Gala Fult is the first Uruguayan apple cultivar, originated by spontaneous somatic mutation of ‘Royal Gala’, identified and evaluated by nurseryman Fernando Rocca and INASE. The fruits have a complete red-blushed skin without streaks and matures more precociously than the other ‘Gala’ clones, but with the same range of edaphoclimatic adaptation.
Keywords:
Malus domestica Borkh.; apple breeding; new apple variety
| Characteristics | UPOV1 | Classification | Example varieties | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree | Vigor | 1 | medium | Golden Delicious | 5 |
| Type | 2 | ramified | Elstar, Golden Delicious | 2 | |
| Habit | 3 | spreading | Bramley’s Seedling, Jonagold | 2 | |
| Type of bearing | 4 | on spurs and long shoots | Jonagold | 2 | |
| Leaf | Attitude in relation to shoot | 10 | outwards | Bramley’s Seedling | 2 |
| Incisions of margin | 15 | serrate type 1 | Elstar, Gala | 3 | |
| Flower | Predominant color at balloon stage | 19 | dark pink | Elstar, Sylvia | 4 |
| Arrangement of petals | 21 | overlapping | Schone van Boskoop | 3 | |
| Position of stigmas relative to anthers | 22 | above | Golden Delicious | 3 | |
| Fruit | Size | 24 | medium | Cox’s Orange Pippin | 5 |
| Height | 25 | medium | James Grieve | 5 | |
| Diameter | 26 | medium | Golden Delicious | 5 | |
| Ratio height/diameter | 27 | medium | Jonagold | 5 | |
| General shape | 28 | conic | Jonagold | 2 | |
| Ribbing | 29 | absent or weak | Charles Ross, Discovery | 1 | |
| Crowning at calyx end | 30 | absent or weak | Charles Ross, Discovery, Granny Smith | 1 | |
| Size of eye | 31 | medium | Cox’s Orange Pippin | 5 | |
| Length of sepal | 32 | medium | Alkmene | 5 | |
| Bloom of skin | 33 | moderate | James Grieve, Jonathan | 2 | |
| Ground color | 35 | yellow | Delorgue, Gala, Transparente de Croncels | 3 | |
| Hue of over color | 37 | purple red | Red Jonaprince, Spartan | 4 | |
| Intensity of over color | 38 | dark | Red Jonaprince, Spartan | 7 | |
| Pattern of over color | 39 | only solid flush | Red Jonaprince, Richared Delicious | 1 | |
| Area of russet around stalk attachment | 41 | medium | Alkmene | 2 | |
| Area of russet on cheeks | 42 | absent or small | Golden Noble | 1 | |
| Area of russet around eye basin | 43 | absent or small | Golden Noble | 1 | |
| Length of stalk | 46 | medium | Worcester Pearmain | 5 | |
| Thickness of stalk | 47 | medium | Cox’s Orange Pippin | 5 | |
| Depth of stalk cavity | 48 | medium | Golden Delicious | 5 | |
| Width of stalk cavity | 49 | narrow | Beauty of Bath, Gala | 3 | |
| Depth of eye basin | 50 | medium | Golden Delicious | 5 | |
| Width of eye basin | 51 | medium | Golden Delicious | 5 | |
| Firmness of flesh | 52 | Firm | Kent | 7 | |
| Color of flesh | 53 | cream | Jonagold | 2 | |
| Aperture of locules | 54 | fully open | McIntosh | 3 | |
| Phenology | Time of beginning of flowering | 55 | early | Idared, Schone van Booskoop | 3 |
| Time for harvest | 56 | very early to early | Vista Bella Discovery, Jerseymac, Sunrise | 2 | |
| Time of eating maturity | 57 | very early to early | White Transparent | 2 | |
| Fruit characteristics | ‘Gala Fult’/M9 rootstock | ‘Gala Fult’/M7 rootstock |
|---|---|---|
| Surface red color (%) | 93 | 92 |
| Soluble solids content (°Brix) | 12.91 | 12.30 |
| Fruit weight (g) | 142 | 138 |
| Flesh firmness (N) | 77.62 | 72.90 |
| Iodine-starch index | 5 | 5 |
| Start date of ripening* | January 21 | |
| Finish date of ripening* | February 02 | |
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