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Jeane d'Orleans
‘‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ is a new late-season, floricane-fruiting
red raspberry cultivar (Rubus idaeus L.) released by Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada, Horticulture Research and Development Centre (HRDC).
Results from replicated trials in L’Acadie show ‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ has
larger and firmer fruits that have excellent shelf life and higher
soluble solids compared to the commercial cultivars in this study.
‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ also has higher antioxidant than commercially grown
raspberries in Quebec..
The selection was named after Mrs. Jeanne Delisle, a pioneer of small
fruit cultivation and development with Les Fraises de l’Île d'Orléans
Inc. Île d’Orléans is an island located 20 km east of Quebec City known
for the production of high quality small fruit including red raspberry.
Its economy is based mainly on agricultural production, particularly
vegetable crops and small fruit crops. This island is also known as the
capital of strawberry production in Quebec and is recognized for its
production of high quality fruits.
‘Jeanne d’Orléans’, tested as SJR942-7, is a selection from a cross
between ‘Meeker’ and ‘Chilliwack’ which was bred in 1994 by S.
Khanizadeh. It has been tested since 1997 at McGill University and at
the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) sub-station in L’Acadie,
Québec, as well as on controlled semi-commercial sites by our private
partners ‘Les Fraises de l’Île d’Orléans’ in l’Île d’Orléans, Québec
(latitude 46oN, longitude 71oW) and Meiosis Ltd. (Bradbourne House,
Stable Block, East Malling, Kent ME19 6DZ) in United Kingdom .
Fully grown primocanes of ‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ are semi-erect, medium
high, covered with a medium thick layer of wax and a moderate number of
medium-size reddish-purple spines. Leaves are composed of either 3 or 5
rugose leaflets, when 5 leaflets can be free to slightly overlapping,
dull and light green. Floricane laterals are longer than those of both
‘Boyne’ and ‘Killarney’.
Fruit of ‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ ripens 8 days after ‘Boyne’ and ‘Killarney’.
The fruits are large, medium red (RHS 53A) (Royal Horticultural Society
Colour Chart, 1995), elongated conic, firm, very flavourful and have a
cylindrical cavity. Skin is dull and pubescent. At maturity, ‘Jeanne
d’Orléans’ raspberries detach easily from the receptacle without
crumbling and have strong drupelet cohesion. Soluble solids levels were
higher in ‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ than in the commercial cultivars in this
study, whereas titratable acidity was similar to ‘Killarney’ but
significantly lower than ‘Boyne’, ‘Nova’ and ‘Festival’. Total yield of
‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ was comparable to that of all commercial cultivars in
this study but fruit weight was significantly higher than cultivars in
this study. Four replications of 20 fruits were used to evaluate
marketability and bleeding by placing them in a Petri dish over a white
filter paper and keeping them at 20°C (room temperature). ‘Jeanne
d’Orléans’ remained marketable (firm and uniform colour) for up to 5
days and drupelet bleeding was almost absent, which was much better than
comparator cultivars in this study. It is reported that the ellagic acid
content of ‘Jeanne d’Orléans’ is significantly higher than ‘Boyne’,
‘Festival’, ‘Killarney’ and ‘Nova’ which are the most widely cultivated
commercial cultivars in Quebec..
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