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Indigo Yum is a haskap cultivar from the University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program. It belongs to the Row 9 Indigo series of edible blue honeysuckles, Lonicera caerulea. It was tested as 9-92 and named in winter 2011, when growers and propagators asked for names for the Row 9 test plants. The Indigo name was chosen because indigo is associated with haskap. Blue was avoided because Northwoods Nursery in Oregon had already used it widely for Russian introductions. [S1]
The Indigo series was released experimentally as a backup and comparison group in case Borealis and Tundra were hard to propagate or developed field problems. Indigo Yum belonged to the related Row 9 group, named for the breeding row where the selections began. The report lists Indigo Gem, Indigo Treat, and Indigo Yum as former numbers 9-15, 9-91, and 9-92. [S1]
Indigo Yum is described mainly by fruit shape. Its berries were longer than the other Indigo selections, and a report figure compares it with Berry Blue. Row 9 fruits were hard to tell apart by fruit alone, but Indigo Yum's stretched shape stood out. The report discusses this shape in relation to Japanese market expectations. Japanese contacts reportedly did not object to the stretched shape of 9-92 and thought it could be marketable if the fruit was large. For processing, fruit shape was less important. [S1]
The original Indigo Yum bush was noticed a year before the others. The report suggests this might mean it starts producing a little sooner. Its main weakness was propagation. The University of Saskatchewan described it as the hardest Indigo selection to propagate, later stopped propagating it, and noted that only a few propagators or nurseries still had it. [S1]
The evidence places Indigo Yum within Saskatchewan haskap breeding work, but the packet does not give direct parentage, a zone rating, detailed flavor notes, harvest season, storage behavior, or disease observations. Its hardiness should therefore be stated only from context. It came from the University of Saskatchewan haskap program and was evaluated in that prairie breeding setting, but this source gives no direct cold hardiness claim for Indigo Yum. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.
Selected source quotations
“Indigo Treat (9-91) and Indigo Yum (9-92): these are similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra but we have not looked at them much. Yum was very hard to propagate so many companies dropped it.”
— Recommended fruit Varieties, p2
“Figure 25. Berries from Indigo Gem, Indigo Treat and Indigo Yum (left to right). Formerly they were called 9-15, 9-91 and 9-92.”
— Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p72
“Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others.”
— Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012, p100
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 102 | Haskap Breeding & Production - Final Report, January 2012 | unknown | 14 | 0 | 0 | p6 p53 p72 p100 | In discussion of Japanese market perceptions, the stretched look of 9-92 was said to be acceptable and potentially marketable if the fruit was large.; The page includes a photograph of Indigo Yum fruit beside the descrip |
| 143 | Recommended fruit Varieties | unknown | 3 | 0 | 0 | p2 | Very hard to propagate, causing many companies to drop it.; Described as similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra, but the authors had not looked at it much.; Selection/reference code given as 9-92. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
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| 143 | p2 | growth_habit | Very hard to propagate, causing many companies to drop it. | Indigo Treat (9-91) and Indigo Yum (9-92): these are similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra but we have not looked at them much. Yum was very hard to propagate so many companies dropped it. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p2 | description_snippet | Described as similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra, but the authors had not looked at it much. | Indigo Treat (9-91) and Indigo Yum (9-92): these are similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra but we have not looked at them much. Yum was very hard to propagate so many companies dropped it. | page_block:0.90 |
| 143 | p2 | source_reference_abbreviation | Selection/reference code given as 9-92. | Indigo Treat (9-91) and Indigo Yum (9-92): these are similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra but we have not looked at them much. Yum was very hard to propagate so many companies dropped it. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | anecdote_snippet | In discussion of Japanese market perceptions, the stretched look of 9-92 was said to be acceptable and potentially marketable if the fruit was large. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | caption_context | The page includes a photograph of Indigo Yum fruit beside the descriptive entry. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | source_reference_abbreviation | The University of Saskatchewan stopped propagating Indigo Yum, and only a few propagators still have it. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | recommendation_context | Only a few nurseries have this variety because it was difficult to propagate. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | description_snippet | This variety was described as the hardest of all to propagate. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | productivity | The original bush was noticed a year earlier than the others, suggesting it may come into production slightly sooner. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | anecdote_snippet | The original bush was noticed a year earlier than the others, which might indicate that it comes into production a little quicker. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | description_snippet | The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p100 | selection_origin_reference | Indigo Yum was formerly numbered 9-92. | Indigo Yum (formerly 9-92) The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p72 | description_snippet | Indigo Yum is part of the Indigo series named from Row 9 test plants in winter 2011. | Figure 25. Berries from Indigo Gem, Indigo Treat and Indigo Yum (left to right). Formerly they were called 9-15, 9-91 and 9-92. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p72 | caption_context | Figure 25 includes Indigo Yum berries and supports the statement that the related Indigo fruits are hard to distinguish visually. | Figure 25. Berries from Indigo Gem, Indigo Treat and Indigo Yum (left to right). Formerly they were called 9-15, 9-91 and 9-92. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p72 | selection_origin_reference | Indigo Yum was formerly a numbered Row 9 test plant; from the left-to-right mapping in the figure caption, Indigo Yum corresponds to former number 9-92. | Figure 25. Berries from Indigo Gem, Indigo Treat and Indigo Yum (left to right). Formerly they were called 9-15, 9-91 and 9-92. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p53 | caption_context | Figure 13 contrasts 'Indigo Yum' with 'Berry Blue'. | Figure 13. Contrast between 'Berry Blue' and 'Indigo Yum'. | page_block:0.90 |
| 102 | p6 | caption_context | Alisted figure presents a contrast between 'Berry Blue' and 'Indigo Yum'. | Figure 13. Contrast between 'Berry Blue' and 'Indigo Yum'. | page_block:0.90 |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| growth_habit | Very hard to propagate, causing many companies to drop it. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Described as similar to Indigo Gem and Tundra, but the authors had not looked at it much. | 0.94 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Selection/reference code given as 9-92. | 0.98 |
| anecdote_snippet | In discussion of Japanese market perceptions, the stretched look of 9-92 was said to be acceptable and potentially marketable if the fruit was large. | 0.92 |
| caption_context | The page includes a photograph of Indigo Yum fruit beside the descriptive entry. | 0.87 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | The University of Saskatchewan stopped propagating Indigo Yum, and only a few propagators still have it. | 0.96 |
| recommendation_context | Only a few nurseries have this variety because it was difficult to propagate. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | This variety was described as the hardest of all to propagate. | 0.98 |
| productivity | The original bush was noticed a year earlier than the others, suggesting it may come into production slightly sooner. | 0.83 |
| anecdote_snippet | The original bush was noticed a year earlier than the others, which might indicate that it comes into production a little quicker. | 0.95 |
| description_snippet | The berries on this variety are more stretched than the others. | 0.99 |
| selection_origin_reference | Indigo Yum was formerly numbered 9-92. | 0.99 |
| description_snippet | Indigo Yum is part of the Indigo series named from Row 9 test plants in winter 2011. | 0.86 |
| caption_context | Figure 25 includes Indigo Yum berries and supports the statement that the related Indigo fruits are hard to distinguish visually. | 0.87 |
| selection_origin_reference | Indigo Yum was formerly a numbered Row 9 test plant; from the left-to-right mapping in the figure caption, Indigo Yum corresponds to former number 9-92. | 0.96 |
| caption_context | Figure 13 contrasts 'Indigo Yum' with 'Berry Blue'. | 0.97 |
| caption_context | A listed figure presents a contrast between 'Berry Blue' and 'Indigo Yum'. | 0.95 |
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