Biology:Redlove apples

Short description: Apple cultivar

Redlove apples are a series of cultivars bred by Markus Kobelt in Switzerland. They are hybrids from cross-pollination of red-fleshed and scab-resistant plants. Cultivars include 'Redlove Calypso', 'Redlove Circe', 'Redlove Era', and 'Redlove Odysso'. Some have a high antioxidant content with 30–40% more than an average apple. The fruit are red on the outside and inside, with a white line in the middle. The apples are sold as a protected, trade-marked variety. Licences for commercial production are sold worldwide and can be acquired from Lubera AG.

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  A sliced fruit of a Redlove apple

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  Purple flowers of the 'Redlove Circe' apple

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  Horizontal cross-section of a 'Redlove Era' apple

References

• Eric Steinman (19 July 2010), "An Apple Red as a Rose, Through and Through", Delish, http://www.delish.com/food/grocery-products/an-apple-red-as-a-rose-through?gt1=47001 
• Redlove, a new Swiss variety
• The Redlove story
• http://www.Lubera.com – Redlove producing tree nursery of Markus Kobelt