800) 443-2937
*Hotel:*
Hampton Inn
1008 Hebron Road
Heath, Ohio, USA, 43056
1-740-788-8991
*Say that you are with Dawes Arboretum/MAIA or Apple CGC meeting for
discounted rates.
*
*Board Meeting: Oct. 31 - 6:30 pm at the Hampton Inn
*
Main topic will be defining protocol for numbering, propagating and further
evaluating advanced
selections.
*Program for Nov. 1*
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. with refreshments provided, and will
conclude by mid-
afternoon with a tour of apple plantings (current site and future site) at
Dawes Arboretum. A box
lunch will be available for purchase.
MAIA President *Mitch Lynd *will provide an update on MAIA activities,
including 2008 apple
evaluations, thoughts on crosses to be made in 2009, the newly incorporated
Midwest Apple
Foundation and funding status. Advanced selections will be available for
tasting.
*Gayle Volk*, USDA-ARS—Crop Genetic Resources specialist will discuss the
genetic diversity
found in *Malus sieversii *from the Kyrgyz Republic.
*Herb Aldwinckle*, Cornell University, will discuss genes for apple scab
resistance, current
understanding of the loss of effectiveness of the *Vf *gene, and what this
means for scab-
resistance breeding efforts. Dr. Aldwinckle will also discuss the economics
of gene transfer and
when it will be cost-effective.
*Phil Forsline*, curator of the USDA *Malus *germplasm collection will
present interesting finds
from life-long collecting *Malus*—a show and tell and tasting.
*Bill Dodd*, general manager, Fruit Growers Marketing Association will
relate his recent
observations on European managed varieties. Bill will also discuss
disease-resistant cultivars
from a marketing perspective.
*Jules Janick*, Purdue University, will present his wisdom on the current
state of protecting and
promoting new apple varieties.
*Jozsef Racsko *and *Diane Miller*, Ohio State University will provide an
overview of a new
SARE grant focusing on how to introduce new apple varieties into upscale
markets which will be
followed by group discussion on experiences of marketing apple diversity.
We look forward to a great day of discussions among apple enthusiasts!
