Apricot
Variety: Iziagat (S)
Species: Prunus armeniaca
Origin
| Breeder, Place | INRA, France |
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| Intellectual property | CEP Innovation, France |
| Type, Selection | clone INFEL A 4846 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date, -intensity | early to medium blossom period, ideal to high density |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium, 10-12 days after 'Orangenaprikose' |
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| Scale, shape | medium, ellipsoid, moderate suture |
| Colour | nearly 100 % crimson over colour |
| Fruit flesh | intense orange to reddish, medium firm, as the fruit ripens the firmness dissipates fast, very juicy |
| Taste | aromatic-spicy with balanced acidity in the velutinous fruit skin |
| Cracking sensitivity | low tendency to rupture at the suture |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium to strong, semi-upright, good branching, large leaf with red veining and striking red shoot tips |
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| Crop load | ideal and even spread of fruits |
Evaluation
Iziagat (S) ripens mid-season and has a red skin. This variety convinces with its taste as well as fruit-colouring. The rather high cracking resistance is special for red apricots. When presented together with classic orange coloured apricots in a fruit bowl, the unique character of this Rouge-Apricot is remarkable.
Please note the rapid ripening and short harvest period which are typical for Rouge-Apricots.