Talk:Gala (apple)

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The pedigree of Gala given in the article was recently changed to Red or Golden Delicious x Cox's Orange Pippin. While I have seen this pedigree given, I'm not sure what the authority behind it is. I've checked the US patent application for Gala, and it is indeed Golden Delicious x Kidd's Orange Red, so I've changed it back. Elakazal 21:03, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Kid's Orange Red is evidently an offspring of Cox's Orange Pippin and Red Delicious, so it would also be appropriate to say that Gala is [(Cox Orange Pippen × Red Delicious) × Golden Delicious] (my version wasn't quite right; however, it was actually an attempt to fix the broken wiki-link)

Resources for Gala pedigree = Cox's

• A cross of 'Golden Delicious' x 'Cox's Orange Pippin'.
• Gala [(Cox Orange Pippen × Red Delicious) × Golden Delicious]
• With a pink blush on a yellow background, the Gala was developed in New Zealand from Cox Orange Pippin, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious
• Gala is a cross of Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious developed by New Zealand plant breeders. (Same wording here)
• Derived from Cox’s Orange Pippin, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious

Resources for Gala pedigree = Kidd's

• The GALA variety sometimes is known as the KIDD's D-8 variety.
• Kidd's Orange X Golden Delicious Wairarapa, New Zealand
• Gala – private NZ breeding programme (Kidd’s Orange x Golden Delicious cross), introduced in 1965: red strains subsequently identified

Both

• Originating in New Zealand in 1934, it was introduced to the U.S. in 1981. Its parentage is from Kidd's Orange Red which was cross of Cox's Orange and Red Delicious.

I'll leave it as it goes. Maybe some of these resources would be handy for the article. agapetos_angel 04:40, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I've reverted a change of "sports" to "sorts". Although "sorts" still works in the sentence, "sports" in this case is a term referring to genetic variants arising as mutations of a clonally propagated plant, generally bud mutations. Elakazal 19:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

"Sports" is correct in this case, darn it! Elakazal 20:16, 8 December 2006 (UTC)