Variety sheet
Ariane
Fruit Ariane
Origin
R25A27 (Florina x Prima) x P21R4A30 (Golden Delicious o.p.)
Synonyms
n. a.
Agronomic Profile
Flowering: early, diploid 
Vigour: medium 
Susceptibility: resistant Susceptibility to scab 
Productivity: Productivity medium, tends to biennial bearing, no preharvest fruit drop 
Harvest time: 2-0 Week before Golden Delicious 
Fruit
Size and shape: medium, wide globular-conoid, flattened globular 
Ground and overcolour: Ground colour yellow-green; Overcolour red, marbled, washed out; high (75%) 
Susceptibility to russeting: little rustiness of the fruit 
Firmness of the pulp: 8,0-9,3 kg/cm ²at harvest 
Tendency to browning of pulp: strong oxidation 
Sugar content: 13,0-14,6 °Brix at harvest 
Acid content: 7,4-9,0 g/L MA at harvest 
Total content of Polyphenols1: in the peel: 312,1 ± 40,3 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 102,7 ± 18,3 mg Catechin/ 100 g FW 
TAC1: in the peel: 452,1 ± 48,7 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW; in the pulp: 222,1 ± 28,7 mg Trolox/ 100 g FW 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C1: in the peel: 15,5 ± 4,3 mg/100 g FW; in the pulp: 4,4 ± 1,1 mg/100 g FW 
Pectin1: in the pulp: 3,6 ± 1,9 g/100g FW 
Flavour: n. a. 
Storage: in cool store up to 4 Months 
Characteristics: tendency to superficial scald 
Juice production
Yield: yield high  
Stability of the colour: strong oxidation after juice production 
Sugar content: 12,6 °Brix 
Acid content: 6,6 g/L MA 
pH: 3,43 
Total content of Polyphenols: 20,5 ± 0,7 mg Catechin/100 mL juice 
TAC: 34,3 ± 0,4 mg Trolox/100 mL juice 
Content of Anthocyanin2: n. a. 
Vitamin C: 1,49 ± 0,01 mg/L juice 

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1 after two months of normal cool storage
2 only for red fleshed varieties