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  • November 2008 Issue

    • Pioneer of variety development

    The goal of Star Fruits is to add value to fruit.

    Movable wires are needed in growing these RosyGlo apple whips because of the wind in the Provence region of France. A handful of French nurserymen had the foresight 40 years ago to understand the importance that global networking and the role variety developer would have in the fruit breeding world. Today, Star Fruits is a key player in obtaining, developing, and promoting tree fruit varieties in Europe. Philippe Toulemonde of Toulemonde Nursery, located in southeastern France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, is the current chair of Star Fruits. His father, who helped found the organization in 1968, served as the […]

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    Melissa Hansen
    Melissa Hansen is the research program director for the Washington State Wine Commission. Hansen previously was an associate editor at Good Fruit Grower from 1996 through 2015. Read her stories: Author Index
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