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Aia Ilu

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Malus pumila'Aia Ilu'
SpeciesMalus pumila
Hybrid parentageAntonovkax?[1]
Cultivar'Aia Ilu'
OriginEstonia,Estonia

Aia Ilu(in English,Garden Beauty[2]) is acultivarof domesticatedapple,fromEstonia,first developed in 1946 by Aleksander Siimon.[1]

Characteristics

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

Pests

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The Aia Ilu has lowscabresistance[4]and is resistant topowdery mildew.[5]

References

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  1. ^abc"List of Apple Cultivars".botanycourse. Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2018.Retrieved19 November2018.
  2. ^"translate.google".Retrieved21 November2018.
  3. ^"The value of apple cultivars bred by professor Alekdander Siimon".Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Archived fromthe originalon 22 November 2022.Retrieved21 November2018.
  4. ^Tiirmaa, K.; Univer, N.; Univer, T. (2006)."Evaluation of Apple Cultivars for scab resistance in Estonia"(PDF).Agronomy Research.Retrieved19 November2018.
  5. ^"Level of resistance/susceptibility to powdery mildew (PM) of 2655 apple cultivars".Retrieved21 November2018.