Evaluation
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South African Deciduous Fruit Cultivars (Database)
Evaluation is an integral part of cultivar development. The evaluators carefully record the performance of promising new selections, on multiple trees and often at more than one site in semi-commercial conditions, in comparison with well-known standard cultivars. Tests include cold-storage for fresh fruit and processing to determine the quality of dried and canned fruit. Contact details are as follows:
