Aia Ilu Explained

Malus pumila 'Aia Ilu'
Species:Malus pumila
Hybrid:Antonovka x ? [1]
Cultivar:'Aia Ilu'
Origin:, Estonia

Aia Ilu (in English, Garden Beauty[2]) is a cultivar of domesticated apple, from Estonia, first developed in 1946 by Aleksander Siimon.[1]

Characteristics

The Aia Ilu has large apples, weighing from 250 to 300 grams. It is juicy, bittersweet, and has a weak aroma.[1] The Aia Ilu is grown in nurseries, but is not widely propagated.[3]

Pests

The Aia Ilu has low scab resistance[4] and is resistant to powdery mildew.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Apple Cultivars . botanycourse.com . 19 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181120055201/http://botanycourse.com/list-of-apple-cultivars/ . 20 November 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: translate.google.com . 21 November 2018.
  3. Web site: The value of apple cultivars bred by professor Alekdander Siimon . Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations . 21 November 2018 . 22 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122122626/https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do;jsessionid=3137F17BA475EE92319A2BCA8F3A1CC2?request_locale=zh_CN&recordID=EE2001000146&query=&sourceQuery=&sortField=&sortOrder=&agrovocString=&advQuery=&centerString=&enableField= . dead .
  4. Web site: Evaluation of Apple Cultivars for scab resistance in Estonia . Agronomy Research . 2006 . 19 November 2018 . Tiirmaa, K. . Univer, N. . Univer, T..
  5. Web site: Level of resistance/susceptibility to powdery mildew (PM) of 2655 apple cultivars . 21 November 2018.

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