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Annual report of the Deciduous Fruit Plant Improvement Association (DPA)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Members of the DPA 1

2. Composition of the Board, the Executive Committee and the Technical Committee 1

3. Directors of Plant SA 3

4. Financial statements as on 31 December 2020 3

5. State of the Clones 4

6. State of the Block units 5

7. Nursery trees available 7

8. Summary of the activities of 2020 14

9. Acknowledgements 14

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1. MEMBERS OF THE DPA

1.1 Plant Improvement Organisations

The following Plant Improvement Organisations were members of the DPA in

2020:

SAPO Trust

Stargrow

TopFruit

1.2 Nurseries

There were 44 registered nurseries of which 7 were registered as foundation

nurseries. The Deciduous Fruit Nurserymen’s Association represented the

nurseries on the DPA Board and the Technical Committee.

1.3 Producer organisations

The following producer organisations were registered as members of the DPA:

Hortgro Pome

Hortgro Stone

Canning Fruit Producers (CFP)

2. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

2.1 Board Members 2020

Chairman

Mr. SJ Victor Independent

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Producer organisations

Mr. J Jordaan Canning Fruit Producers

Mr. D Morkel Hortgro Stone

Mr. H Campbell Hortgro Pome

PIO’s

Ms. R Carstens SAPO Trust

Mr. MH Prins Stargrow

Mr. S Amos TopFruit

Nurseries

Mr. JD van Deventer Deciduous Fruit Nurserymen’s Association

Other members

Ms. J Sadie Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and

Rural Development (DALRRD)

Mr. NL Africander Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and

Rural Development (DALRRD)

Secretary

Ms. RM Kriel Plant SA

2.2 Executive Committee 2020

Mr. SJ Victor (Chairman)

Mr. MH Prins

Mr. JD van Deventer

2.3 Technical Committee 2020

Members

Mr. H Campbell Hortgro Science (Chairman)

Ms. S Malan SAPO Trust

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Mr. MH Prins Stargrow

Mr. S Amos TopFruit

Mr. C Stemmet Deciduous Fruit Nurserymen’s Association

Mr. HP Gerber BG Plantinspeksie Konsultante

Co-opted

Ms. I du Toit Inspection Services - DALRRD

Ms. L Frazenburg Plant Health - DALRRD

Prof. G Pietersen University of Stellenbosch

Prof. K Theron University of Stellenbosch

Mr. C Stander Freshness First

Me. R Kriel Secretary

3. DIRECTORS OF PLANT SA

The following DPA members served as Directors of Plant SA in 2020:

Mr. SJ Victor, Mr. JD van Deventer, Mr. MH Prins, while Mr. D Morkel served

as alternate director.

4. FINANANCIAL STATEMENTS AS ON 31 DECEMBER 2020

According to the preliminary audited Income and Expenditure Statement for the

financial year 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020, as prepared by BGR de

Villiers, the year ended on a surplus of R 42 730.

The surplus lead to an increase in the accumulated funds from R 1 957 139 on

1 January 2020 to R 1 999 869 on 31 December 2020.

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5. STATE OF THE CLONES

There are 513 registered clones and 276 candidate clones listed in the DPA

clone register. The details of these clones, as on 31 December 2020, are

provided in Table 1.

The totals above indicate the total number of clones on the register, there are

varieties where several clones have been registered. There are also a

reasonable number of clones for which only nucleus plants have been

established and information of the clones is therefore not included in Table 1.

TABLE 1. Number of varieties with status by fruit type

FRUIT TYPE SCION (B) /

ROOTSTOCK (O) CANDIDATE REGISTERED TOTAL

OFFICIAL VARIETIES

APPLES B 49 54 103 186

O 17 12 25 18

PEARS B 12 30 39 66

O 2 6 6 7

QUINCES O 3 3 3

CHERRIES B 3 15 18 30

O 8 2 9 6

APRICOTS B 20 17 36 46

O 1 2 2 2

ALMONDS B 1 10 11 16

NECTARINES B 43 99 142 224

PEACHES B 36 89 123 181

O 7 11 17 14

PRUNES B 2 4 6 6

PLUMS B 39 54 92 92

O 2 2 4 5

INTER SPECIFICS

B 12 8 20 39

O 3 2 5 5

GRAND TOTAL 260 418 658 946

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6. STATE OF THE BLOCK UNITS

The details of the rootstock and scion units, as on 31 December 2020, are

summarised in Table 2 and Table 3, respectively.

TABLE 2 Number of rootstock varieties indicated by fruit type

FRUIT TYPE UNIT TYPE

STATUS NUMBER OF VARIETIES

NUMBER OF UNITS

NUMBER OF TREES

APPLES

GV CERT. 8 61 331 590

CAND. 14 33 64 095

MB CERT. 7 57 268 288

CAND. 9 33 114 634

TOTAL 18 184 778 607

PEARS & QUINCES

GV CERT. 6 15 37 990

CAND. 3 7 4 052

MB CERT. 5 33 54 076

CAND. 4 12 25 246

TOTAL 8 67 121 364

CHERRIES

GV CERT. 1 8 606

CAND.

MB CERT.

CAND.

TOTAL 1 8 606

PEACHES

GV CERT. 9 33 16 098

CAND. 3 5 390

MB CERT. 9 56 59 951

CAND. 7 16 7 896

TOTAL 12 110 84 335

PLUMS

GV CERT. 2 7 3 435

CAND.

MB CERT. 2 20 22 516

CAND. 2 7 4 540

TOTAL 2 34 30 491

INTER SPECIFICS

GV CERT. 1 1 5

CAND.

MB CERT.

CAND.

TOTAL 1 1 5

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TABLE 3 Number of scion varieties indicated by fruit type



NUMBER OF UNITS

NUMBER OF TREES

APPLES

GV CERT. 36 72 2 018

CAND. 34 71 3 309

MB CERT. 27 73 138 700

CAND. 31 114 199 696

TOTAL 69 330 343 723

PEARS

GV CERT. 18 28 490

CAND. 14 22 341

MB CERT. 11 28 41 268

CAND. 12 26 18 361

TOTAL 27 104 60 460



NUMBER OF UNITS

NUMBER OF TREES

CHERRIES

GV CERT. 12 21 350

CAND.

MB CERT. 5 5 719

CAND. 4 6 570

TOTAL 13 32 1 639

APRICOTS

GV CERT. 9 19 4 789

CAND. 6 23 3 643

MB CERT. 8 13 7 027

CAND. 9 16 13 203

TOTAL 15 71 28 662

ALMONDS

GV CERT. 9 17 314

CAND. 4 5 1 371

MB CERT. 6 8 474

CAND. 6 17 3 201

TOTAL 10 47 5 360

NECTARINES

GV CERT. 44 66 940

CAND. 17 23 1 435

MB CERT. 28 33 4 384

CAND. 37 45 19 213

TOTAL 90 167 25 972

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NUMBER OF UNITS

NUMBER OF TREES

PEACHES

GV CERT. 43 75 4 268

CAND. 31 45 2 070

MB CERT. 44 65 19 134

CAND. 33 50 31 352

TOTAL 88 235 56 824

PRUNES

GV CERT. 3 7 118

CAND. 4 6 335

MB CERT. 1 1 102

CAND. 2 2 1 056

TOTAL 5 16 1 611

PLUMS

GV CERT. 33 37 604

CAND. 32 41 2 499

MB CERT. 32 56 10 166

CAND. 24 64 13 035

TOTAL 56 198 26 304

INTEER SPECIFICS

GV CERT. 3 4 104

CAND. 7 10 325

MB CERT. 1 1 30

CAND. 3 7 1 391

TOTAL 8 22 1 850

These tables include the registered foundation (GV) and mother (MB) units only

There are 404 rootstock units with a total of 1 015 408 certified/candidate

plants. There are 1 222 scion units with a total of 552 405 certified/candidate

trees.

7. NURSERY TREES AVAILABLE

The number of trees lifted, by fruit type are listed in Table 4.

TABLE 4 Trees lifted in 2020

FRUIT TYPE CERTIFIED CANDIDATE NONE TOTAL

POME FRUIT

APPLES 460 572 1 125 056 1 561 744 3 147 372

PEARS 235 883 231 986 385 983 853 852

QUINCES 144 144

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A total of 3% fewer trees were harvested in 2020 than in 2019. However,

interspecies (179%), almonds (139%) and apples (111%) showed considerable

growth. The largest decrease in the number of trees lifted was in plums (59%)

compared to 2019, while pears (81%) also decreased.

The percentage of certified trees lifted (47.6%) remained the same as in 2019.

The largest increase in certified trees is in plums where the percentage

increased from 65.3% in 2019 to 71.5% in 2020. In contrast, the percentage for

interspecies decreased from 24.6% to 12.2%.

Of the rootstocks utilized, 85% were issued as certified or candidate, compared

to 87% in 2019.

The rootstocks utilized for 2020 are indicated in Table 5, the number of

rootstocks per fruit type is given with the statuses, as issued.

STONE FRUIT

CHERRIES 532 107 227 438 228 077

APRICOTS 65 294 29 864 31 789 126 947

ALMONDS 26 482 52 365 336 203 415 050

NECTARINES 27 805 60 479 359 226 447 510

PEACHES 104 954 118 390 102 181 325 525

PRUNES 6 049 514 8 080 14 643

PLUMS 263 175 227 562 195 787 686 524

INTER SPECIFICS 12 817 9 828 163 143 185 788

TOTAL 1 203 563 1 856 151 3 371 718 6 431 432

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Table 5 Rootstocks utilized in 2020

The most important rootstock varieties utilized in 2020 are provided in Table 6.

TABLE 6 Most important rootstock varieties utilized in 2020

VARIETY CERTIFIED CANDIDATE NONE TOTAL

APPLES

M 7 1 104 400 93 585 83 041 1 281 026

MM 109 913 501 2 956 37 589 954 046

M 793 404 859 4 517 6 814 416 190

M 9 (T337) 148 952 148 952

M 9 (EMLA) 95 235 6 147 101 382

G 222 17 923 43 490 13 852 75 265

M 9 (NIC29) 7 410 43 003 50 413

G 778 11 372 36 987 48 359

G 202 10 381 31 201 6 439 48 021

M 26 8 689 2 138 10 827

PEARS & QUINCES

BP 1 467 927 4 610 85 417 557 954

BA 29 223 321 602 223 923

D 6 65 472 65 472

Quince C 51 2 040 1 711 2 174 5 925

Eline 384 384

OHxF 97 99 99

OHxF 87 42 42

FRUIT TYPE CERTIFIED CANDIDATE NONE TOTAL

POME FRUIT

APPLES 2 574 751 183 248 389 373 3 147 372

PEARS & QUINCES 693 432 6 923 153 641 853 996

STONE FRUIT

CHERRIES 1 335 226 742 228 077

APRICOTS 103 397 13 690 9 860 126 947

ALMONDS 367 234 13 688 34 128 415 050

NECTARINES 366 526 32 332 48 652 447 510

PEACHES 277 830 19 593 28 102 325 525

PRUNES 8 864 5 779 14 643

PLUMS 608 097 26 154 52 273 686 524

INTER SPECIFICS 173 407 2 211 10 170 185 788

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CHERRIES

MXM 14 169 586 169 586

MXM 60 54 786 54 786

MAHALEB 1 335 713 2 048

BOGDANY 761 761

ADARA 479 479

OTHER STONE FRUIT

MARIANNA 542 264 8 974 30 093 581 331

VIKING 342 490 16 721 10 675 369 886

KAKAMAS 263 185 28 628 58 695 350 508

FLORDAGUARD 177 510 670 100 178 280

GF 677 148 223 6 471 13 077 167 771

BY520-9 103 194 122 103 316

SAPO 778 66 655 18 090 42 84 787

GARNEM 83 006 83 006

ATLAS 22 041 10 884 39 766 72 691

MARIDON 65 688 1 473 67 161

SOLDONNE 40 323 9 860 50 183

AVIMAG 22 746 3 540 11 470 37 756

ROYAL 28 030 9 446 37 476

COAST GUARD 6 135 6 135

MONTCLAR 4 244 4 244

The top 10 scion varieties of each fruit type lifted in 2020, are provided

according to their statuses in Table 7.

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TABLE 7 Top 10 varieties by fruit type, lifted in 2020

CHERRIES

LAPINS 59 190 59 190

ROYAL HELEN 30 566 30 566

ROYAL HAZEL 18 543 18 543

SANTINA 14 082 14 082

ROYAL LYNN 13 496 13 496

ROYAL TIOGA 12 181 12 181

SEQUOIA 11 712 11 712

ROYAL EDIE 11 486 11 486

ROYAL DAWN 451 10 371 10 822

MINNIE ROYAL 81 8 783 8 864


APPLES

BIGBUCKS 492 534 202 470 695 004

LADY IN RED 156 421 365 689 522 110

CRIPPS RED - RDS 140 430 62 614 203 044

BINGO GALA 198 210 198 210

GRANNY SMITH 115 328 910 41 901 158 139

CRIPPS RED 114 953 22 333 137 286

ROSY GLOW 64 926 57 585 122 511

EARLY RED ONE 3 597 26 601 87 590 117 788

GOLDEN DELICIOUS NIVV 48 013 35 30 117 78 165

ROMEO 35 008 32 943 67 951

PEARS

FORELLE 55 881 20 338 182 968 259 187

PACKHAMS TRIUMPH 118 139 3 660 86 153 207 952

ROSEMARIE 107 245 27 873 135 118

CAPE ROSE 13 290 55 513 19 010 87 813

EARLY BON CHRETIEN 19 039 35 568 54 607

ABATE FETEL 27 317 2 160 29 477

CELINA 26 125 194 26 319

BON CRETIEN 16 228 464 16 692

BON ROUGE 16 200 16 200

CLAPPS FAVOURITE 4 157 2 067 6 224

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APRICOTS

CAPE BEBECO 33 464 7 702 41 166

BULIDA 7 760 20 704 4 194 32 658

PALSTEYN 18 577 3 100 21 677

SOLDONNE 3 163 4 480 521 8 164

CHARISMA 1 860 932 2 792

ROYAL 1 100 1 019 2 119

ALMONDS

SOLETA 111 591 111 591

NONPAREIL 8 139 25 111 59 556 92 806

ZEE ALMAND 76 278 76 278

PRICE 3 448 50 24 750 28 248

EL FAHEM 14 263 6 238 20 501

PEERLESS 1 590 10 021 5 602 17 213

TEXAS MISSION 2 100 460 12 277 14 837

FERRAGNES 1 669 12 761 14 430

NE PLUS ULTRA 6 733 1 900 1 091 9 724

NECTARINES

BOREAL 98 573 98 573

TIFANY 37 567 37 567

AUGUST RED 489 520 34 344 35 353

ALPINE 5 021 6 740 9 343 21 104

SUNECTWENTYONE 154 19 560 19 714

PEARLICIOUS VII 13 329 5 260 18 589

LUCIANA 17 807 17 807

KINOLEA 17 128 17 128

GAROFA 13 604 13 604

MAJESTIC PEARL 13 080 352 13 432

PRUNES

VAN DER MERWE 5 849 6 481 12 330

TULARE GIANT 999 999

MUIR BEAUTY 514 87 601

PRUNE D'AGEN 200 110 310

STANLEY 280 280

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PEACHES

SANDVLIET 18 013 32 420 25 357 75 790

KEISIE 16 546 28 532 13 290 58 368

CASCADE 23 068 5 900 5 875 34 843

SUMMER SUN 2 258 12 529 2 351 17 138

EARLIGOLD 8 510 7 153 15 663

OOM SAREL 845 9 600 515 10 960

FANTASY 9 183 515 9 698

CASCADE - GOLDEN PRIDE

8 802 8 802

SUPREME 7 805 640 8 445

KAKAMAS 4 128 1 025 2 142 7 295

PLUMS

SUPLUMSIX 17 245 61 752 17 889 96 886

RUBY SUN 8 942 46 240 20 710 75 892

BLACK SPLENDOR 2 56 569 56 571

FORTUNE 27 888 10 772 14 874 53 534

LAETITIA 39 114 300 10 086 49 500

ARC PR-2 21 459 16 134 10 578 48 171

SUPLUMFIFTY 3 181 37 670 40 851

SONGOLD 32 814 259 4 328 37 401

HARRY PICKSTONE 29 907 4 886 34 793

STARPLUM 6 1 920 19 106 21 026

INTER SPESIFICS

BLACKRED I 7 540 2 211 30 662 40 413

HONEY PUNCH 38 526 38 526

FALL FIESTA 28 574 28 574

EBONY ROSE 20 794 20 794

MIDNIGHT GOLD 10 080 10 080

FLAVOR KING 5 277 960 1 731 7 968

SWEET PIXZEE 2 7 440 7 440

RUBY DAWN 5 983 5 983

AUTUMN TREAT 5 156 5 156

RED PHOENIX 4 810 67 4 877

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8. SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES OF 2020

• The DPA co-opted three experts during 2020, to serve on the Technical

Committee

• The Standard Operating Procedure for Clone Registers has been fully

revised and the amended document (DPA C-1-2) came into use in 2020.

• As part of the Strategic Plan, Hortgro and Plant SA jointly published articles

to bring the importance of certification to the attention of producers.

• Plant SA presented a Plant Inspector course which was attended by 21

candidates. Nineteen of the candidates passed the theoretical examination

successfully.

9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The DPA wishes to thank every PIO and nurseryman who contributed in 2020 to

the success of the Deciduous Fruit Plant Certification Scheme. Thank you also

to all the individuals who served on the DPA Board, Technical Committee as well

as other working groups during 2020.

Wiehahn Victor Rachel Kriel

DPA Chairman DPA Secretary

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