Document 131
Title: ‘Aurora’ & ‘Borealis’ Haskap
Source URL: https://research-groups.usask.ca/fruit/documents/haskap/AuroraBorealisArticle.pdf
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Aliases: 1 | Provenance events: 2 | Evidence claims: 86
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Institution: University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program
Site: research-groups.usask.ca
Year: 2012
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Type: cultivar handout/article
Metadata source: intake_manifest_v1
| ID | Relation | Source | Target | Source Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | cross_parent | Parents Solovey | Mt46 | 131 |
| ID | Type | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 949 | year_reference | 2007 | Year reference 2007 |
| 953 | cross_event | 2007 | Lineage type Russian x Japanese Kurile x Russian |
| 954 | cross_event | 2007 | parents Solovey x MT46 |
| 956 | release_event | 2007 | Release event 2007 |
| 950 | year_reference | 2012 | Year reference 2012 |
| 955 | release_event | 2012 | Release event 2012 |
| 951 | year_reference | 2013 | Year reference 2013 |
| 952 | year_reference | 2014 | Year reference 2014 |
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| 2 | fruit_size | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' fruit weight is listed as 1.9 grams. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | description_snippet | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' fruit shape is described as pointed pear somewhat. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | growth_habit | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' bush shape is listed as upright & spreading. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | flavor_profile | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' flavour is listed as excellent. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | productivity | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' productivity is listed as high. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | taxon_context | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' lineage type is listed as Russian x Japanese. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | entry_pedigree | Table 1: Similarities & differences between 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'. | 'Aurora' parentage is listed as Solovey x MT46.55. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | caption_context | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | The page includes a photograph of harvested fruit with a label reading Borealis. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | fruit_size | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' fruit weight is listed as 1.6 grams. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | description_snippet | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' fruit shape is described as oval & boxy. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | growth_habit | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' bush shape is listed as wide spreading. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | flavor_profile | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' flavour is listed as excellent. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | productivity | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' productivity is listed as high. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | taxon_context | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' lineage type is listed as Kurile x Russian. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 2 | entry_pedigree | Table 1 compares 'Aurora' and 'Borealis'; the page also includes a fruit photograph labeled Borealis. | 'Borealis' parentage is listed as Kiev#8 x Tomichka. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | flavor_profile | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' and 'Borealis' have similar great flavour, but 'Aurora' tastes sweeter. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | productivity | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' is described as more productive than 'Borealis'. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | anecdote_snippet | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | Several experienced growers at the 2012 'Haskap Day' remarked, "Ididn't know Haskap could get that sweet" in the discussion of Aurora and Bo | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | fruit_size | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora's' larger berries are easier to pick and may appeal to someone planting many bushes. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | recommendation_context | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | One 'Aurora' could easily pollinize 8 'Borealis' plants if the plants are in the same location and visible to bees. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | culinary_use | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | Gardeners who like to freeze fruit or make jam or wine may want to grow more 'Aurora' because they can harvest them faster. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | growth_habit | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' will likely grow 1/2 meter taller than 'Borealis', 'Tundra', or 'Indigo' haskap varieties. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | description_snippet | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' has an odd or shockingly different berry shape that would make a memorable impression, but its shape will not roll on a sorting lin | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | entry_hardiness_observation | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' and 'Borealis' are fully hardy in Zone 2 at the breeding site in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | taxon_context | 'Aurora' tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 'Aurora' is a haskap plant; the page states haskap plants are not separated into male and female plants and all are capable of producing fru | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | flavor_profile | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | 'Aurora' and 'Borealis' have similar great flavour, but 'Aurora' tastes sweeter. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | description_snippet | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | 'Borealis' berries are described as perhaps having a more lovely shape than 'Aurora'. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | recommendation_context | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | One 'Borealis' could pollinize 8 'Auroras' if the plants are in the same location and visible to bees. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | growth_habit | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | 'Borealis' has a thick and compact growth habit that may have more appeal as a landscape shrub. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | entry_hardiness_observation | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | 'Aurora' and 'Borealis' are fully hardy in Zone 2 at the breeding site in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | taxon_context | Perhaps 'Borealis' berries have a more lovely shape, but 'Aurora' berries are shockingly different. | 'Borealis' is a haskap plant; the page states haskap plants are not separated into male and female plants and all are capable of producing f | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | growth_habit | 'Aurora' will likely grow 1/2 meter taller than 'Borealis' or 'Tundra' or 'Indigo' haskap varieties. | 'Aurora' will likely grow 1/2 meter taller than 'Tundra'. | cultivar 1889 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | description_snippet | 'Aurora' will likely grow 1/2 meter taller than 'Borealis' or 'Tundra' or 'Indigo' haskap varieties. | 'Aurora's' odd shape will not allow it to roll on a sorting line like 'Tundra'. | cultivar 1889 | Open Review parse |
| 3 | taxon_context | 'Aurora' will likely grow 1/2 meter taller than 'Borealis' or 'Tundra' or 'Indigo' haskap varieties. | 'Tundra' is referenced as a haskap variety. | cultivar 1889 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | selection_origin_reference | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | Aurora was selected as one of the best mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings after a decade of breeding. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | fruit_size | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | As of its release date, Aurora was described as the largest fruited haskap on the market in Canada. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | flavor_profile | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | Aurora was described as one of the best tasting haskaps on the Canadian market as of its release date. | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | entry_hardiness_observation | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | The page suggests dependable production in Zone 5, possible problems in Zone 6 in some years, and that Zone 7 may be too warm; the author la | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | description_snippet | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | Aurora is presented as a new variety for orchardists and gardeners, with more haskap varieties expected from the breeding program in the fut | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | breeder_reference | The new variety ‘Aurora’ was selected as one of the best of the mid-season types from among 10,000 seedlings and a decade of breeding. | The breeding program is linked to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Agriculture Development Fund and royalties from propagators supporting further | cultivar 543 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | entry_hardiness_observation | Also, both have good resistance level to mildew which is a problem in more southern locations. | Borealis is included with Aurora in the page's statement that both have good resistance to mildew, a problem in more southern locations. | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
| 4 | description_snippet | Also, both have good resistance level to mildew which is a problem in more southern locations. | The page continues an inherited comparison of Aurora and Borealis attributes from the previous page, with the visible sentence stating that | cultivar 1888 | Open Review parse |
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| ID | Cultivar | Evidence / Claims | Relationships | History / Pages | Link |
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| 543 | Aurora | 32 | 0 | 0 | Open cultivar |
| 1888 | Borealis | 25 | 0 | 0 | Open cultivar |
| 2246 | Parents Solovey | 0 | 1 | 3 | Open cultivar |
| 2247 | Mt46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Open cultivar |
| 1889 | Tundra | 3 | 0 | 0 | Open cultivar |
| 2248 | Russian | 1 | 0 | 2 | Open cultivar |
| 2266 | Indigo | 2 | 0 | 0 | Open cultivar |
| parsed only | ‘Aurora’ | 6 | 0 | 1 | No staging cultivar page yet |
| parsed only | ‘Borealis’ | 4 | 0 | 1 | No staging cultivar page yet |
Relationships: 1
History events: 8
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| Type | Value | Confidence |
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| cultivar_candidate | MT46 | 0.60 |
| cultivar_candidate | parents Solovey | 0.60 |
| cultivar_candidate | Russian | 0.60 |
| taxon_keyword | lonicera | 0.65 |
| taxon_keyword | prunus | 0.65 |
| taxon_keyword | pyrus | 0.65 |
| taxon_keyword | malus | 0.65 |
| taxon_keyword | haskap | 0.75 |
| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| description_snippet | Several experienced growers at our 2012 ‘Haskap Day’ remarked “I didn’t know Haskap could get that sweet”. | 0.54 |
| description_snippet | Attributes: Most important is that ‘Aurora’ and ‘Borealis’ have similar great flavour, but ‘Aurora’ tastes sweeter and is more productive. | 0.54 |
| description_snippet | Other fruits that need companion varieties are apples, plums, apricots, pears, and sweet cherries. | 0.54 |
| ornamental_use | landscape shrub | 0.56 |
| culinary_use | cooking | 0.56 |
| productivity | productive | 0.56 |
| productivity | Productivity High High | 0.56 |
| storage_duration | keep in mind that ‘Aurora’ will likely grow ½ meter | 0.56 |
| growth_habit | compact | 0.52 |
| growth_habit | spreading | 0.52 |
| growth_habit | upright | 0.52 |
| release_year_reference | 2007 | 0.68 |
| release_year_reference | 2012 | 0.68 |
| breeding_cross | parents Solovey x MT46 | 0.65 |
| breeding_cross | Lineage type Russian x Japanese Kurile x Russian | 0.65 |
| year_reference | 2014 | 0.55 |
| year_reference | 2013 | 0.55 |
| year_reference | 2012 | 0.55 |
| year_reference | 2007 | 0.55 |
| hardiness_zone | Zone 7 | 0.80 |
| hardiness_zone | Zone 6 | 0.80 |
| hardiness_zone | Zone 5 | 0.80 |
| hardiness_zone | Zone 2 | 0.80 |